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Is Republique Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Los Angeles, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Republique is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Republique, updated August 2026, shows an active restaurant with tens of thousands of reviews and no closure flag, and the restaurant's own site (republiquela.com) was live in the same search. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate episode 'Rise and Dine' (S9E5) featured Republique's French bakery breakfast items, including its pastries and morning menu, at the Manzke-run restaurant on La Brea Avenue. Republique is a French-inspired restaurant and bakery at 624 S La Brea Ave in Los Angeles, run by chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke inside a 1929 building that once housed Charlie Chaplin's studio commissary and later La Brea Bakery and Campanile Restaurant. According to Yelp, updated August 2026, the restaurant's listing shows an active business with no closure notice. Republique's own website, republiquela.com, was also live and reachable in the same search, listing the restaurant's cafe-bakery and dinner service.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Rise and Dine · What was featured: French bakery pastries and breakfast dishes at Republique

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/republique-los-angeles-6
  2. republiquela.com https://republiquela.com/
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