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Dips

  • Red Cabbage

    chopped red cabbage with peanut-lime dressing, herbs & peanut dukkah

    $8

  • Hummus

    chickpea hummus with syrian pepper, served with pita

    $10

  • Salatim Platter

    three of chef’s daily selections, pickles & olives, served with pita

    $22

Soup & Ceviches

  • Lentil Soup*

    green lentils, roasted tomatoes, kale & tamarind

    $8

  • Ceviche*

    local caught seafood, amba aji amarillo & red onion, served with tostones

    $16

  • Aguachile*

    bay scallop, serrano, avocado, lemongrass/coconut, served with tostones

    $16

Salads

  • Noodle Salad

    charred eggplant, cucumber, scallion, black vinegar, chili oil & peanut dukkah

    $12

  • Grilled Caesar Salad

    charred cabbage, pickled asian pear, salsa macha & almond breadcrumbs

    $13

  • Falafel Salad*

    butternut squash tahini, radicchio, fennel, herbs & champagne turmeric vinaigrette

    $14

  • Market Salad*

    grilled haricot verts, radicchio, candied pecans & lemon-thyme vinaigrette

    $15

    Add Chicken $6

    Add Hanger Steak $8

    Add Avocado $3

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with fries or salad.

  • Banh Mi

    braised chicken thigh, pickles, cilantro & onion

    $15

  • Braised Lamb Pita

    braised lamb, hawaij, arugula, cucumber, israeli pickles, labneh & zhoug

    $17

  • Burger

    grass-fed beef, griddled onions, lettuce, pickles, white cheddar & house sauce

    $16

  • Veggie Wrap

    oyster mushrooms, cucumber, fermented chili, herbs & hoisin sauce wrapped in malawach

    $14

Sides

  • Haricot Verts*

    xo sauce, labneh & toasted hazelnuts

    $10

  • Tostones*

    fried green plantains with charred scallion crema

    $6

  • Cauliflower

    grana padano, parsley, almond breadcrumbs & garlic aioli

    $12

  • French Fries

    confit tomato aioli

    $8

*consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. *A 4% charge is added to all checks to help cover the cost of health care benefits that we offer for our full-time employees. Thank you for supporting our staff. If you would like this charge removed, please let your server know.

Beers

  • Tecate

    Lager, 4.5% ABV, MEX

    $6

  • Madewest Lager

    American Style Lager, 4.2% ABV, Ventura, CA

    $12

  • Avery White Rascal

    Belgian-Style White Ale, 5.6% ABV, Boulder, CO

    $8

  • Stone Delicious IPA

    IPA, 7.7% ABV, San Diego, CA

    $8

  • Modern Times Hazy IPA

    IPA, 7.2 ABV, San Diego, CA

    $12

  • Great Divide Rhubarb Sour

    Sour Ale 6.2% ABV, Denver, CO

    $9

Non-Alcoholic

  • Mojave

    apple, lemon, ginger, turmeric, cayenne

    $8

  • Maverick

    cucumber, kale, celery, spinach, lime & ginger

    $8

  • Santa Barbara

    apple, pineapple, orange, lemon, strawberry, mint

    $8

  • Kin Spritz

    $8

Coffee & Tea

  • Tea Selection

    iced & hot

    $3

  • Coffee

    $3

  • Espresso

    $3

  • Cold Brew

    $5

    $6

  • Cappuccino

    $5

  • Latte´

    $5

Soft Drinks

  • Coca Cola

    $5

  • Diet Coke

    $5

  • Sprite

    $5

  • Topo Chico

    $5

Bottled Water

  • Perrier Sparkling 1L

    $8

  • Acqua Panna 1L

    $8

Wines

  • Sparkling

  • Quarticello Despina Malvasia

    Emilia – Romagna, Italy

    $14

    $56

  • Rose´

  • The Palm Rose

    Provence, France

    $14

    $56

  • Semeli Mountain Sun Rose

    P.G.I. Korinthia, Greece

    $12

    $48

  • Orange & White

  • Celler Frisach Grenache Blanc

    Corbera d’Ebre, Spain

    $12

    $48

  • Lo-Fi Sauvignon Blanc

    Santa Barbara County, California

    $15

    $60

  • Two Shepherds Trousseau Gris

    Russian River Valley, California

    $15

    $60

  • Reds

  • Pittnauer Zweigelt

    Burgenland, Austria

    $12

    $48

  • Tessier Mourvedre

    Sierra Foothills, California

    $15

    $60

  • Lo-Fi Cab Franc

    Santa Barbara County, California

    $15

    $60

Breakfast

  • Shakshuka Divorciados

    Baked eggs in red & green sauce, topped with feta & served with fresh corn tortillas

