Cabra Los Angeles, a new rooftop restaurant opens at The Hoxton

Chef Stephanie Izard and the Boka Restaurant Group’s latest culinary delight is a Peruvian inspired drinking and eating establishment on top of The Hoxton Hotel, at 1060 South Broadway Avenue which opened in January 2020. Cabra replaces the previous rooftop restaurant at the same location called, The Pilot. 

Izard, the Top Chef star, and James Beard Foundation Award winner who opened the Girl and the Goat in the Arts District in the summer of 2021, has again teamed with The Boka Group and embarked their new “goat” restaurant called Cabra. In Spanish, “Cabra” translates to ‘‘goat.” Cabra Los Angeles closely follows the menu and spirits of Cabra Chicago, which opened in The Hoxton Hotel in the Fulton Market in April 2019. 

Last month, I had the pleasure to walk over to Cabra LA and dine with my wife and her 20-something-year-old cousins visiting from The Netherlands. One of the young women is a pescatarian, so we ordered items only with fish and vegetables. We did start with an assortment of Peruvian flavored drinks, exotically called Limorange You Glad, LA Dreamin’, Sunshower Tonic, and Pisco Fever. 

We proceeded to order the Swiss Chard & Kale Empanadas, Bass Ceviche, Citrus & Tomato Salad, Quinoa & Beet Salad, Jalea Mixta and Sweet and Sour Whole Branzino. Everything was amazingly delicious. Such wonderful mixture of flavors. We were blown away as to how much meat the whole, deboned branzino had on it. We all agreed to the quality of the dining experience, the service, and the overall vibe. 

My wife and I felt the views from Cara Cara, on top of The Proper Hotel were better, but the flavors and selection of the food were better at Cabra. I did reach out to the management of Cabra on several separate occasions for an interview for this article, but unfortunately, I never received a reply. Nonetheless, I can state unequivocally that we are so fortunate to be living in South Park and have such internationally inspired restaurants like Cabra in our neighborhood. Bienvenido and Salud !

By Marty Goldberg