Damian : Restaurant mexicain haut de gamme à Los Angeles
Fondé en 2023 par le chef Enrique Olvera, Damian est un restaurant mexicain situé au 2132 E 7th Pl, dans le quartier des Arts à Los Angeles. Inspiré par la renommée mondiale du chef, connu pour ses établissements comme Pujol à Mexico, Damian s'impose rapidement comme une référence en matière de cuisine mexicaine contemporaine. Son ouverture a marqué une étape importante dans la scène gastronomique locale, mêlant tradition et innovation.
Le restaurant se distingue par ses spécialités telles que le lobster al pastor avec beurre d'ananas, les tacos de fruits de mer, et les micheladas rafraîchissantes. La carte met en avant des plats mexicains modernes, utilisant des produits californiens, avec une attention particulière portée à la présentation et à la qualité des ingrédients. Le bar propose également une sélection de cocktails sophistiqués, parfaits pour accompagner un dîner d'exception ou une soirée entre amis.
L'ambiance de Damian est à la fois chic et chaleureuse, avec un décor industriel chic, des plantes vertes abondantes, et une terrasse verdoyante idéale pour profiter d'une soirée en plein air. L'intérieur, conçu par Alonso de Garay, mêle matériaux bruts et touches modernes, créant un cadre accueillant et élégant. Que ce soit pour un dîner sophistiqué ou un brunch décontracté, Damian offre une expérience culinaire mexicaine unique dans un cadre urbain et contemporain.
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"Enrique Olvera, one of Mexico City’s best-loved chefs, brings his signature elevated modern Mexican cuisine to LA’s Arts District with this sleek, spacious, polished concrete cavern across the road from fellow culinary heavyweight Bestia. The Pescado A La Brasa arrives with side bowls of green chayote, mole and salsa cruda, and fluffy tortillas – our menu highlight."
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"On Dua Lipa’s top food picks in LA"
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"Un restaurant gastronomique mexicain dans le quartier des Arts du chef de renommée mondiale Enrique Olvera du Pujol de Mexico et du Cosme de New York avec des tortillas inoubliables et une taqueria de jour plus décontractée appelée Ditroit ."
@paris.by.agathe
"Mené par le chef Enrique Olvera, Damian propose une cuisine mexicaine qui célèbre les produits californiens. Leurs micheladas sont a tomber!"
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"Chef Enrique Olvera’s Damian is an Arts District stunner, with its polished modern Mexican menu and a verdant covered patio. The lobster al pastor with pineapple butter is an absolute must, along with the hibiscus meringue for dessert. For a more laid-back dining experience, swing in for brunch or stop into sister restaurant Ditroit for daytime tacos. If you’re looking for a fancy brunch on a patio, head to Damian. Servers pamper you like you're a prized poodle, trees shade the smooth cement tables, and Mexican dishes you’ve eaten thousands of times feel new again. We usually start off with some pastries like a blue corn concha and then go for chilaquiles topped with machaca de pescado. Anyone who wants to eat seafood before 11am (our heroes) will like the lobster tostadas and their brunch-only aguachile, which tastes like a group of raw scallops took a spicy acid shower. You can usually waltz right into Damian without a reservation, or book a last-minute table for you and a few masa-inclined, fancy friends."
@jordanwood
"Oaxacan moles Recommended by Fuchsia Dunlop"
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"From David. He liked duck Al pastor"
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"Van chef van Pujol (mexico)"
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""Damian – the sister restaurant to my ‘solo date night’ NYC spot Cosme. Contemporary Mexican food and the perfect ambience." Dua Lipa"
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"Duck carnitas best item. Then octopus and ceviche. Crab quesadilla and uni just ok. Beautiful ambience and fantastic service "
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"Downtown L.A. Mexican $$$ Reservation Damian began as Mexico City-based chef Enrique Olvera’s grandly announced entrance to the L.A. market but has settled into a restaurant that feels intentionally engaged with the city, with progressively delicious results. In a region already rich in Mexican food culture, Damian’s leadership team, led by Jesús “Chuy” Cervantes, seems to ask through its cooking: What can we bring to the conversation? Answers come in the forms of a modernist tlayuda tiled with squash and huitlacoche; elegant duck “al pastor” served with caramelized pineapple butter and hand-formed corn tortillas that taste as if they’re made of sunshine; plus a masterpiece centered around a meaty bulb of celery root that has been nixtamalized, baked, then braised in garlic, lemon and butter. At brunch, don’t book a reservation expecting a rundown of egg dishes. Go for pastry chef Josh Ulmer’s crunchy-soft blue corn conchas and the Korean-inspired fried chicken, sheathed in a batter of rice and white corn flours. Housed in a former Arts District warehouse, the interior is mod and moody, though the terrace is especially stunning. Architect Alonso de Garay and designer Micaela de Bernardí have turned the area — amid industrial decay, offset with fresh planters built above winding banquettes — into something exhilarating: part art installation, part urban haven."
@ashigu
"the sister restaurant to my ‘solo date night’ NYC spot Cosme. Contemporary Mexican food and the perfect ambience. [dua]"
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"Enrique Olivera from Pujol"
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"Duck El pastor Truffle quesadilla"
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"Chef from Pujol's restaurant "
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"on list of best restaurants "
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"This unique spot blends contemporary Mexican cuisine and Californian produce for a luxurious dining experience."
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"Trendy at the moment, reco par V L et friends of Louis. Influence mexicaine. "
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"Upscale Mexican. Great drinks. Loved the fish. Brigitte Maldonado GM. Had Agua Magica Mezcal"
@vincentmslade
"One of the most delicious, high quality dinners I’ve had. Very expensive but everything we ate was incredible. Favorites: fish tartare tostada, celery root, tetela, Gordita "
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"Michelin Guide mention 2024 #36 Best Restaurant by LA Time in 2023 Chef Enrique Olvera Housed within a repurposed warehouse with polished concrete, exposed brick and pendant lighting, Damian has that industrial chic look down pat, but add plush leather-covered chairs and loads of leafy green plants, plus an ever-popular terrace, and this Arts District denizen is a notch above. The menu speaks to a kitchen that is rooted in the nuances of Mexican cooking. While there may not be a right way to start a meal here, a delicious tamal de elote paired with a thirst-quenching cocktail is always a good idea. The uni tostada with a blue corn base topped with a generous pile of uni petals and a "Caesar salad" represents the kitchen's modern, subtle layering technique. Even the ever-traditional fish taco punches above its weight with precision and surprise."
@nchavotier
"Phil Rosenthal Instagram / wrong address?"
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"This restaurant is definitely pricey and high end but looks incredible "
@aaport34
"Guacamole, ceviche, whole aged bass, tamal de elite, strawberry meringue. Beautiful outdoor patio. Go!"
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"Mexicano - Grupo Enrique Olivera - MM. palo santo agua fresca"
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"Tester Ditroit DTLA, vu chez @eatnunchi "
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"Chef Enrique Olvera has finally landed in Los Angeles with Damian, directly across from the busy Bestia in the Arts District. This is modern Mexican cuisine done by one of the world’s best chefs, all while pulling from the ingredients and ethos that make Los Angeles unique."
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