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Dinner Menu
selva Sundays
Specials
BAR Menu
Dessert Cafe Y Mas

 Dinner Menu

All items on the menu are gluten free unless denoted with an (NGF). Items denoted with a (DF) are Dairy Free; however several items can be made DF by request
SMALL PLATES
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mushroom croquettes

long beach mushroom gravy balls deep-fried, topped with prosciutto and sitting on a jalapeno jam (NGF)
smoked chicken wings
dry brined, smoked & fried, tossed in a sauce of fermented chili and yeasted butter
(can be dry or extra spicy)
tallarines selva (pasta of the day)
chef’s choice house-made pasta delicately curated with Long Beach mushrooms, market goods & a unique Peruvian inspired twist (NGF)
peruvian scallop crudo
3 raw scallops on the half shell, fermented rocoto & aji amarillo, aji juice, allium oil & champagne espuma (DF)
Gusto’s bread & cheese plate
accompanied with fried & fresh colombian cheese, house made queso fresco, black garlic butter, housemade mustard, pickles & preserves (NGF)
sea scallops & arepas
fresh sea scallops with a sauce of fermented corn, roasted mushrooms and yeasted butter on a corn arepa
bunuelos
fried cassava and corn flour fritters (savory or sweet)
grilled spanish octopus
charred octopus, seasonal veggies, red chimi aioli (GF available)
charred seasonal veggies
farmer’s market charred vegetables, finished in ginger soy & served on mama’s rice
papas bravas
colombian papas criollas, garlic aioli, & several fermented amazonian chilis (GF available)
pork belly chicharron
smoked niman ranch belly, fried, tossed with lime & aji merken (DF)
chuzos
skewered marinated skirt steak, onions & peppers (regular or spicy)
arroz chaufa (peruvian style fried rice)
chef’s choice meat
long beach mushrooms
fresh bay scallops
ceviche
aji amarillo leche de tigre, avocado, plantain chips (DF)
MAINS
smoked pollo
oak, mesquite & almond wood, lime (1/2 or full) only available after 6pm limited availability
carne asada
yeasted butter, allium oil, onion ash
truffle service +$35
heritage pork chop
served with a glaze of blueberries & smoked broth
seasonal fish
wood fired grilled fish served with chefs seasonal garnishes
sea scallops
white rice, smoked salt, yeasted butter emulsion & fried garlic

SIDES
patacon con hagao

twice fried & smashed green plantains, colombian hogao (DF)
braised greens
collards & cabbage braised with smoked niman ranch pork belly topped with colombian queso fresco
arepas
queso fresco, roasted corn, smoked salt
yucca fries
selva spice & guascas served with cilantro ranch
arroz y frijoles
mama’s rice, stewed market red kidney beans with smoked niman ranch pork, marigolds, housemade crema
sweet plantains
butter & smoked salt
market salad
mixed greens, colombian farmers cheese, seasonal garnishes, cilantro buttermilk dressing
medicinal organic jidori chicken broth
roasted garlic, chili & chlorophyll oil, charred citrus & ginger soy
plantain chips
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ADD ONS
avocado halves 4
farmer’s market egg 5
side of rice or beans 8
colombian chorizo 12
colombian morcilla 12
chorizo tasting 25
any table sauce to go 12
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Selva Sundays

MAINS
selva bandeja
chef’s choice protein, choice of colombian chorizo or blood sausage, chicharron, fried egg, rice, beans, arepa, plantains & avocado
super perro
colombian chorizo, charred onions & peppers, colombian queso fresco, aji mayo, salsa rosada, chili jam, crushed lays, served on Hey Brother Baker brioche bun with choice of regular or yucca fries (NGF)
selva burger
GUSTO’s bun, angus patty, fried housemade mustard & aji amarillo, white american cheese, caramelized onion & niman ranch bacon jam, plantain puree, aji mayo, fried egg, served with yucca fries, french fries or side salad (NGF)
torta del dia
ask server for details; served with yucca fries, french fries or side salad
carne con bearnesa
chef’s choice steak or heritage pork chop served with an aji amarillo bernaise and yucca fries or french fries
smoked baby back ribs
dry brined, smoked and braised in banana leaves & aromatics, draped in a blueberry barbecue sauce, served with Gusto’s sweet potato bun and citrus slaw

