"In the eleventh hour, we got our miracle," Elizabeth An told the Los Angeles Times in late July, after her family's restaurant group secured a short lease extension for Crustacean on Bedford Drive. The extension came with an end date, and it is now close. Crustacean's own website posts takeout from October 1 through October 15, and lists no takeout after that.
On October 1, the same day the dining room stopped seating guests, the city's new speed limits took effect on the stretch of Bedford Drive outside the restaurant. That timing describes Beverly Hills this month. One of the business district's best-known dining rooms is closing on a street the city has just slowed for pedestrians. The new rooms worth booking sit at the Wilshire end of the grid, and the busiest weekend of the fall takes place in a park and a garden rather than behind restaurant doors.
What the Extension Actually Bought
The timeline moved more than once, and some older articles still carry superseded dates. The An family first announced July 29 as Crustacean's last day of service. A lease agreement reached that week extended the restaurant's tenancy through the end of October. Crustacean closed briefly after July 29 and reopened on August 5 at limited capacity. Dine-in ran through September 30, and the plan from there was special events and takeout.
The restaurant's takeout page now gives the specifics, under the name AN the Go:
- Dates: October 1 through 15
- Closed: Mondays, October 5 and October 12
- Hours: noon to 8 p.m.
- Ordering: by phone at 424-303-8108, or through Uber Eats, Grubhub or DoorDash
The takeout menu starts with crispy Jidori chicken rolls in rice paper with black mushrooms, jicama, vermicelli and lemon chili. It also includes Vietnamese satay grilled over binchōtan charcoal, with a choice of Jidori chicken oyster or prime filet mignon. The Los Angeles Times and Eater both reported October 31 as the day Crustacean closes permanently on Bedford Drive, though the restaurant's site does not list takeout after October 15. The restaurant's homepage already reads "Thank you for 30 wonderful years" and "With Warmest Love & Goodbye."
Bedford Drive, Then and Now
Helene An described the corner as it was when she opened. "This location, there was nothing," she told the Times. Medical offices and a Rite Aid occupied that corner of Bedford Drive when Crustacean Beverly Hills arrived. Elizabeth An suggested hosting charitable events as a way to introduce the food to the neighborhood. Over the years that followed, the restaurant brought a steady pulse to what had been a quiet corner.
The family made an offer on the building in the early 2000s and was outbid by the previous landlord. When the building sold again this year, the new owner arrived with different plans for the site. Elizabeth An said so in an interview reported by Beverly Press, which did not specify what those plans are. No replacement for 468 N. Bedford has been announced.
The food is staying in the region. House of AN continues to run Tiato in Santa Monica and AnQi in Orange County, and An has said the group plans Crustacean pop-ups at both while it keeps catering private events. Eater reported that the family had looked at Calabasas and Pasadena for a future Los Angeles Crustacean. Neither location has been confirmed.
Twenty Miles an Hour, Block by Block
The speed limit change taking effect around Crustacean's final weeks covers most of the commercial grid. Under an ordinance that took effect October 1, the limit drops from 25 mph to 20 mph on these streets:
- Bedford, Camden, Cañon, Crescent, Rexford, Rodeo and Roxbury drives between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire
- Beverly Drive from North Santa Monica Boulevard to Whitworth Drive
- Brighton Way, Clifton Way and Dayton Way within the business district
- Linden Drive from South Santa Monica Boulevard to Wilshire
- South Santa Monica Boulevard from Moreno Drive to Rexford Drive
Several through-corridors drop from 35 mph to 30 mph, including Olympic Boulevard from the western city limits to Robertson, North Santa Monica Boulevard from the western city limits to Doheny, and Benedict Cañon Drive north of Sunset. State law allows qualifying business activity districts to go as low as 20 mph, and Assembly Bill 43, in effect since 2022, lets cities factor in crash history and surrounding land uses. The city cites National Association of City Transportation Officials figures showing that a pedestrian struck at 35 mph is five times more likely to die than one struck at 20 mph. The new signs go up over the coming weeks, so some posted limits may not match the ordinance yet.