    $20

  • Breakfast Burrito

    Scrambled eggs with breakfast sausage, crispy potato, queso Oaxaca & tomatillo salsa

    $12

    Add avocado $4

    Add bacon $5

  • Breakfast Sandwich

    Breakfast sausage, american cheese, fried egg & hot honey

    $13

  • Brioche Toast

    Brioche toast, date butter, tangerine marmalade & raw tahini

    $8

  • Soft Scrambled Eggs

    Fine herbs, za’atar, pecorino & olive oil

    $12

    Add chanterelle mushrooms $6

  • Jerusalem Bagel

    Herbed cream cheese, red onion, capers, tomato & cucumber

    $7

    $14

    Add smoked salmon $7

Salatim

  • Salatim Platter

    Three of chef’s daily selections, pickles, olives & house-made bread

    $25

  • Falafel Salad

    Chive & mushroom falafel, seaweed vinaigrette, pickled shiitake, avocado & Sungold tomato

    $15

  • Gem Salad

    Green goddess, nut & seed dukkah, avocado & shaved cucumber

    $13

    Add grilled chicken $8

    Add steak $10

    Add salmon $12

  • Brussels Sprouts

    Preserved lemon aioli, almond, pecorino & pita breadcrumbs

    $12

Sandwiches

Served with your choice of fries or salad

  • Tunisian Sandwich

    Tuna conserva with preserved lemon, hardboiled egg, potato, olive & harissa

    $14

  • Chicken Schnitzel

    Panko crusted with sumac gribiche, mustard greens & za’atar

    $14

  • Exchange Burger

    Burger with brown butter, American cheese, lettuce & griddled onion

    $18

  • Eggplant Sabich

    Japanese marinated eggplant with seasonal amba, tahini, herbs & pickles

    $13

Noodles, Soups, & Bowls

  • Sesame Noodles

    Impossible ragu, spicy tahini, peanut dukkah, herbs & chili oil

    $18

  • Mixed Lentil Soup

    With turmeric & roasted baby carrots

    $7

  • Mama's Chicken Soup

    $8

  • Salmon Bowl

    Amba marinated salmon, brown rice, soft egg & crispy salmon skin

    $20

Sides

  • Manoushe Flatbread

    $6

  • Fruit Salad

    $8

  • Nueske's Bacon

    $5

  • Potato Hash

    $6

  • Avocado

    $4

  • Fries

    $9

  • Market Salad

    $6

Cocktails

  • Coconut & Date

    Turmeric coconut cream, date cordial, orange, Bacardi 4 Añejo rum, nutmeg

    $15

  • Cucumber & Parsley

    Green juice, lime, grapefruit, sage cordial, altos tequila, vida mezcal, green chartreuse, hopped grapefruit bitters

    $15

  • Tepache

    House tepache, lemon, buffalo trace bourbon, sweet vermouth, velvet falernum

    $15

  • The Exchange Bloody Maria

    House-made salsa verde bloody mix, with your choice of tequila or mezcal

    $13

  • Mimosa

    With your choice of juice: orange, grapefruit or pineapple

    $13

  • Build Your Own Mimosa’s

    Bottle of bubbly with a carafe of orange & grapefruit juice

    $38

  • *grab Another Bottle for The Table

    $19

Fresh

  • Turmeric & Pineapple

    Honey, fresh pineapple, turmeric, bee pollen

    $8

  • Garden & Grapefruit

    Lime, strawberry, fresh grapefruit & seed lip garden

    $8

Beers

  • Goldstar

    Amber lager, 4.9 abv, ISR

    $7

  • Tecate

    American style lager, 4.5 abv, MEX

    $5

  • Heineken

    Pale lager, 5.0 abv, NED

    $6

  • Bohemia

    Pilsner, 4.9 abv MEX

    $8

Wines

Sparkling

  • NV G.H.Mumm Grand Cordon

    Champagne, FRA

    $19

  • ‘18 “Pet Mex”

