Fig Tree • 1978

On the Venice Beach Boardwalk, Fig Tree dishes out plantain and coconut pancakes, chilaquiles, and grilled seabass collar from a bougainvillea-draped patio with the Pacific as backdrop. Family-owned since 1978, when a German couple named Feigenbaum opened it as a health food cafe, the spot was reimagined in 2020 by Matias Moreno Bunge, his sister Sophia, and chef Dashiell Nathanson with a California-Latin menu honoring their Argentine roots. Come for the natural wine by the carafe, market-driven coastal fare, and that rare combo of beachfront energy with European cafe soul.