San Damián

Enrique Olvera's mariscos restaurant on the old Atla site.

Opened · 4 June 2026 · Venice

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Companion · Opened September 2024Companion is a Venice coffee shop that turns into a Cal-Italian trattoria with a record playerOn Lincoln Boulevard, the Gnarwhal Coffee owners and chef Jack Goode serve thin New Haven-style pizza, a hand-rolled weekend pasta and orange wine.

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At San Damián, Enrique Olvera makes al pastor with kanpachi

The Pujol chef's mariscos restaurant takes the old Atla site on Abbot Kinney, with an uni-topped rockfish ceviche and a Sunday dinner that starts at three.

Companion · Venice · September 2024

Companion is a Venice coffee shop that turns into a Cal-Italian trattoria with a record player

On Lincoln Boulevard, the Gnarwhal Coffee owners and chef Jack Goode serve thin New Haven-style pizza, a hand-rolled weekend pasta and orange wine.

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Los Angeles is learning to walk, one neighbourhood at a time

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