Robo servers, cybertruck boxes & more: Inside Elon Musk's 'futuristic' Tesla diner in Hollywood
Elon Musk has opened a new diner in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The full drive-in eatery includes two movie screens, robo servers and features classic comfort food such as burgers, hot dogs, wings, and hand-spun milkshakes. The diner is open to all, with Tesla drivers able to order via their car’s touchscreen
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Robo at your service! Tech mogul Elon Musk's new Tesla-themed diner on Santa Monica Blvd in the Hollywood neighbourhood, Los Angeles, feels like a chapter straight out of a sci-fi movie. It features a Tesla Optimus robot that scoops popcorn and assists with ordering merchandise on sale. AFP
Described by Musk in August 2023 as "Grease meets the Jetsons with Supercharging," the retro-futuristic diner will serve classic American fare like burgers and milkshakes. The site’s first level is about 3,800 sq ft as well as an outdoor seating space and food prep area spread across 5,500 sq ft, according to Fox 11. AFP
The new Tesla diner is super fun for its employees, too. During its opening day, staff on roller skates serve samples of ice cream as people wait to enter the Tesla Diner and Drive-In restaurant. It also features two 45-foot LED movie screens. It officially opened its doors at exactly 4:20 pm on July 21, the unusual timing might have been chosen as Musk is fascinated by the number 420. AFP
Have a bur..cybertruck. Elon Musk's new Tesla diner serves a Cybertruck-inspired box for the Tesla burger. It serves the “classic American fare like burgers and milkshakes” and wagyu beef chilli, breakfast tacos and “iced nitro” matcha. Image courtesy: X/Tesla
A Tesla Cybertruck wrapped with DOGE vehicle wrap parks at a charging station during the opening of the Tesla Diner. It features Doge, the Internet meme that became popular in 2013, featuringa picture of a Shiba Inu <em>dog. </em>AFP
An attendee eats the Tesla burger from a Cybertruck-inspired box during the opening of the Tesla Diner and Drive-In restaurant and Supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd in the Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, on July 21, 2025. AFP
As per the Tesla diner's website, there is room for 250 patrons, and it contains 80 supercharger stalls, and says that, "Diner of the future," as quoted in the report. Image courtesy: X/Tesla