Jame Enoteca
Italian restaurant · Downtown ·
Hand-rolled pastas, local ingredients, and Italian dishes served
Hand-rolled pastas, local ingredients, and Italian dishes served
"Pre-pandemic, asking for a ride to LAX was basically akin to asking a friend to donate an organ. But over the past year, whenever someone needed a ride to the airport (which happened exactly twice), I’d jump at the chance - mostly to swing by Jame Enoteca. It takes exactly eight minutes to get to their El Segundo outpost from Terminal 7 (United), and you’ll receive a beautiful, silky smooth handkerchief pasta in a nutty pesto sauce that’s both a breeze to cut through, and surprisingly easy to twirl while driving." - kat hong
"We know this is a pasta and a glass of wine guide, but sometimes you need more than just those two things. Like a salad, for instance. Jame Enoteca (in a strip mall in El Segundo), has extremely good pasta (like the handkerchief-shaped mandilli with pesto), nice wine, and a kale salad that might overshadow the other two. While the room is a bit unoriginal, the owners are very friendly—and once they realize you’re on your own, will probably spend half the night talking with you." - jess basser sanders, sylvio martins
"Jame looks more like a chain sandwich shop than a legitimate Italian restaurant. But make no mistake, this tiny spot in a downtown El Segundo strip mall is home to some very good food. Whether it be the giant plate of prosciutto, pesto mandilli, pork shank, or an all-time great kale salad, the food at Jame is consistently delicious and surprisingly well-priced. Jame is the kind of place to bring out-of-town friends or show up alone on a weeknight to take down a few bowls of pasta (yes, we’ve done both)." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore
"You spent a cross-country flight sandwiched between someone sobbing about a recent breakup (who wouldn’t stop talking after you finally asked if he was OK) and the world’s most aggressive typist. Now that you’re free, all you want is excellent food, preferably in a place where people don’t burst into tears every ten minutes. Jame has the food covered, and we’ve yet to see anyone crying there—also, it’s just a short drive away from LAX in El Segundo. The pastas are fantastic, and seeing as all you ate on the flight was a crumbled granola bar, you deserve to order at least two of them. Plus a slice of the key lime pie." - cathy park, brant cox
"Despite how bleak things may look from the one window in your apartment, there are still things that matter in the world. Example A: Bowen Yang on SNL. Example B: Literally all of the food at Jame Enoteca. From the outside, this tiny El Segundo Italian restaurant might not look like much, but everything from their incredible kale salad to pesto mandilli that that feels like silk (but tastes of creamy basil and pine nuts) is on par with what’d you’d get at a big, fancy restaurant, but at a fraction of the price. And when you’re saving that much money - does it even matter if free will exists? Jame Enoteca is available for takeout and delivery (with 40% off wine!), call (310) 648-8554 or find them on most major delivery platforms." - kat hong