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L.A. Confidential

Formosa Cafe

West Hollywood · United States  ·  Confrontation with Stompanato

L.A. Confidential filmed at Formosa Cafe, West Hollywood. Bud and Exley confront a tough guy in this railway-car bar, where a famous actress unexpectedly appears.

Formosa Cafe, West Hollywood

Where to go

34.090547, -118.346083

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
L.A. Confidential (1997)
On screen
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In real life
Formosa Cafe, West Hollywood
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Formosa Cafe today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did L.A. Confidential film at Formosa Cafe?
At 34.090547, -118.346083 in West Hollywood. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Formosa Cafe?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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