One of Los Angeles’ less well known ‘hoods is Hayden Tract. Once a thriving industrial zone and latterly notorious for its drug trade, in recent years, the area has, with gentrification and lower real estate values, become a hotbed for start-ups, media studios and experimental architecture.
No surprises that Hayden Tract has also been reeling in a posse of lively eateries, not least Brooklyn’s Roberta’s which has just opened its first West Coast outpost in the first floor of Platform, an old car dealership that was transformed into a lively mixed-use development in 2016 by Abramson Teiger Architects.
Kentucky-based Studio Jesse James, co-founded by Jesse Voigt who’d worked on the original Platform project, has evidently had fun reimagining the space which was inspired by, of all things, a folded slice of pizza. Its triangular geometry insinuating itself into every corner of the irregularly-shaped room, whether in the massive planes of concrete breeze blocks that rise along walls and fold over the ceiling, or the hanging stick lights.
What might otherwise have been an overwhelmingly grey mood board is casually lightened by a rainbow of high-backed stools, blue-stained knotty pine wood, and line drawn murals painted by local artists, inspired by LA’s botany, surfers and body builders.
Executive chef Carlo Mirarchi’s Italian-American menu, meanwhile, features crowd-pleasers like juicy slabs of dry-aged rib-eyes, and pizzas draped with soppressata and honey.
INFORMATION
ADDRESS
8810 Washington Boulevard
#104
Culver City
California
-
The Alfa Romeo Junior and the ups and downs of modern automotive brand buildingCompact, sporty and neat, with over a century of heritage to contend with, the Alfa Romeo Junior is a flawed but fascinating EV
-
Tropical gardens envelop this contemporary Brazilian home in São Paulo stateIn the suburbs of Itupeva, Serena House by architects Padovani acts as a countryside refuge from the rush of city living
-
Forget the sensor-stuffed smart home and opt for these bots made from warm Danish oak insteadSwift Creatives have debuted their conceptual Wooden Bots, smart notification systems concealed within a trio of sculptural, highly crafted, but still recognisably robotic devices
-
The return of Genghis Cohen: LA’s cult Chinese diner lives onThe 1980s Chinese-American landmark returns with red booths, neon nostalgia, and a fresh dose of Hollywood eccentricity
-
A24 just opened a restaurant in New York, and it’s as cinematic as you’d expectHidden in the West Village, Wild Cherry pairs a moody, arthouse sensibility with a supper-style menu devised by the team behind Frenchette
-
Seven kitchens, one fire: inside LA’s hottest new food marketAt Maydan Market, chef Rose Previte turns global street food and layered design into a vibrant, fire-lit experience
-
The Viceroy Hotel Group wants you to get on your bikeAcross properties in Santa Monica, Chicago, Washington DC and the Algarve, Viceroy guests can experience curated cycling routes and community events
-
Big flavours and bold design define La Nena Cantina, Los Angeles's newest Mexican hotspotFrom handmade tortillas to 40-ingredient mole, this new Sunset Boulevard restaurant takes Mexican cuisine seriously
-
Aperitivo time is this Los Angeles bar’s ‘ragione di vita’Located in Echo Park, Bar Bacetti is a welcoming haunt celebrating the great Italian ‘art of snacking’
-
This boisterous cocktail bar in Denver was inspired by Le CorbusierA 1950s furniture showroom has been reborn as a modernist social hub in the city’s Sunnyside neighbourhood. Its cocktails? Semiprecious
-
In Los Angeles, Darling doesn’t want to be your average dinner spotVinyl, live-fire cooking, and California’s finest ingredients come together in this immersive new concept from a celebrated Southern chef
