Darling by Sean Brock · Live-Fire Southern & All-Vinyl Hi-Fi · West Hollywood
The bar at Darling, walnut canopy over green tile and leather stools
The Darling dining room
Guests dining in the yellow booths beneath the mural wall at Darling
The DJ booth at Darling, pulling records beside the plywood speaker wall
The darling by Sean Brock entrance at 631 Robertson, cedar doors under the trees
Reservations Book on Resy The Menus Dinner · Brunch · Happy Hour
Cocktails · Wine Hours Dinner · Wed–Sat 5:30–10pm
Brunch · Sun 11am–3pm Find Us 631 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

From the Fire

Heritage Southern cooking,
touched by California.

Most everything at Darling meets a custom hand-forged wood grill. Seasonal, ingredient-led.

Charred beef skewers in a burnished sauce with lemon
Watercress and squash blossom salad on a green ceramic plate
Grilled quail over tomatoes with purple basil and lime
Baja kanpachi crudo with cucumber and horseradish
Barbecue pork chop in a red broth with shaved fennel
Blistered tomatoes and squash over a saffron cream with garden herbs
The dry-aged steak burger on a sesame bun by the record shelves
Waldorf salad with apple, orange, and passion fruit
Spice-crusted grilled chicken with salsa verde and jus
Market lettuces and hearts of palm with pistachios and grilled honey vinaigrette
Grilled coho salmon in a chili broth with shaved fennel
Grilled bone-in strip steak with chanterelles and greens
Risotto with squash blossoms, sesame, and basil
Grassy Bar oysters on ice with citrus and mignonette gelee
Red kuri squash mochi fritters with a curried aioli
Tomato and stone fruit salad with fresh cheese and seaweeds
Hokkaido scallops with confit potato and brown butter
Fried chicken with pickled cauliflower and watermelon radish
The breakfast plate, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and grits
Grilled Pacific cod with Weiser potato, black truffle, and tarragon
Deviled eggs topped with tuna tartare
Sliced steak with fries and a fried egg on a pewter plate
A peanut tart with cream and warm caramel
Profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce
Plum sorbet with lime zest and cream in a silver coupe

From the Bar

Craft cocktails,
inspired by the South.

Experience our Hi-Fi lounge bar with a craft cocktail, local beer, or glass of wine in hand.

Four cocktails on a silver tray at Darling
Garnishing a tall cocktail behind the bar
Pinning olives on three martinis behind the bar
An amber cocktail over ice with a lime wedge
A tall golden cocktail with shiso beside a Tropicalia record
Crushed ice tumbling into a tall cocktail glass
A tall amber cocktail with crushed ice and a bay leaf by the records
Three cocktails on a rust table against green tile
Cocktails on a brass bar cart at Darling
The back bar shelf, bottles glowing under a Van Halen record

"What I've built here is my two major, major passions: music and food. It's my darling."

- Sean BrockLos Angeles magazine

The dry-aged steak burger on a sesame bun

The Signature · 1 of 3

The Dry-Aged
Steak Burger.

"Brock's iteration at Darling is a magnum opus. What starts as a dry-aged steak is given the live-fire treatment to achieve a perfectly pink rare… The catch: there are only 24 per day and they sell out fast." - Resy
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Skillet cornbread with a salted crust, cultured butter, and preserves

The Signature · 2 of 3

Skillet
Cornbread.

Cast-iron cornbread with a burnished, salted crust, served with cultured butter and seasonal preserves. A Southern table staple.

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Deviled eggs crowned with tuna tartare

The Signature · 3 of 3

Deviled
Eggs.

Southern deviled eggs crowned with silky tuna tartare and a lick of togarashi. Comfort with a raw-bar edge.

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Sean Brock examining a 45 at the hi-fi listening wall

The Hi-Fi Lounge

An all-vinyl
listening lounge.

"Darling boils down to thinking in an analog way. To slow down, and listen with intention through records, beautiful mixers, turntables, and speakers." - Sean Brock Eater LALA

Musician Application

Apply to DJ at Darling.

The Chef

Sean Brock

Chef Sean Brock

A James Beard Award–winning chef and one of the most influential voices in Southern cooking, Darling is his first restaurant on the West Coast. It brings together the two things he loves most: cooking over fire, and listening to records.

James Beard Award Winner

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Chef's TableNetflix
The Mind of a ChefPBS

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From the Critics

Heads turned when Sean Brock opened Darling in West Hollywood, where the James Beard Award–winning chef and his team serve one of Southern California's most compelling seasonal menus. LA
One of the most influential Southern chefs in the country recently opened his first restaurant on the West Coast.
Darling is a restaurant that's about going back to basics. It's about wood and smoke and fire and soil and sunlight and ocean.
The private dining room at Darling, vaulted timber ceiling over a long set table
The room
The live-fire hearth at Darling
The fire
Turntables in the hi-fi lounge
The records

Private Events

The room, the fire, and the records. Yours.

Corporate dinners, wrap parties, milestones, and full buyouts. From twenty guests to two hundred. Reach out to plan your private event at Darling.

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Taste Southern
charm in L.A.

Hours

Dinner: Wednesday through Saturday, 5:30pm to 10:00pm

Brunch: Sunday only, 11:00am to 3:00pm

Contact

(323) 203-0236
[email protected]

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Location

631 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

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