Botanica Restaurant & Market

Botanica Restaurant & Market Colorful, creative, feel-good food. Vegetables, cocktails, natural wine & good times at Botanica Res
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Botanica opened in 2017 as a home for seasonal, Southern California cooking, with a focus on the products of regenerative agriculture, sustainable seafood and responsible animal husbandry. We believe that cooking should be vibrant, exciting and produce-centric; that wine should be natural; and that hospitality should be nourishing. Our goal in the kitchen is to use beautiful local produce and thou

ghtfully sourced products to create food that is vibrant, exciting and nourishing. Our goal for our restaurant is to care for our community by creating a business that aims to respect, support, delight and nourish all those it impacts. Our coffee counter and bakery serve Canyon Coffee and house-made pastries and sweets. Our market sells natural wine, craft beer and zero-proof drinks, along with exceptional culinary goods from small, mostly California-based, women-owned businesses. We hope you’ll come visit our bright, lush, delicious little corner of Silver Lake! Botanica is owned by Heather Sperling & Emily fiffer, two former food writers/editors and lifelong cooks who opened their sustainability- and community-focused restaurant and market in 2017.

Invite us to your party; we love to cook from you (and might do handstands, too)… Scenes from recent beautiful offsite d...
05/27/2026

Invite us to your party; we love to cook from you (and might do handstands, too)… Scenes from recent beautiful offsite dinners with , , , &

What to drink this holiday weekend: the Celery (celery, lemon, , ginger), the Beet (beet, cilantro, lime, tequila or mez...
05/23/2026

What to drink this holiday weekend: the Celery (celery, lemon, , ginger), the Beet (beet, cilantro, lime, tequila or mezcal), an Espresso Martini (.spirits coffee liqueur, , vodka), a Gilda Martini (dry vermouth, olive brine, vodka or gin and a gilda on top)… See you soon for a cheers, ya?

California trout gravlax ~ made with beautiful steelhead from in Northern California. We bring them in whole, do a qui...
05/21/2026

California trout gravlax ~ made with beautiful steelhead from in Northern California. We bring them in whole, do a quick cure on the sides, and serve the silken slices with a cucumber-bean salad dressed in our housemade yogurt.

Amador & Nick appreciation post! Thank you, , for shining light on some of the most important, hardworking, essential, b...
05/20/2026

Amador & Nick appreciation post! Thank you, , for shining light on some of the most important, hardworking, essential, beloved, and under-sung heroes of restaurants. We feel so fortunate every day to have Amador and Nick on our team — and Ivan, Victor and Jonathon at Botanica, and Maria at Besito — the gratitude we feel for their work is immeasurable. Link in profile ✨ thank you for writing and photographing this, .likes.bugs ✨

We made it nearly 9 years without an avocado toast, b it then Julie made one so delicious and compelling that resistance...
05/15/2026

We made it nearly 9 years without an avocado toast, b it then Julie made one so delicious and compelling that resistance was futile… Snap pea & avocado tartine with green tahini, pickled onions, pea tendrils, mint & pecorino Toscano, on the daytime menu now.

Botanica Pantry at the pass. Our restaurant essentials, made and packed in-house, for your kitchen at home. Spices, sauc...
05/12/2026

Botanica Pantry at the pass. Our restaurant essentials, made and packed in-house, for your kitchen at home. Spices, sauces, snacks, preserves & more — the staples of our pantry! Find them in the market at Botanica and on our website (we ship nationally) ❤️

Pacific bluefin crudo with blood orange, olives, fried capers & Calabrian chili oil
05/09/2026

Pacific bluefin crudo with blood orange, olives, fried capers & Calabrian chili oil

NINE YEARS OF BOTANICA! We’re always evolving, but our core mission remains the same: to source mindfully, to cook vibra...
05/06/2026

NINE YEARS OF BOTANICA! We’re always evolving, but our core mission remains the same: to source mindfully, to cook vibrantly, and to provide nourishing hospitality to all those who walk through our doors. To aspire to have the greatest possible positive impact on our community, our environment, and our economy. To fill plates and glasses with exceptionally high-quality, creative, delightful food and drink. To use our business to support farmers, purveyors, and makers doing great work. To prioritize beauty and creativity. To be grateful for the opportunity to do it all, day in and day out. Thank you to our team and our customers for enabling us to do it. It ain’t easy, but we love it ❤️

Julie at the pass with peas! Chef and her spring pea salad, with anchovy-herb vinaigrette, pickled onions, breadcrumbs ...
04/30/2026

Julie at the pass with peas! Chef and her spring pea salad, with anchovy-herb vinaigrette, pickled onions, breadcrumbs & pecorino toacano.

