Best French Dip in Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Philippe the Original has claimed the invention of the French dip sandwich since 1908, when founder Philippe Mathieu (as the story goes) dropped a French roll into the roasting pan and a Los Angeles institution was born. Diners still line up at the long counter, order beef, pork, lamb or turkey dipped in jus, and carry trays to communal tables over sawdust floors.
More than a century on, it remains one of the oldest and most beloved restaurants in Los Angeles — and the 2025 Centurion Award winner.
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Downtown LA institution founded in 1908 and credited as a birthplace of the French dip sandwich, still serving them at communal tables near Union Station.
Yes — Philippe the Original is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best French Dip in Los Angeles, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best French dip in Los Angeles for 2025 as a claimed birthplace of the sandwich itself, with sawdust floors and communal tables that haven't changed in a century.
Philippe the Original is in Los Angeles, CA.
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