Ubuntu
West African restaurant · Fairfax District
7469 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Highlights
Plant-based West African classics, flavorful dishes, craft cocktails
Plant-based West African classics, flavorful dishes, craft cocktails
"A favorite for its unique offerings, frequented by Hadley Tomicki." - Eater Staff
"Chef Shenarri Greens has been serving up some of LA’s most compelling plant-based West African food at her Melrose Avenue restaurant Ubuntu. For DineLA, the restaurant is serving a four-course dinner for $45 a person with jollof arancini, charred okra salad, choice of maafe or red red stew, and puff puff bread to finish with blueberry compote and ice cream." - Matthew Kang
"Since opening her Melrose restaurant in mid-2023, Chef Shenarri Freeman’s plant-based restaurant Ubuntu is offering takeout through Grubhub for the first time." - Mona Holmes
"At Ubuntu, Colin Asare-Appiah and Sother Teague are serving up a booze-free Sobolo Mule made with hibiscus, grains of paradise (an aromatic West African spice), pomegranate, coconut water, ginger, and seltzer." - Mona Holmes
"Over at Melrose’s plant-based restaurant Ubuntu, chef Shenarri Freeman just launched a weekly event called Twenty Tues. Every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., she’ll offer $22 bottles of wine for guests dining on the patio." - Mona Holmes
