Cena/Dinner
As Ciudad’s menu changes daily this is just a sample of what is in store for you.
Dinner apps $6 - $11     Dinner entrees $16 - $29
 

"...Ciudad's menu is a fantasy, a giddy, Bacardi-fueled Latin American journey ..."
Los Angeles Magazine

"...Now those Too Hot Tamales of cable TV fame have reincarnated City as Ciudad (Spanish for 'city'), a tribute to the cuisine’s of the great Latin urban centers. It's a beguiling idea, and what fun for these two intrepid travelers to create a menu that includes dishes from Havana to Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona to Lima.... This is lighthearted yet gutsy cooking. The kitchen revels in bold flavors and exotic ingredients."
LA Times Magazine

"There is a delicious new restaurant in Los Angeles... the latest enterprise by the celebrity chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger....Ciudad is both an homage to Hispanic culture and a vote of confidence in the future of downtown Los Angeles...."
The New York Times

"This is what I want from a restaurant: food that makes me want to order it again. And every meal I've had at Ciudad has added new dishes to that list... "
New Times LA

"...a Latin free-for-all..."
LA Times

"...Latin American food is the hot, hot cuisine for the opening years of the new century! No one has done more to further this exciting Pan-American food than The Too Hot Tamales, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger."
Jay Weston's Restaurant Newsletter

Ciudad serves dinner nightly. Valet parking is available from 5 pm. Free shuttle service is available by advance notice for Ciudad diners attending performances at the Music Center!

Platos Pequenos

Tortilla Soup
with tortilla strips, mexican cheese, and guacamole

Soup of the Day
made fresh daily

Shrimp Tamale Negro
black corn masa tamal filled with sweet shrimp, peppers, scallion, and aji amarillo chile sauce

Fried Spanish Brie
with kumquat, cranberry, pecans, and caramelized onion relish, homemade crackers, and warm honey

Peruvian Ceviche
fresh seasonal marinated with lime, ginger, and aji amarillo chile

Spinach Empanada
with pinenuts, raisins, and manchego cheese

Blood Orange and Jicama Salad
tossed with watercress and toasted coriander vinaigrette

Argentine Empanadas
wild mushroom with warm chipotle sauce and swiss chard with tomatillo sauce

Seared Calamari
with white beans, peppers, and bilbao chorizo

Romaine Hearts
with chile rajas, plantain croutons, and cabrales blue cheese vinaigrette


Platos Principales

Black Beef
boneless beef short rib simmered in columbian cola sauce with carrot humita and fried onions

Brazilian Seafood Moqueca
with mussels, clams, and shrimp in a coconut lime broth

Pollo CiUDAD
grilled chicken on cuban rice with cilantro sauce and pickled tomatoes

Grilled Seasonal Fish with Tamarind Glaze
on cumin scented cabbage and mashed yuca with a habanero orange salsa

Andalucian Skirt Steak
niman ranch skirt steak seasoned with moorish spices; served on a bed of roasted eggplant, pepper, and onion samfaina

Striped Bass with Meyer Lemon Compote
served on a paella of purple artichokes, preserved lemon, and garbanzo beans

Bolivian Corn Tamale
with peach mole, sunchokes, black beans, and a crispy jalapeno pickled onion salad

Carnitas
slow roasted niman ranch pork served with mashed yuca, organic black beans, fried plantains, and grilled corn salsa

Argentine Gaucho Steak
caramelized jalapeño and roasted garlic stuffed all natural beef rib eye
served with an herb and garlic chimichurri sauce, bacon mashed potatoes,
and a warm black bean, corn, and spinach salad

Vegetable Chilaquiles
baby squashes, peppers, and seasonal vegetables sauteed with fried tortilla and salsa
served in a roasted portabella mushroom with mushroom ceviche


*Ciudad uses seasonal, locally grown ingredients, including 100% Certified Organic rice, black beans, eggs, and dairy, as well as hormone and antibiotic free meats. We serve only sustainable seafood and are a member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Restaurant Program.  All our menu items are trans fat free.