Abernethy's
Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles ·
Rotating chefs, diverse menus, elegant Music Center Plaza setting
Rotating chefs, diverse menus, elegant Music Center Plaza setting
"Chef Adolfo Perez—who spent a career learning various cuisines and dishes at the Cheesecake Factory before striking out on his own (including a gas-station establishment known for some of the San Fernando Valley’s best burritos)—began a residency at this Downtown LA restaurant in late April, serving crowd-pleasing Mexican American dishes like surf-and-turf fajitas, barbacoa taquitos topped with ancho chile ranch, and achiote-marinated roast chicken. The restaurant occupies prime pre-theater dining real estate at Downtown’s Music Center, and Perez’s food works as a delightful snack prior to the area’s high-quality shows. The patio tables are especially desirable, with views of City Hall down the hill and the iconic John Ferraro/LADWP building surrounded by a faux lake; on late afternoons when the breezes turn from chilly to pleasantly warm, it’s an ideal spot to feel that summer has finally arrived in Los Angeles." - Eater Staff
"Holding court at Jerry Moss Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles through spring 2025 as part of The Music Center’s Emerging Chefs Program, chef Pyet DeSpain (winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef) is serving a vibrant menu built on Indigenous ingredients that celebrate her Native American and Mexican roots, community, and family. Appetizer highlights include a smoked duck breast ham with an orange-honey vinaigrette and a three sisters tostada featuring black beans, squash, and corn; mains include a braised bison with a berry barbecue sauce and a crisp-golden corn-fried quail served on a bed of quinoa; desserts include Mexican chocolate corn pudding and a sweet corn cake with maple-macerated berries. Reservations are available on OpenTable." - Cathy Chaplin
"I discovered that Post & Beam chef John Cleveland recently began a residency at Abernethy’s inside the Music Center in Downtown, giving diners a chance to experience his cooking beyond what’s served at his acclaimed South LA restaurant, which he took over in 2019." - Mona Holmes
"In Downtown, Abernethy’s will host current CDC Mindy Oh for the next few months ahead of the Emerging Chefs cycle; Oh’s modern Korean-inspired menu includes starters like pajeon with tamari green onion dip and cheese corn tortilla chips and extends to albap finished with three different kinds of fish caviar." - Matthew Kang
"I see that Downtown LA restaurant Abernethy’s is hosting a free puppy yoga class on Sunday, September 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. to celebrate a new dog-friendly food menu; there will also be a happy hour with beers, hard seltzers, sangria, and snacks, plus a yoga class with plenty of adoptable dogs, and more details are available on Abernethy’s Instagram page." - Virali Dave
