Destroyer
Modern European restaurant · Hayden Tract ·
Inventive Scandinavian-style breakfast & lunch fare
Inventive Scandinavian-style breakfast & lunch fare
"Located in a part of Culver filled with very cool people who work in very creative offices, Destroyer is a daytime cafe unlike any other. We're pretty sure the coffee machine was brought here from the future (it's built into the counter), and it's entirely possible the food was, too. Think classic-sounding brunch dishes like loaded avocado toast and sweet potato waffles are transformed into works of abstract sci-fi art. And on weekends, the line to order at the counter wraps around the block." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"This breakfast and lunch spot in Culver City seems like it was beamed here from outer space, with a minimalist interior and a menu projected onto the wall. The food is like nothing else you’ll find in LA, but despite the interesting flavor combinations and presentations like raw oatmeal topped with a vanilla disk, they never forget the main requirement for good food - it tastes excellent. Grab a couple coworkers you actually like, order a bunch of stuff to share (including the incredible beef tartare, sourdough sunchoke waffle, and aforementioned raw oatmeal), and get back to your day much later than you meant to." - brant cox, kat hong, arden shore
"Located in a part of Culver filled with very cool people who work in creative offices, Destroyer is a daytime cafe unlike any other. The coffee machine looks teleported from the future and it's entirely possible the food was, too. Seemingly simple dishes like raw oatmeal and almond milk or citrus french toast are transformed into works of abstract art. Destroyer is both a bit odd and oddly zen, but in the kind of way that has us planning our next meal on the sidewalk patio as you read this." - sylvio martins, cathy park, jess basser sanders
"Located in a part of Culver filled with very cool people who work in very creative offices, Destroyer is a daytime cafe unlike any other. We’re pretty sure the coffee machine was brought here from the future (it’s built into the counter), and it’s entirely possible the food was, too. Seemingly simple dishes like raw oatmeal and almond milk or chicken schnitzel into works of abstract sci-fi art. The whole place is straight-up weird, and also oddly zen, but in the kind of way that has us planning a return trip as you read this." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, cathy park
"It seems appropriate, perhaps unexpected, that Jordan Kahn's home inventive cooking in LA is tucked in a tiny, almost monastic all-day café. Unlike so many esoteric chef-y menus that leave longing for a slice on the way home, Kahn's layering of texture is as radical and abstract as it is comforting and totally satisfying—and built on the notion of a slow reveal. Chicken confit, for example, looks more like a heap at first glance, until you start digging your way through the heirloom grits and roasted strawberries. Definitely do not miss the Icelandic rye bread with cultured butter and preserves, or the rice porridge dish that's topped with caramelized broccoli, crispy puffed rice, and burnt onion. Trust me, just like the descriptors at a museum, the piece is more beautiful than words can describe." - Celeste Moure