SIDES & SHAREABLES
mushroom croquettes
long beach mushroom gravy balls deep-fried, topped with prosciutto, sitting on jalapeno jam (NGF)
arepas
queso fresco, corn, smoked salt
arroz y frijoles
mama’s white rice, stewed market red kidney beans with smoked niman ranch pork, dressed with housemade crema (DF)
yucca fries or french fries
selva spice & guascas, served with cilantro ranch
patacon con hogao
twice-fried smashed green plantains, served with colombian hogao (DF)
pork belly chicharron
smoked niman ranch pork belly (DF)
chuzos
skewered chef’s choice meat (regular or spicy)
​arroz chaufa
peruvian style fried rice
– chef’s choice meat | 22
– long beach mushrooms | 19
– fresh bay scallops | mp
smoked chicken wings
dry brined, smoked & fried, tossed in fermented amazonian chili & yeasted butter sauce
tamale
choice of meat or long beach mushrooms, served with fermented corn & mushroom butter emulsion, hogao & side of rice (steamed to order)
braised greens
collards & cabbage braised with smoked niman ranch pork, topped with colombian queso fresco
​​market green salad
mixed greens, colombian farmers cheese, seasonal garnishes, cilantro buttermilk dressing
pan de bono
colombian baked cheese bread, made with corn masa, yucca flour & colombian queso fresco (baked to order) (NGF)
sopa del dia
rotational soup with market veggies, served with rice and avo
selva benedict
arepas topped with smoked niman ranch pork belly, poached eggs, aji amarillo hollandaise, served with yucca fries or french fries
calentado
chef’s choice protein, mama’s rice mixed with frijoles, hogao & topped with avocado
peruvian scallop crudo
3 raw scallops on the half shell, fermented rocoto & aji amarillo, aji juice, allium oil & champagne espuma (DF)

​SWEET
french toast
sweet plantains, elderflower infused blueberry jam, whipped cream & toasted coconut, made with Hey Brother Baker rotational bread (NGF)
bunuelos
sweet or savory fried cassava fritters

​ADD ONS:
avocado halves – 4
farmer’s market egg – 5
side of rice or beans – 8
colombian chorizo – 12
colombian morcilla – 12
chorizo tasting – 25
any table sauce to go – 12
truffle fries – 11 / steak – 30
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Specials

HAPPY HOUR (Bar Area Only)
Wednesdays: ALL DAY
Thursday–Sunday: 4–6pm


BITES
chicken wangs – 9
smoked, fermented chili sauce, cilantro dressing
pork belly chicharron – 9
niman ranch smoked pork belly
mushroom croquettes – 8
shroom gravy, chili jam, prosciutto
arepas – 6
queso fresco, corn, butter, smoked salt
market ceviche – 12
aji amarillo leche de tigre, avocado, plantain chips
sweet plantains – 6
butter, smoked salt
patacón con hogao
twice-fried smashed green plantains, colombian hogao
selva burger
Gusto bun, angus patty, fried mustard, white cheddar, caramelized onion & bacon jam, plantain puree, aji mayo, pickled chilis
add on bartender’s boilermaker – 17

SIPS
7 well spirits with mixer
7 house wine by the glass
2 off specialty cocktails
2 off draft beers
10 boilermaker
10 selva bomb
INDUSTRY NIGHT
Thursdays · 6pm–close · Bar Area Only
15% off regular menu + $3 off specialty cocktails
Tell your server where you work and tag us with #selvaindustrynight on Instagram!


BITES
yuccas animales – 10
add cheesy beef patty or fried egg – 4
selva burger – 10
hot cheeto chauffa – 8
salchipapas – 7
wings – 8
arepas – 5
sweet plantains – 5
patacón con hogao – 5


SIPS
modelo (12 oz. can) – 5
any south american beer – 5
boilermaker – 10
modelo or any south american beer + aguardiente or whiskey
fernandito – 5
margarita traditional – 7
specialty cocktails – 12
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Bar Menu

COCKTAILS
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Batida 15

Cachaça. Yerba maté concentrate. Coconut. Cynar 70.
Clandestino 17
Aguardiente. Pisco. Japanese whiskey. Chartreuse. Lulo. Celery.
Colombian Punch 15
Rum. Lacuma. Mango. Passion fruit. Mango. Lulo. Falernum.
Pisco Mel 15
Pisco. Apricot liqueur. Pineapple. Bitters.
Bueno Boina 16
Scotch. Overproof rum. Sherry. Passion fruit. Sauv Blanc
Selva Old Fashioned 15
Aguardiente. Rye. Panela. Aromatic bitters.
(can sub with whiskey)
Fernet About Last Night 15
Fernet Branca. Aguardiente. Bourbon. Lime.
The Bev 15
Empress gin. Lemon. Elderflower. Bubbles.
Manzan Medicina 17
Apple infused honey gin. Absinthe. Ginger. Tonic.
Un Frio Fundir 14
Colombian rum. Gran Vino Sanson. Chocolate. Cheese foam.
Margaritas - 12/50 glass or pitcher
  • Spicy Lulo- tequila, fresh muddled jalapeños, lulo
  • Jamaica-rita- tequila, hibiscus, agave
  • Tradicional- tequila, fresh lime juice, agave - 2 for Mezcal
  • Kiwi-rita- tequila, kiwi, agave, absenting sprit
Mocktails 7
Coco Amor

coconut, pineapple, lime
El Pasion
passion fruit, mango, lime, agave
Pepino Fresa
cucumber, lime, strawberry

