Gjelina Owner Prepares to Open New Restaurant on Abbot Kinney

Image: YoVenice.com

Native Albanian Fran Camaj catapulted into restaurant fame when he opened Abbot Kinney’s Gjelina, a celebrity favorite, in 2008. Now they restaurateur is in the process of opening up his second eatery on the same street in the former High D High boutique space.

According to Grubstreet, construction has commenced at Camaj’s new restaurant location at 1305 Abbot Kinney. The new 1,248-square-foot restaurant will be built from the ground up and according to schematics published by YoVenice.com, the space will include “outdoor dining, a fifteen-seat bar and eight four-top tables.”

The name of the new restaurant has not yet been released.

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