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Golden hour in the dining room, captured by ✨
04/28/2026

Golden hour in the dining room, captured by ✨

A Botanica burger & a gilda martini // Our burger is an extra-flavorful one, with mushroom Magic Spice on the patty, gre...
04/27/2026

A Botanica burger & a gilda martini // Our burger is an extra-flavorful one, with mushroom Magic Spice on the patty, greens/herbs/seared onions/pickled onions/cheese on top, and aioli and Dijon mustard on the bun, hon. On the dinner menu every night ✨

Did you know that, just up the boulevard, we have a Spanish-Californian tapas bar? It’s , a home for creative, seasonal ...
04/25/2026

Did you know that, just up the boulevard, we have a Spanish-Californian tapas bar? It’s , a home for creative, seasonal tapas, Spanish natural wine, vermouth, sherry, and more! And just this week, we’re doing a fun giveaway: Follow on Instagram and send them a DM of a kiss, and you’ll be entered to win a Spanish-Californian pantry box, with goods from the Botanica market and from Besito! (We can ship nationally, so no need to be in LA to enter!)

Besito is a celebration of the spirit and flavors of Spain and the produce and creativity of California. Our tapas menu — from chef (formerly of Botanica!) — references Spanish cuisine while being rooted in seasonal cooking, West Coast products, and a LA sensibility. Our beverage program — a creation! — is all Spanish wine, vermouth, sherry, beer, and cider, poured by the glass, carafe, and porrón.

As with Botanica, we’re anchored in sustainable business practices: living wages for our team, health insurance for our full-time staff, a focus on sourcing from thoughtful and ecologically responsible producers, and a commitment to nourishing hospitality. 💋

Join us Thursday, 4/30, for a dinner in honor of and her new cookbook, Revel! We’ll be offering specials inspired by th...
04/24/2026

Join us Thursday, 4/30, for a dinner in honor of and her new cookbook, Revel! We’ll be offering specials inspired by the book, Mariana will be adding a gorgeous gloss to the space for the evening, and will be on hand to sign books. Reservation link in profile!

Last night’s dinner party on the patio ✨
04/11/2026

Last night’s dinner party on the patio ✨

Scenes from a recent *very* special party at Botanica ✨
04/04/2026

Scenes from a recent *very* special party at Botanica ✨

Delta queen asparagus, tangerine-infused olive oil, charred leek & English pea persillade… it’s SPRINGGGGGG!!!
03/27/2026

Delta queen asparagus, tangerine-infused olive oil, charred leek & English pea persillade… it’s SPRINGGGGGG!!!

Last night’s Dinner With Diaspora Spice Co., celebrating & ’s remarkable new cookbook ✨ made beautiful versions of dis...
03/23/2026

Last night’s Dinner With Diaspora Spice Co., celebrating & ’s remarkable new cookbook ✨ made beautiful versions of dishes from the book; we poured fennel shrubs, fennel collins and haldi doodh at the bar; everyone went home with a spice tin (thanks to !); we raised money for ; and we wish we could do it all over again next weekend! Thank you, Sana and Asha! (We’re sold out of books, but the market is stocked with Diaspora’s exceptional spices!)

The Botanica Pantry in the wild!! Use it to garnish your cake, top your oeufs aioli, flavor your Japanese sweet potatoes...
03/12/2026

The Botanica Pantry in the wild!! Use it to garnish your cake, top your oeufs aioli, flavor your Japanese sweet potatoes and asparagus, and add to your snacky spread…

The cookbook is absolutely phenomenal, and we are thrilled and honored to celebrate it on Sunday, March 22! Join us for...
03/06/2026

The cookbook is absolutely phenomenal, and we are thrilled and honored to celebrate it on Sunday, March 22! Join us for a dinner featuring dishes and drinks from the book, with authors & on hand — and Diaspora Co. party favors, thanks to !

When brings a beautiful box of foraged Central Coast chanterelles and makes galettes… Chanterelle-Gruyère-Raclette gal...
03/06/2026

When brings a beautiful box of foraged Central Coast chanterelles and makes galettes… Chanterelle-Gruyère-Raclette galettes on special today and tomorrow!

Scenes from a private Saturday night soirée on the patio 🥂
03/04/2026

Scenes from a private Saturday night soirée on the patio 🥂

This Sunday! Pop by to pick up sweet treats from ’s marvelous new cookbook (and a copy of the book, too)! We’re filling ...
03/03/2026

This Sunday! Pop by to pick up sweet treats from ’s marvelous new cookbook (and a copy of the book, too)! We’re filling the case with four delights from the book, Ella will be on hand to discuss/sign/etc, and it will be a lovely Sunday! Maybe even THE BEST ❤️

We make our yogurt in-house from organic California milk. For the daytime menu, we stir in ginger and honey, top it with...
02/28/2026

We make our yogurt in-house from organic California milk. For the daytime menu, we stir in ginger and honey, top it with our date-caraway granola, fresh fruit, fruit compote and a drizzle of olive oil, and call it The Morning Bowl ☀️

Dinner Wednesday - Sunday5:30pm - close California bistro cooking, cocktails & natural wine 📸
02/27/2026

Dinner Wednesday - Sunday
5:30pm - close
California bistro cooking, cocktails & natural wine
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at Botanica, captured by 💗
02/09/2026

at Botanica, captured by 💗

Address

1620 Silver Lake Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90026

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

Telephone

+13235226106

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