    Bichi, Tecate, MEX

    $17

Rosé

  • ‘18 Zinfandel/Carignan

    Las Jaras Sebastopol, CA

    $14

  • ‘18 Grenache/Cinsault

    Whispering Angel Cotes de Provence, FRA

    $15

White

  • ‘18 Garnatxa Blanca

    Celler Frisach, Corbera d’Ebre, ESP

    $15

  • ‘18 Grecco Bianco

    Progetto Calcarius, Puglia, ITA

    $16

  • ‘18 Assyrtiko

    Mercouri Estate Peloponnese, GRC

    $14

Orange

  • ‘18 Trousseau Gris

    Two Shepherds Russian River Valley, CA

    $16

Red

  • ‘17 Mourvedre

    Tessier El Dorado, CA

    $15

  • ‘17 Grenache/Syrah

    Francois Xavier Côtes du Rhône, FRA

    $15

  • ‘18 Cabernet Franc

    Lo-Fi Santa Barbara, CA

    $16

  • ‘17 Merlot

    Les Tetes Bordeaux, FRA

    $15

Raw

  • Albacore Tartare

    Aguachile, yogurt, santa barbara pistachio & la boite shabazi spice

    $16

  • Beef Tartare

    Smoked eggplant aioli, harissa & preserved tomato dressing, shallot crumble

    $19

  • Santa Barbara Uni

    Seaweed & za’atar butter with grilled flatbread & finger limes

    $26

Fish

  • Daily Catch

    Grilled branzino with olive oil marinated mushrooms, fennel pollen & lemon

    $45

  • Yellow Tail Collar

    Amba marinade, habanero salsa, pickled red onion, Sungold tomatoes & raw tahini

    $23

  • Fried Rice

    Chef Chang’s blue crab fried rice

    $16

Meat

  • Dry Aged Bone-In New York Strip

    Wood-grilled reserve Holstein beef with crispy fingerling potatoes, zhoug & pecorino

    $45

  • Chicken Schnitzel

    Served with fingerling potatoes, sumac gribiche, & bitter greens salad

    $26

  • Exchange Burger

    Brown butter, American cheese, lettuce & griddled onion

    $18

  • Pargiyot (Chicken) Kebab

    Grilled chicken with shawarma spice

    $14

  • Lamb Kebab

    Grilled lamb kebab with pistachio tahini

    $16

  • Steak Kebab

    Ras el hanout, brown butter

    $18

  • Try All Skewers

    $42

Large Plates

  • Lamb Belly & Shoulder Seaweed Shawarma

    Served with harissa xo sauce, tahini, amba aioli, lettuce, herbs, flatbread & fries

