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What Happened to Cal Mare After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, Cal Mare has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

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What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as permanently closed at 8500 Beverly Blvd Ste 115 ground floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048 as of 2026-09-08.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Cal Mare, opened as Osteria Cal Mare, is a coastal Italian restaurant from chef Michael Mina at 8500 Beverly Boulevard inside the Beverly Center shopping complex in Los Angeles. Best Thing I Ever Ate featured the restaurant's coastal Italian seafood menu in the episode "One of a Kind" (Season 9, Episode 17). A Yelp listing for "Osteria Cal Mare" at that address, updated 2026-03, marks the restaurant closed. Separately, an architecture-firm project page from Neumann/Smith describes a "Cal Mare at The Beverly Center" design associated with chef Michael Mina at the same address, suggesting the concept may have been renamed or renovated rather than permanently shuttered, but no dated news source in this check confirmed which is currently accurate. Because the two signals conflict and neither carries a clear, dated confirmation of current status, this record is left as status unknown pending a clearer source. The packet listed the city as Beverly Hills; sources reviewed here place the address in Los Angeles, and the city has been corrected accordingly.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 17
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
One of a Kind
What was featured
Coastal Italian seafood dishes at Cal Mare inside the Beverly Center
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cal Mare

Frequently asked questions

Is Cal Mare still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cal Mare has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Cal Mare after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Cal Mare, opened as Osteria Cal Mare, is a coastal Italian restaurant from chef Michael Mina at 8500 Beverly Boulevard inside the Beverly Center shopping complex in Los Angeles. As of September 2026, Cal Mare has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

Is Cal Mare permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cal Mare has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cal Mare located?

8500 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048. That is the address on the record as of September 8, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Cal Mare?

Season 9, Episode 17 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “One of a Kind”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The packet listed the city as Beverly Hills; sources reviewed here place the address in Los Angeles, and the city has been corrected accordingly. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Cal Mare still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured the restaurant's coastal Italian seafood menu in the episode "One of a Kind" (Season 9, Episode 17). Anything newer than our last check on September 8, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
8500 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
michaelmina.net

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/osteria-cal-mare-los-angeles
  • neumannsmith.com — https://www.neumannsmith.com/cal-mare-at-the-beverly-center/

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