Welcome

May 2009

We are open again for lunch serving unique pizzas, salads and sides, and a delicious grass-fed Marin Sun Farms beef burger. Have a look at the latest sample menu: April, 2009. (Note: closed Mondays, open again on Tuesdays.)

Also see the Events page for daily specials and weekly excitement.

Coming soon: JUNE 7, Chef Bradford Briske takes his talents al fresco, to a farm dinner at Pie Ranch, the proceeds for which will go directly to the Grow a Farmer Campaign, as well. (Link: ticket sales and more information.) JUNE 21: special Father's Day brunch and dinner.

Located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz, we opened our doors in December of 1992. Our desire to serve only the freshest seasonal local organic produce underlies everything we do. We are especially pleased to announce a partnership with beautiful Lindencroft Farm, owned and operated by Linda and Steven Butler. Linda grows specialty crops for our kitchen.

And with the Santa Cruz Farmers Market only three blocks away, we are doubly blessed. Fresh vegetables and fruit from organic farms around Santa Cruz (Free Wheeling Farm, Route 1, and Dirty Girl Produce) are abundant on our menus. We use sustainably and humanely raised meats, and sustainable seafoods.

In January of 2009, Bradford Briske was promoted from Sous Chef to Chef. A graduate of the Gourmet Institute in New York City, Brad previously served in the kitchen at acclaimed Millennium in Francisco. Brad's work is fresh and inspiring, perhaps more than any chef yet at Gabriella Café. He brings humility and a natural inclination for running a happy kitchen, and we think you will find the proof in the pudding, so to speak.

Gabriella Cafe is #1 on Yahoo Travel, and is in the Top Ten at TripAdvisor.com. The cafe has received high marks in every issue of Zagat since 2001.

August 2007: Sunset magazine chooses Gabriella one of three restaurants (along with Manresa and Theo's) to visit when touring the Santa Cruz Mountains. Click to enlarge (10.5"x14"):