The casual restaurant from two-Michelin-starred chef Josiah Citrin, who owns Santa Monica fine dining institution Mélisse, Charcoal celebrates fire. And it's now also serving brunch on weekends.

Charcoal features a daily-changing menu of craveable comfort foods cooked over a fire in a wood oven, over charcoal, in the coals, or in a Big Green Egg – giving a smoky, backyard barbeque flavor with the use of premium oak and hickory lump coals.

Weekend brunch is a new thing here but a very welcome addition indeed. Sweet and savory highlights include blueberry Dutch boy; Nabal avocado toast; steak and eggs with crispy smoked potatoes and grilled tomatoes; grilled vegetable hash with a fried egg, Yukon potato and seasonal market vegetables and more. 

The minimalistic, open dining room evokes the feeling of Citrin’s live-fire cuisine, utilizing woods typically used in grilling, such as hickory, walnut, and white oak. It features a mix of individual and communal tables with sleek ash chairs, brass lighting fixtures that resemble grill tops, and a rotating selection of curated modern art.

Ideal For

Family feasts, carnivorous indulgence

Favourite Table

The bar offers a glimpse of the action in the open kitchen.

Signature Dishes

Half chicken salsa verde; 48 oz. dry-aged porterhouse; coal roasted carrots with sheep’s milk ricotta, herbs, honey, and black pepper; and collard greens with sweet potatoes, aged cheddar, and a lemon raisin vinaigrette.

Signature Drinks

Duck Blind with vodka, duck fat, and orange liqueur; Midnight Margarita with tequila, charcoal, and elderflower.