Eight new restaurants have opened across Beverly Hills in 2026, adding French, Italian, Japanese, Israeli and pan-Asian options to a dining scene drawing global attention ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The wave spans the Golden Triangle, Canon Drive and the city's luxury hotel corridor, according to a Beverly Hills Courier roundup published Sept. 24.

Azur opened March 28 at 453 N. Canon Drive. Owners Erik and Florence Chol, who previously revived the 117-year-old Globe Theatre in Downtown L.A., brought on executive chef Stanley Suchy and French chef Éric Cuenin to build a wood-fire-driven menu, according to a RestaurantNews.com press release. A weekday prix fixe lunch runs two courses for $35.

Bad Roman took over the former Palm Steakhouse space at 267 N. Canon Drive on May 26. The 3,570-square-foot restaurant is Quality Branded Hospitality's first California outpost, Eater LA reported. Chef partner Craig Koketsu, formerly of Lespinasse, leads a menu built around roasted garlic babka, Osetra caviar gnocchi and a filetto steak topped with cacio e pepe ravioli. GRT Architects designed the space with palm-printed booths and 1980s-style glass block walls.

Sushi Nakazawa opened May 13 at 145 S. Robertson Blvd., near the West Hollywood border. It is the third location for chef-owner Daisuke Nakazawa and owner Alessandro Borgognone, Eater LA reported. Nakazawa, who appeared in the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi," offers a classic omakase at $190 and a chef's menu at $295. The Beverly Hills location is the only one with a full kitchen, allowing hot and cold composed dishes not available in New York or Washington, D.C. Borgognone told Eater LA in May that diners were looking for more than a standard omakase, which drove the decision to add the kitchen.

Malka opened in August at SIXTY Beverly Hills, 9360 Wilshire Blvd. Israeli chef Eyal Shani's first full-service L.A. restaurant, it serves a kosher menu in partnership with Giancarlo Pagani of Pagani Projects, the Beverly Press reported. Signatures include the Queen Malka Schnitzel, stuffed with mashed potato marrow, and Branzino Hraime. Hours are Sunday through Thursday, 5–11 p.m., with reservations on Resy.

Vicky on Rodeo sits at the top of the steps at Two Rodeo Drive, next to Tiffany & Co., with a terrace overlooking the Beverly Wilshire. Owner and Beverly Hills resident Vincent Benoliel named the all-day Parisian brasserie after his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The menu is classic French: onion soup, croque monsieur, steak frites. It is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The hotel corridor added several entries. Baldi, a 180-seat Tuscan steakhouse by chef Edoardo "Edo" Baldi, opened in February on the ground floor of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, according to LA Mag. The Baldi family also operates Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica and e.Baldi in Beverly Hills. On the hotel's rooftop, the pan-Asian restaurant Gemma, led by chef Peleg Miron with a cocktail program by Jim Kearns, also opened this year, Fine Dining Lovers reported.

At L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, the new rooftop Poza hosts a "Sunset Sets" event series running Saturdays from Sept. 5 through Jan. 16, 2027, with DJs, soundbaths and views over the city.

Together the eight openings signal a dining scene that is expanding in ambition and range at exactly the moment Beverly Hills is drawing global attention. With the 2028 Olympics two years out and Rodeo Drive already among the most visited retail corridors in the world, the city's restaurant landscape is clearly positioning itself for an audience that extends well beyond the neighborhood.