SPIRITS
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Vodka

Kettle One
Titos
Grey Goose
Haku
Amass
Gin
Nikka Coffee
Botanist
Beefeater
St. George
Hendricks
Bar Hill
Ford’s
Sweet Gwendoline
Rum
diplomatico
kuleana agricol
ron viejo de caldas
ron medellin
gustoso
ratu
plantain 3 stars
plantation oftd
ron zacapa
appleton
appleton reserve
De Colombia
Aguardiente antioqueño
Aguarduente sin azucar
ron viejo de caldas
ron medellin
Mezcal
400 Conejos espadin - tobala
400 conejos espadin - cuishe
400 conejos - joven
bozal cenizo
bozal pechuga
bozal espadin
bozal Castillo
Bourbon
high west
basil hayden
bardstown collective
bardstown discovery
bardstown exploration
elijah craig
horse soldier
woodford reserve ltd
Rye
blue run
woodinville
high west rye
Scotch
dewars 12 year
glenmorangie
bowmore
oban 14 yr
dalmore
glenlivet
johnnie walker red label
port charlotte 10 yr

WINE
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Red

Wente 12/36
Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley, CA
Claroscuro Vineyards 13/45
Malbec, Vista Flores, Argentina
Art of the Andes 12/37
Pinot Noir, Mendoza, Argentina
La Playa 11/35
Red Blend, Colchagua Valley, Chile
House Red 9/25
White
house white 9/25
Raeburn 11/33
Chardonnay, Sanoma, CA
J Vineyard & Winery 11/33
Pinot Gris, Sanoma, CA
Paco & Lola 13/39
Albariño, Galicia, Spain
La Playa 10/31
Rose, Maule Valley, Chile
La Playa 11/33
Sauvignon Blanc, Maule Valley, Chile
Corkage fee 35
Bubbles
House Sparkling 8
Art of the Andes 13
Chandon Split 9
Brut or Rose

BEER
draft 9
Long Beach Beer Lab
LB Blonde, Long Beach, 5.2%
Rotating Sour, Long Beach
Beachwood
Refajo Colombiano 6/18
Cerveza & Colombian Soda (pint or pitcher)
Boomtown
Bad Hombre, Mexican Style Lager, 4.6%
Beachwood
Rotating IPA, Long Beach
Harland
Japanese Rice Lager, San Diego, 5%
Harland Hazy
Hazy IPA, San Diego, 6.5%
Trademark
Talking Hands Pilsner, Long Beach, 5%
Smog City
Sabertooth Squirrel, Amber, Torrance, 7%
South American Beer 6
Aguila
Colombian lager 6%
Club Colombiana
Dorada Colombian lager 4.7%
Cusquena
Peruvian lager 4.8%
Club Classica
Ecuadorian Lager 4.2%
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N/A Beverages 6
Colombiana Soda
Agua Frescas
Lulo, Guanabana, Jamaica
Materva Yerba Mate Soda
Moon Goat Cold Brew
Inca Kola
postobon manzana
Pony Malta
Selva cold brew Yerba Mate
Mexican Coca-Cola
Mexican sprite
Topo-Chico mineral water
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Dessert Cafe Y Mas

DULCE
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seasonal panna cotta
– 13
seasonal market fruit, toasted coconut & whipped cream
pudin de pan – 12
sweet plantains, smoked cashews, dark chocolate & cinnamon crema (NGF)
mereng—n – 10
seasonal fruit, whipped crema, elderflower infused meringue & mint oil
oblea – 8
caramelized condensed milk, crispy wafer, seasonal jam (NGF)
CAFE Y MAS
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moongoat french press service for 2 or 4
– 7/14
rotational Colombian single-origin regular or decaf, ground fresh & served at the table with sugar, cream & market honey
moongoat cold bru – 5
single-origin regular
iced coffee – 4
single-origin regular, cream, cinnamon
house dried selva tea – 6
rotational herbal medicinal market herbs, served at the table with cream, sugar & market honey
yerba mate (hot or cold) – 6
south american tea, served at the table with sugar & market honey
cafe borracho – 13
colombian coffee & rum with a dash or sweet cream ($2 mocha)
carajillo – 13
colombian coffee, Spanish brandy (hot or cold)
espresso martini – 15
espresso concentrate, vodka, cantera negra coffee liqueur
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Operating Hours
Wednesday & Thursday, 4pm - 9pm
Friday & Saturday, 4pm - 10pm

Sunday, 12pm - 9pm 
Closed Monday & Tuesday
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