Akasha. Culver City
On this sunny Saturday afternoon, with the sky blue and clear after the rains, I took a walk in Downtown Culver City, after shopping at Trader Joe’s, to see which restaurants had reopened for outdoor dining, since they were finally allowed to do so on Friday January 29, after having been closed for over two months. And to my pleasant surprise I discovered that, besides the usual suspects, some new places had opened.
Citizen Public Market
The most intriguing is Citizen Public Market, inside the historic building that opened in 1929 as the Citizen Publishing Company. It is actually a fancy food court with four places already open: Goodboybob, Jolly Oyster, Pizzette, WeHo Sausage.
Gratitude
I walked into Gratitude, an art gallery on Main Street repurposed as a place to buy artisanal food and gifts.
Piccalilli
I noticed that Piccalilli, also on the now pedestrian Main street, had the best outdoor set-up with flower planters.
Mendocino Farms
I ate a tasty Peruvian Steak sandwich at the newly opened Mendocino Farms at the Culver Steps
Cafe Vida. Culver City
As for the usual suspects, I found open today for lunch with happy diners enjoying their meals: Akasha, Cafe Vida, Grand Casino, Meet in Paris and several other restaurants.
Text and photos by Elisa Leonelli