Atelier Manna
Cafe · Encinitas ·
Globally inspired breakfast/lunch, inventive non-alcoholic cocktails
Globally inspired breakfast/lunch, inventive non-alcoholic cocktails
"A daytime restaurant Bachelier opened in 2023 as a stopgap to support Chick & Hawk’s construction and employees, this spot is known locally simply as Manna and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025. The popular Manna Bowl features salanova mix, farro, and quinoa furikake, and the team may expand to dinner service once Chick & Hawk fully launches." - Helen I. Hwang
"Opened in April 2023 by former Jeune et Jolie chef Andrew Bachelier as a chic neighborhood cafe with a ‘food as medicine’ philosophy; the casual spot serves items like overnight oats with ancient grains and Turkish-style poached eggs and earned a Bib Gourmand designation from the California Michelin Guide." - Matthew Kang
"Husband-and-wife Andrew and Larah Bachelier have fashioned a hipster haven at this Encinitas hideaway, where the covered patio is set with furnishings crafted from recycled and upcycled materials and the kitchen leans on local ingredients for a streamlined, seasonally focused selection of shareable dishes for breakfast and lunch. Whether you've ordered the locally caught halibut with sudachi and coconut leche de tigre or the grilled Salmon Creek Farms pork rack with a tableside pour of pomegranate-infused jus, the plates are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate, and their nonalcoholic drinks menu features a variety of skillfully crafted, delicious thirst quenchers." - The MICHELIN Guide US Editorial Team
"Husband-and-wife Andrew and Larah Bachelier have fashioned a hipster haven at this Encinitas hideaway where the covered patio dining area is set with furnishings crafted from recycled and upcycled materials. Meanwhile in the kitchen, local ingredients are the basis for a streamlined selection of seasonally focused and shareable dishes for breakfast and lunch. Whether you've ordered the locally caught halibut with sudachi and coconut leche de tigre or the grilled Salmon Creek Farms pork rack with a tableside pour of pomegranate-infused jus, expect plates that are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate. Their nonalcoholic drinks menu features a variety of skillfully crafted and delicious thirst quenchers." - Michelin Inspector
"If there was ever a brunch worth driving 30 minutes and then lining up for, this is it. Atelier Manna is fine-dining in the daytime, but instead of a stuffy dining room you’re kicking back on a breezy patio with people in workout gear and their bandana-wearing dogs. Make sure to get the torrijas for the table—this imposingly tall, Spanish version of French toast has a custardy middle and a shatteringly crisp exterior, which might be topped with strawberries in spring or stone fruit in summer. When it comes to eggs, the highlight is cilbir, Turkish-style poached eggs set on a swath of herby yogurt and topped with chili garlic butter. There are no mimosas—or any alcohol—on offer, but the tea-based vitality tonics are compelling enough to forgo a boozy brunch just this once." - candice woo, cora lee, ligaya malones