Nightshade Menu

923 E 3rd St #109, Los Angeles, CA 90013, United States
$$$ Restaurant , Cocktail bar
(140 Reviews)

This menu features a diverse selection of dishes and beverages designed for a restaurant and cocktail bar setting. The food offerings include a variety of starters, small plates, and main courses that draw on Asian-inspired flavors with innovative combinations. Signature items include seafood options like Hokkaido scallops and oysters served with passion fruit emulsion, as well as meat dishes such as beef tartare, Nashville style hot quail, pork schnitzel, and short ribs. Unique preparations like Mapo tofu lasagna and tom yum bloomin onion highlight the creative approach to the menu.

The dessert section offers a range of refined options including coconut mousse, blood orange ice, apple brown butter mousse, rose lychee sorbet, and guava cream cheese, featuring tropical and citrus elements paired with light sorbets and creams.

Beverage choices are categorized into several groups:

  • Cocktails: A selection of crafted cocktails utilizing ingredients like vodka, sherry, citrus, passion fruit, and Calpico.
  • Beer: Various beers including pilsner, hefeweizen, and IPA styles are available.
  • Non-Alcoholic Drinks: Options include creative juices and mixers featuring flavors such as galangal lemongrass, yuzu, golden kiwi, carrot tangerine, and grapefruit with herbal infusions, alongside standard soft drinks.

The menu is suited for casual dining occasions, where guests can enjoy a mixture of small plates and more substantial entrées alongside specialty cocktails and carefully selected beverages. It accommodates guests looking for an experience ranging from light bites to full meals in a cocktail bar environment.

Dinner

  • Oysters
    US$20.00
  • Tom Yum Chicharron
  • Nantucket Bay Scallops
    US$25.00
  • Baja Kanpachi
    US$19.00
  • Sea Bream
    US$20.00
  • Beef Tartare
    US$18.00
  • Charred Honey Nut Squash
    US$18.00
  • Roasted Sunchokes
    US$16.00
  • Koshihikari Rice Congee
    US$20.00
  • Truffled Dungeness Crab Congee
    US$25.00
  • Squid Ink Tagliatelle
    US$25.00
  • Lasagna, Pork Ragu
    US$25.00
  • Branzino
    US$48.00
  • Shrimp Toast
    US$25.00
  • Szechuan Bot Quail
    US$26.00
  • Pork Schnitzel
    US$34.00

Dessert

  • Blood Orange Ice
    US$18.00
  • Apple Brown Butter Mousse
    US$18.00
  • Coconut Mousse
    US$16.00
  • Rose-Lychee Sorbet
    US$18.00
  • Guava
    US$16.00

Cocktails

  • Amaro, Blanco Vermouth, Citrus, Cinnamon Grapefruit, Bubbles
    US$16.00
  • Rémy Martin Tercet, Sweet Vermouth, Gentian, Citrus, Absinthe
    US$16.00
  • Vodka, Oloroso Sherry, Citrus, Passion Fruit, Honey, Calpico
    US$15.00
  • Japanese Whisky, Banana, Maple, Amontillado, Tannins, Bitters
    US$16.00
  • Tequila, Salers, Vermut Blanco, Kosho-Ghost Pepper, Lime, Korean Pickle
    US$17.00
  • Gin, Rhubarb, Sour Plum, Nigori Sake, Tonic
    US$17.00
  • Mezcal, Shishito-Tequila, Genepy, Pineapple Shrub, Lime, Black Garlic Oil
    US$16.00
  • "Milk Punch": Coconut Infused Bourbon, Brown Butter Washed Rum, Sherry
    US$18.00
  • Irish Whisky, Cynar, Green Chartreuse, Sweet Vermouth, Bitters
    US$15.00
  • Nightshade Bourbon, Ginger-Galangal, Warm Apple Cider, Chamomile Foam
    US$17.00

Beer

  • Trustworthy "Gigil" Pilsner
    US$10.00
  • Coedo Shiro Hefeweizen
    US$10.00
  • Track 7 “Panic" Ipa
    US$9.00
  • Anderson Valley Briney Melon Goes
    US$11.00

Non-Alcoholic

  • Galangal-Lemongrass, Yuzu, Golden Kiwi, Citrus, Bubbles
    US$10.00
  • Carrot, Tangerine, Citrus, Ancho Grenadine, Pineapple Mousse
    US$10.00
  • Grapefruit, Sesame, Yuzu, Kaffir Lime Oil
    US$10.00
  • Coke
    US$4.00
  • Diet Coke
    US$4.00

Non-Alcoholic - Iced Tea

  • Mei Tea Blend
    US$7.00

Coffee

  • Honduras
    US$6.00
  • Columbia Decaf
    US$6.00

Tea

  • Sencha
    US$6.00
  • Ali Shan Oolong
    US$7.00
  • Keemun Black
    US$6.00
  • Rose Genmaicha
    US$6.00

Bubbles

  • Gruner Veltliner, Cider
    US$52.00
  • White Blend
  • Pehu Simonet
    US$110.00

White

  • Meiwine
    US$14.00
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Robola
  • Chardonnay

Rose / Skin Contact

  • Trousseau Gris
  • Pinot Gris, Riesling
    US$62.00
  • Gamay

Others

  • Coffee