"Plant-filled Manuela, located inside the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in the Arts District, offers a sunny atmosphere that stands out from its industrial neighborhood. The hyperseasonal restaurant sources from its own on-site organic garden as well as from small growers across Southern California for Southern comfort fare and vegetal cocktails featuring homemade bitters and tonics. The restaurant is known for its lively brunch scene, but many of the same dishes can be found at lunch and dinner as well (looking at you, cream biscuits)."
"Cream biscuits (we went through three orders at our table) or the cast-iron cornbread - the latter is a delightful alternative for gluten-sensitive or vegetarian diners. Manuela's mammoth pork chop comes with roasted Jimmy Nardello peppers, a rare heirloom variety of Italian peppers that adds a bright pop of color and gives the dish a sweet, buttery taste. End the night with fig leaf ice cream, a creamy, not-too-sweet option that feels like a surprising - and delightful - savory endnote for the meal."
"Think upscale garden party: The outside gallery includes commissioned artworks from artists like Paul McCarthy, Mark Bradford, and Raymond Pettibon. The on-site organic garden, which provides herbs and greens for the menu, surrounds the dining area, where skylights in the ceiling and supplementary string lights emit a warm glow in the otherwise concrete building. The wine menu has been specifically curated to complement the acid and smoke at the core of the menu."
Manuela is a plant-filled restaurant inside the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in the Arts District with a sunny, garden-party atmosphere amid concrete surroundings. The hyperseasonal menu sources produce from an on-site organic garden and small Southern California growers, emphasizing Southern comfort dishes and vegetal cocktails with homemade bitters and tonics. Popular brunch dishes appear at lunch and dinner, including cream biscuits and cast-iron cornbread, a gluten-sensitive vegetarian-friendly option. Signature dishes include a mammoth pork chop with roasted Jimmy Nardello peppers and fig leaf ice cream for dessert. Skylights, string lights, commissioned outside artworks, a curated wine list, and on-site chickens complete the experience.
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