This restaurant was a hybrid of a sidewalk café, an oyster bar and a fine restaurant, each with its own distinctive character and tempo.

 

The restaurant was divided into 3 parts. At the street was a café, an oyster bar was used for shorter duration meetings and smaller meals, and in the middle was a formal space for “Slow dining.” The rear section was kitchen and “Back of house.”

 

A new piece of construction within a historic building on a small street with a rich architectural heritage in Venice, the building was part of the original colonnaded texture of Downtown Venice.

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The primary objective was to create a place for the local community of artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers and neighborhood residents to hang out and eat great American food.

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Built into the architecture were significant art installations by Robert Graham and De Wain Valentine, two local residents. There was a state of the art recording sound system used for recording late night by singer musicians who were friends with the owner. 

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SIZE : 5,000 SF

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