Erewhon at LACMA

In the early 2020s, LA-based luxury supermarket chain Erewhon Market went viral on social media by developing insanely expensive (and not always delicious) celebrity-endorsed smoothies – for some, comfortably spending $20 on a cup of ice-blended juice was a personal flex reflecting proximity to LA’s pockets of fame and fortune. But despite growing interest in the Erewhon brand, the company has faced a rare growth challenge: Expanding further to reach more potential customers required opening more premium-priced supermarkets, a risky proposition even in stable economic times.

Coinciding with the April 2026 opening of the LA County Museum of Art’s David Geffen Galleries, the debut of Erewhon at LACMA represents a safer alternative. Serving as the museum’s official cafe, a small, fairly dark room with communal indoor and spacious outdoor seating provides access to Erewhon Market’s famous smoothies and some of its health-focused juices, salads, and spring waters, plus coffee, tea, pastries, and merch. Now locals and tourists alike can brag that they’ve visited Erewhon – and sample just enough of their specialities to look cool on TikTok or Instagram – without actually needing to visit a full store.

Somewhat surprisingly, most of the cafe’s food and drink offerings are affordable: coffees start at $4.75 and climb to $8.75, with matchas and teas ranging from $4.50 to $12 depending on complexity, and specialty drinks starting at $4 (hot chocolate) with large salted maple cold brews hitting a high of $13. Several of Erewhon’s famous smoothies – initially Strawberry Claze, Malibu Mango, and Coconut Cloud – range from $20 to $21 each, sporting ingredient lists designed to convey a sense of healthy, organic specialness. Meanwhile, pastry cases ($4 to $6.50) include the same buttery croissants, MadChip cookies, and chocolate babkas found at Market locations; cups of vanilla soft serve ($9) can be augmented with glazes and toppings ($1.50 each), or turned into affogatos with espresso ($12).

Unlike prior visits to Erewhon Market, when we were unimpressed by the smoothies and not thrilled by the rest of our experiences, we enjoyed everything we tried at Erewhon at LACMA. On the food side, we absolutely loved the sweet, lightly buttery flavor and alternatingly crispy/soft textures of the Kouign-Amann ($4) pastry, and had no objections besides pricing to the MadChip-branded chocolate chip cookie ($6), which was clearly recently baked, appropriately chocolatey throughout, and just the right level of soft.