The Polo Lounge (Beverly Hills Hotel)

The Polo Lounge has been the epitome of classic Hollywood since 1941, when the booths were peppered daily with the likes of Errol Flynn, Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe—and women weren’t allowed to wear pants.  A recent renovation made Angelenos everywhere nervous, but the lounge reopened to reveal that all its pink-and-green ambiance remains intact.  Today it’s where $25 omelettes are served, where fresh-squeezed mimosas are sipped and where serious Hollywood deals are still being made. It’s insanely overpriced, but worth the wallet dent every now and again.