Restaurants Across The US That Humphrey Bogart Loved
BY ELETTRA PAULETTO
Formosa Café
According to The Formosa Café's management, Humphrey Bogart was a regular at this restaurant, which still serves tasty Chinese food amid its retro decor.
The Los Angeles-based café's ambiance recalls the Golden Age of Hollywood, with scarlet booth seating in the dining room and a fully restored, original, red trolley-car section.
Bogart was a regular at this Los Angeles-based spot, where he was often seen at the bar with his fourth wife, Lauren Bacall, or with author Dashiell Hammett.
Dishes that stand out for their longevity on the menu include grilled lamb kidneys with bacon and grenadine of beef. The bar also offers an extensive Scotch selection.
Today, you can still stop at their original location at Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood to try their legendary chili, served with cheese, sour cream, and onions.
Five Crowns' Tudor-style building in Corona del Mar was previously The Hurley Bell, which was frequented by Hollywood Stars who docked their boats at the nearby marina.
Bogart also kept his yacht in the marina. The Hurley Bell went downhill toward the late '40s, and the building was later restored when Five Crowns launched in 1965.
A widely told Hollywood legend recounts that the actor once teamed up with his "Casablanca" co-star Peter Lorre for a drunken heist of the restaurant's safe.