Axe
1009 Abbot Kinney
Venice, CA 90293
310-664-9787
Joanna Moore, Chef/Owner
Lunch: Tuesday-Friday 11:30 - 3:00
Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday 6:00 - 10:00
Dinner: Friday - Saturday 6:00 - 10:30
Dinner: Sunday 5:30 - 9:30
Brunch: Saturday - Sunday 9:00 - 3:00
Closed Monday
Valet Parking
Pronounced "ah-shay"
Originally opened in 1990 in Santa Monica, Axe was a popular
destination for surrounding business people and residents featuring a
simple breakfast and lunch menu. A short time later the clientele
expanded as did the menu which began to include dinner. After the
1994 earthquake, Axe was abruptly closed due to damage to the old brick
building that housed it. Three months later, under barricade and
scaffold, the cafe reopened for a brief nine-month period. It
wasn't until 1999 that Axe was resurrected in its current location on
Abbot Kinney.
In Venice, chef-owner Joanna Moore found the perfect locale to set roots
and develop her original project even further. The self-designed
restaurant is constructed of congona and black acacia woods.
Handmade jute lamps lend warmth and richness to the serene, modern and
unique space where Joanna's design sensibilities (she studied at Art
Center) and innate passion for food co-exist. Open windows invite
the ocean breeze into the simple and spare space giving us a calm refuge
from the city outside. Axe's seasonal menu is culturally diverse,
uncomplicated yet refined and highlights beautiful local farm direct
organic ingredients. Joanna can only describe it best as soul food
from California that nourishes both the body and the spirit. The
beer and wine list reflects Axe's commitment to artisan products and
features boutique producers that make their product with love and care.
More than a restaurant Axe is a place where the ideal of neighborhood
can be shared with a city as big as Los Angeles. A place where
food has the great power to bring people together to enjoy the pleasures
it brings while enhancing a social gathering.
- Axe
