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Gjelina, Venice, CA
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Gjelina

$31 to $50
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 219 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Lively
  • Hot spot
Gjelina is a restaurant specializing in New American cuisine. Open every day from 8 a.m. until 11pm, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. For breakfast, try 9 grain pancakes with butter and maple syrup or warm banana buckwheat loaf with butter and jam of the day. Brunch options include Moroccan baked eggs and 7 grain porridge. Gjelina offers a variety of oysters, crudo, charcuterie and salad options to start at lunch and dinner. Main courses include pizzas from our wood fired oven and entrees like duck confit, house made pastas and roasted organic half chicken.
*Only ADA certified animals are allowed in Gjelina
*A 20% Mandatory Service Charge is added to your check. Our belief is that every hourly Gjelina employee contributes to your service and 100% of the MSC will be distributed amongst them.

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Executive chef: Juan Hernandez

From the OpenTable editors: Open since 2008, Venice’s Gjelina still turns out some of the best seasonal, vegetable-forward food in the city—not to mention excellent thin and charred wood-fired pizzas that you’ll spot on every table. Snag a table by the windows to watch the world go by on Abbot Kinney while you sip a glass of Albariño and dig into dishes like grilled oyster mushrooms with tarragon butter or coal-roasted conehead cabbage with bagna cauda.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Mediterranean, Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast Mon–Fri 8:00 am–11:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (310) 450-1429 ext. 1
  • Website
    http://gjelina.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Location
    1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
  • Neighborhood
    Venice
  • Cross street
    Milwood
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 2,312 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Los Angeles

    Most Booked

  • Westside

    American

  • Westside

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Gjelina is a must-visit L.A. hotspot offering "consistently great food" with dishes that are "fresh, innovative, beautiful, delicious." The restaurant's "fantastic atmosphere" features a lovely outdoor patio, though it can get noisy. Despite some service challenges, many praise its "exceptional food" and "wonderful experience."

2,312 Reviews

  1. Karen

    VIP

    San Francisco

    57 reviews

    5.0

    57 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very fun, bustling restaurant with delicious food and wonderful service. Try the sweet potatoes, the angle to pasta , the salami pizza, the Gruyère and onion pizzas , and the little gem salad.

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  2. Sharon

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was just not as good as I remember and the service was a bit disappointing. Gjelina used to be my favorite restaurant when I lived in Venice. It's seems to have shifted and sadly, I don't feel compelled to go again.

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  3. Helen

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    32 reviews

    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our Favorite restaurant in Venice! Went for Sunday lunch a got the best table on the patio next to the fire pit. Always order the truffle & mushroom pizza. It’s a winner! The smoked salmon and toast with capers and pickles onion, herbed cream cheese spot on. The candied bacon delish! We also had the panini which was excellent…… don’t skip dessert! Warm date cake with a gooey sauce topped with vanilla ice cream Ned’s I say more! Thank you host & hostess for an amazing table.

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  4. Patrick

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Awesome. Nothing bad to be said. Gratuity included though.

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  5. Gustavo

    VIP

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good food, wagyu and the pizza were excellent

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  6. Ali

    Charlotte

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We enjoyed our dinner. It was noisy but fun, I wasn’t prepared for the all weather scenario and the breeze from the open door seating. The food was impeccable. We had a cheese platter with a delicious selection of breads/cheeses/nuts and spreads. We had the frites which were amazing and the Cacio e Pepe had a good flavor however the pasta was a little too al dente.

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  7. George

    VIP

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We had booked a reservation for Christmas Eve a month in advance, but when we arrived we were not seated for 30 minutes past our reservation time. Nevertheless, once we were seated the service was prompt and friendly, and all of the food was delicious. The various vegetable sides were terrific, including the broccolini, the kombucha squash, and the carrots.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Just wanted r

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  9. Amy

    VIP

    Chicago

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Gjelina excels at farm-to-table freshness, where high quality produce are the stars of their dishes. The food here is good, if not ornate - straightforward flavors done well. The main downside of Gjelina is their service - it’s sincerely some of the worst I’ve encountered at a nicer restaurant. Despite having multiple dining rooms full of open tables, we weren’t seated until 25 min after our reservation time, and that was only after I went up and reminded the hostess of our existence (because she’d just seated a same-sized party that arrived after us). The servers themselves were also very lacking - our table probably rotated inefficiently through 3 servers across various points and they were all slow, blasé, & dismissive. I typically don’t mind an autogratuity %, but charging one in this case felt like a joke. The only highlight were the bussers, who were great

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  10. Allison

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this place! Totally reliable.The food is always delicious and great service.

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FAQs

Gjelina does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.

Gjelina is rated 4.7 stars by 2312 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 219 times today

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Google Map for Gjelina

1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Milwood
  • Neighborhood
    Venice
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast Mon–Fri 8:00 am–11:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 8:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Mediterranean, Italian
  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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