Castanea Sicilian Cafe Venice Beach — Restaurant in Los Angeles

This place is amazing! An authentic Italian Cafe.

I discovered this place by chance. I was looking for Ben & Jerry's.

I ended up here because I knew it used to be B&J. It turns out I was welcomed by Nando and Thean. I've gotta tell y'all, they are the best. What incredible service.

Nando told me the whole story of his great-grandfather, showed me a photo of the house where he was born in Sicily. And the espresso I had? Delicious! Being from Brazil, I'm used to drinking a lot of coffee. As an espresso lover, I've already tasted the best coffees in the world. I can say that Cafe Castanea is excellent. Those who know us Brazilians know that our spirit is very friendly. The Italian style is very similar, so I felt at home.

Hey Nando and Thean, I'm sending y'all all the love and success!! You guys are amazing, thanks for the experience!!

I had the Vegan Cornetto (filled) with lots of vegan chocolate topping, a Vegan Fagottino with Chocolate Cream, and a ristretto, for sure.

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Stupendously good, charming little cafe in Venice, located on the southern end of Ocean Front Walk, literally steps from the sand and ocean. This was my second visit here, and everything that I've sampled has been extraordinarily delicious! Previously, I tried the prosciutto crudo panino, with creamy burrata and arugula; and an arancini, stuffed with an excellent ragu. And, the flat white coffee was perfect! This time, I tried the mortadella and pistacchio sandwich, on a really good, thin focaccia bread. This, too, had that same dreamily, creamy burrata, and the mortadella used was top tier. The pistacchio "spread" worked so well with the sandwich as a whole. I also tried the spinach and ricotta arancini, taking the recommendation of the merchant, and it was really delicious! Very welcoming and friendly vibe permeates this little, sublime...

A really delicious Italian café right Venice Beach right across from the ocean. As someone whose family is southern Italian, I really appreciate these flavors and honestly thought they were fantastic. We were walking the beach and decided to stop in once we saw it on our walk. Inside is quite large and very bright, but this is more of about to go type of place versus a stop and sit. Service was really friendly and everything that we ordered was made very quickly.

I decided to try a Bombolone because I have been a big fan since I was a little kid and thought it was terrific, which is basically an Italian donut. It was made fresh and had great flavors. I also tried one of their cold brews with cold foam on top and thought it was a bit bitter, but still good. I would definitely recommend this place and plan to stop in again because I live...