Venice, Los Angeles · restaurant
Rustic-Cal‑Med flair meets Venice nonchalance in this two‑story wood-and-brick hub where communal tables orbit an open kitchen and a leafy back patio glows from brunch to lantern-lit nightcaps. The menu leans seasonal and opinionated (no substitutions) turning farmers‑market finds into wood‑oven pizzas, vegetable‑heavy small plates, and dishes that feel like someone actually cared. It’s loud in a good way, packed with creative types, and impossible not to linger over a glass of rosé while pretending you also live on Abbot Kinney.
Seasonal produce over wood fire. The simplest dish on the menu and somehow the best.
Thin, charred crust from a 27-hour dough ferment. Mushroom and sausage are go-to picks.
Chioggia squash in coconut curry with rice. Vegetarian.
Nettle-infused chitarra pasta with pecorino, black pepper. Seasonal.
Whole roasted Jidori chicken for sharing. Herbs, lemon.
Rich butterscotch custard with salted caramel and crème fraîche. A Gjelina staple.
Gruyere and ham panini on house bread. Simple, satisfying.
Poached egg over kimchi fried rice. Korean-inspired breakfast.