The subway is coming later. The D Line's Wilshire/La Cienega station opened May 8, 2026, but the section serving the Wilshire/Beverly Drive station and Century City is still under construction. Metro's September 2026 schedule now targets spring 2027 for service. In the meantime, Metro has described station entrance and sidewalk work on Beverly Drive and tree planting along Wilshire between El Camino and Crescent drives, with temporary lane and sidewalk controls.
The New Tables Sit at the Wilshire End
Two openings from this summer give Wilshire-side dining a new pull. MALKA, from Israeli chef Eyal Shani, opened in August at SIXTY Beverly Hills, 9360 Wilshire Blvd. It is the first Los Angeles-area location, following Tel Aviv, New York and West Palm Beach. The menu is kosher and built around California produce. Dishes found only in Beverly Hills include a Wild King Ora salmon bruschetta and a melanzana. Signatures include the Queen Malka Schnitzel, stuffed with mashed potato marrow, and onglet with roasted white peaches. The room has a white oak bar and communal tables. Hours are Sunday through Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m., with Resy reservations and walk-ins as space allows.
Vicky on Rodeo, a Parisian brasserie from Savta Hospitality at 208 N. Rodeo Drive, received its official welcome from Mayor Craig Corman and the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce in early September. Two Rodeo Drive had advertised a June debut. Vicky serves food from morning pastries through dinner. The menu runs from quiche Lorraine and brioche French toast to moules frites and a boeuf bourguignon made with short ribs. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and takes reservations on OpenTable.
Two smaller arrivals round out the fall. Joseph Kendall opened his fourth namesake salon on September 8 at The Maybourne Beverly Hills, 225 N. Cañon Drive. Lipton Coins, Fine Art & Antiques held a grand opening on September 16 for its new showroom at 9478 W. Olympic Blvd.
October 17 and 18, On Foot
Two days after Crustacean's posted takeout window closes, the city's fall calendar fills up within a few blocks. The full weekend can be done without moving the car:
- Saturday, October 17. The Beverly Hills Art Show opens at Beverly Gardens Park, 9439 Santa Monica Blvd. About 250 artists line four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard between Rodeo and Rexford drives, working in 10 mediums from ceramics and glass to jewelry and digital art. Admission is free. Watercolorist Lisa Baldwin demonstrates from 1 to 3 p.m. and Vahe Grigorian from 2 to 4 p.m. Emily Wallerstein, Carol Steinberg and Shaney Watters paint throughout the weekend.
- Sunday morning, October 18. The city's weekly farmers market runs rain or shine, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive.
- Sunday midday. The Art Show continues. Its Partner & Creative Hub marks the Route 66 Centennial, where the Petersen Automotive Museum is showing a Citroën 2CV from its collection and inviting visitors to color and customize a Camaro "Shwoopy." Food trucks include Cousins Maine Lobster, Baby's Badass Burgers, The Chick Truck, Italia on the Road and Friendly Fruits, plus a beer and wine garden.
- Sunday evening, 6 to 9 p.m. The ticketed Beverly Hills Autumn BBQ returns to The Maybourne and Beverly Cañon Gardens. Wolfgang Puck of Spago curates the chef stations, with Nancy Silverton in the lineup, and the evening adds live music, a silent auction and wine and spirits tastings. Proceeds benefit No Kid Hungry.
The city posts parking information for the Art Show at beverlyhills.org/parking. Much of the route between the park, Civic Center Drive and Cañon Drive now runs along streets posted at 20 mph.
Through the End of the Month
The Wallis, at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., has Sasha Velour's "Travesty" on its season schedule for October 29 and 30. The next evening, October 31, is the date the Times and Eater reported for Crustacean's permanent closing, the end of its long run at 468 N. Bedford Drive. Its last posted window for food is still open now, through October 15, from noon to 8 p.m.
When a landmark lease ends, the questions that follow are about the building, the block and what the new owner plans next. Jonathan Ruiz follows those changes on Bedford Drive and across the Beverly Hills business district closely, and is glad to talk them through. Request a private market consultation.