    $80

  • Whole Fried Local Red Snapper

    Harissa sweet & sour, knife-cut noodles, fresh Szechuan peppercorns

    $30 per pound

Salatim

  • Salatim Platter

    Three of chef’s daily selections, pickles, olives & house-made bread

    $25

  • Grated Tomato

    Har bracha tahini basil & olive oil

    $10

  • Hummus

    Rancho gordo chickpea hummus and almond matbucha

    $12

  • Burnt Eggplant

    Charcoal onion and bonito flakes

    $11

  • Smashed Cucumber

    Green chili oil, fried halloumi, celery & dill

    $10

  • Red Cabbage

    Chopped red cabbage, peanut, lime, herbs & dukkah

    $10

  • Avocado

    Cubed avocado, feta, black sesame & jalapeño

    $11

  • Radicchio Salad

    Castelfranco radicchio, rose vinaigrette, almond & pepato cheese

    $12

  • Apple & Pear Salad

    Grilled cucumbers, ume vinaigrette, aged goats feta, shaved sunchokes, shiso

    $10

Vegetables

  • Sweet Potato

    Grilled O’Henry sweet potato, creamy almond, chile Morita & cilantro

    $18

  • Sprouting Broccoli

    Bagna cauda & labneh

    $13

  • Fingerling Potato

    Black harissa, pecorino cheese sauce

    $12

  • Cauliflower

    Preserved lemon aioli, almond, pecorino & pita breadcrumbs

    $12

  • Fries

    Hand-cut shoestring with amba mayo

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Wines

Sparkling

  • NV G.H.Mumm Grand Cordon

    Champagne, FRA

    $19

  • ‘18 “Pet Mex”

    Bichi, Tecate, MEX

    $17

Rosé

  • ‘18 Zinfandel/Carignan

    Las Jaras Sebastopol, CA

    $14

  • ‘18 Grenache/Cinsault

    Whispering Angel Cotes de Provence, FRA

    $15

Orange

  • ‘18 Trousseau Gris

    Two Shepherds Russian River Valley, CA

    $16

Red

  • ‘17 Mourvedre

    Tessier El Dorado, CA

    $15

  • ‘16 Grenache/Syrah

    Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône, FRA

    $15

  • ‘18 Cabernet Franc

    Lo-Fi Santa Barbara, CA

    $16

  • ‘17 Merlot

    Les Tetes Bordeaux, FRA

    $15

  • Wine of The Month

    Market Price

White

  • ‘18 Garnatxa Blanca

    Celler Frisach, Corbera d’Ebre, ESP

    $15

  • ‘18 Grecco Bianco

    Progetto Calcarius, Puglia, ITA

    $16

  • ‘18 Assyrtiko

    Mercouri Estate Peloponnese, GRC

    $14

Beers

  • Goldstar

    Amber lager, 4.9 abv Tempo Beer Co, ISR

    $7

  • Tecate

    American style lager, 4.5 abv, MEX

    $5

  • Heineken

    Pale lager, 5.0 abv, NED

    $6

  • Cucumber Crush

    Sour ale, 5.0 abv 10 Barrel Brewing Co, OR

    $9

  • Einstök

    White ale, 5.2 abv Einstök Beer Co, ISL

    $8

  • Stone Delicious

    IPA, 7.7 abv Stone Brewing Co San Diego, CA

    $8

  • Dawn of the Red

    Red IPA, 7.0 abv Ninkasi Brewing Co Eugene, OR

    $8

  • Sky Kraken

    Hazy pale ale, 5.5 abv Fremont Brewing Seattle, WA

    $8

  • Bohemia

    Pilsner, 4.9 abv MEX

    $8

Cocktails

  • Pomegranate & Herbs

    Pomegranate juice, lemon, bombay dry gin, aperol, scarborough bitters, tarragon-infused soda

    $15

  • White Negroni

    Lemon verbena infused luxardo bitter Bianco, lo-fi dry vermouth, don julio tequila, yuzu bitters

    $15

  • “Arabic Salad” Martini

    Beefeater gin, stoli cucumber vodka, la quintinye vermouth, tomato water, sumac tincture, parsley oil

    $15

  • Coconut & Date

    Turmeric coconut cream, date cordial, orange, Bacardi 4 Añejo rum, nutmeg

    $15

  • Tepache

    House tepache, lemon, buffalo trace bourbon, sweet vermouth, velvet falernum

    $15

  • Cucumber & Parsley

    Fresh green juice, lime, grapefruit, sage cordial, altos tequila, vida mezcal, green chartreuse, hopped grapefruit bitters

    $15

  • Old Fashioned

    Toasted hazelnut infused eagle rare, apricot demerara

    $15

Fresh & Fun

  • Turmeric & Pineapple

    Honey, fresh pineapple, turmeric, bee pollen

    $8

  • Garden & Grapefruit

    Lime, strawberry, fresh grapefruit & seed lip garden

    $8

*A 4% charge is added to all checks to help cover the cost of health care benefits that we offer for our full-time employees. Thank you for supporting our staff. If you would like this charge removed, please let your server know.

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