Birdie G’s is flying back into Los Angeles, this time landing inside the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Century City. Chef Jeremy Fox’s Santa Monica favorite is slated to reopen in the summer of 2026 and will run as an all-day restaurant aimed at both hotel guests and locals looking for a familiar table away from the Westside original.
What to expect
According to Eater LA, the rebooted Birdie G’s will serve from breakfast through dinner, with mornings built around coffee, pastries, and a delicatessen-influenced grab-and-go counter. The report notes that daytime service will lean into casual plates and power-lunch staples, while evenings will reintroduce Birdie G’s signatures such as matzo ball soup, the gluten-free Pickle Chick, rose petal pie, and koji-aged steaks. There will also be new dishes created just for the Century City outpost, plus a weekend brunch that focuses on steaks, pastas, and seasonal vegetables. The same coverage adds that Fox is also attached to a new project in San Luis Obispo as partner and culinary director, and that former Birdie G’s executive chef Matthew Schaler is joining that separate venture.
From Santa Monica to Century City
Birdie G’s first debuted in 2019 and shut its Santa Monica dining room at the end of 2025 in the wake of economic and neighborhood challenges, as detailed by the Los Angeles Times. The restaurant’s own website notes that service in Santa Monica wrapped up in December, underscoring that this new venture is a relocation of a known brand rather than a completely fresh concept. For longtime regulars, the shift marks a move from a standalone neighborhood spot to a hotel-based dining room that still aims to showcase Fox’s comfort-driven, personality-heavy cooking, ideally with a steadier flow of guests.
The space and design
Eater LA also reports that the Fairmont’s current brasserie, Lumière, is scheduled to close at the end of March to clear the way for Birdie G’s, and the hotel website continues to list Lumière as its signature restaurant for now. Design firm EDG is leading the transformation of the room, which is expected to feature warm tones, banquettes, and patio seating to align with Birdie G’s style. Taken together, the changes are set up to deliver a hotel-ready version of Fox’s Midwestern-and-Jewish-influenced cooking rather than a one-to-one copy of the Santa Monica space.
Why it matters
The move to Century City could provide Birdie G’s with a more reliable base of diners, from hotel guests and corporate groups to nearby shoppers, while keeping Fox’s distinctive menu accessible for fans of the original. The shift fits into a broader pattern of high-profile chefs teaming up with hotels in search of bigger and more stable platforms. How the Century City edition balances the feel of a neighborhood haunt with the needs of a luxury hotel will be a storyline to watch as the planned summer 2026 opening gets closer and details on reservations, menus, and the exact launch date are released.
