Reclaimed wood lines this stylish, contemporary Italian restaurant & wine shop with craft cocktails. The CUCINA family of Italian restaurants is one of Southern California’s first retail wine shop inside a restaurant concept. Our menus showcase Italian flavors married with the diverse bounty of California, allowing local sources to inspire culinary direction.
Our talented chef teams are dedicated to creating inventive, seasonal dishes, while running an ambitious in-house program, including house made charcuterie and sausage, cheese, artisanal breads and pastas made from scratch.
Dynamic, diverse and fun, our wine program features 200+ labels from around the world, with an emphasis on Italian and California varietals. Our goal is to share value with our guests, and celebrate those behind the label: on the farms and in the wineries.
CUCINA urbana’s contemporary Italian cuisine is prepared with a focus on California seasonality and the bounty of local farms. Combined flavors of Italy with the organic freshness of Southern California is emblematic of CUCINA’s from-scratch menus.
Cucina Urbana, like the other siblings in the Urban Kitchen Group family, is an amiable place that promises a good time. It’s casual, festive and draws regulars who flock here for their daily deals (Meatball Mondays are a favorite) and happy hour specials.
Snacks are also aplenty. One sniff and you know truffle fries are big, but there’s also chicken liver pâté and black garlic hummus with crusty bread. Ribeye carpaccio is thinly sliced and ruby red; grilled octopus tentacle with speck, cashews, lemon yogurt and salsa verde is another winner. Neapolitan-style pizza with herbed ricotta, chopped bacon, sliced dates and a drizzle of sweet balsamic balances sweet and savory. Family-style dishes are the real deal, serving three to four.
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