This homey little hangout, always murmury and dark, is anchored by a bustling patio and a 360-degree bar. Claudio Blotta keeps a small, shifting set of wines in constant rotation, driven largely by the Mediterranean theme and reflecting perhaps the restless explorations of Blotta's former boss at Campanile, Manfred Krankl. It doesn't hurt that the list is supported by the farm-to-table cuisine of Don Dickman, whose duck liver pâté inspires craving for Glatzer Blaufrankisch.
2442 Hyperion Ave., Silver Lake. (323) 662-2442, barbrix.com. Mon.-Wed., 6 p.m.-mid.; Thurs., 6 p.m.-1 a.m.; Fri.-Sat., 6 p.m.- 2 a.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.-mid. Glass pours $9-$15.
4628 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Region: Los Feliz
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533 Rose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90291
Category: Restaurant > New American
Region: Venice/ Marina del Rey
1050 Flower St. # 167
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Category: Restaurant > European
Region: Downtown
320 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Melrose/ Beverly/ Fairfax
Bottle Rock
There are two Bottle Rocks, their vibes dramatically different. The flagship holds sway on Main Street in Culver City, still cavernous and noisy and lined with wine bottles that may as well have a sign on them that says "Please touch": With a two-glass minimum, you can purchase any wine you like and sell the rest back to the bar, whereupon the remainder becomes the latest by-the-glass special. The space downtown near Staples Center is sleeker, more modern, with low, wood-slatted ceilings and an even larger selection — some 800 bottles. Both places boast cheese- and charcuterie-heavy menus that seem well suited for post-game noshing.
3847 Main St., Culver City. (310) 936-9463, bottlerockculvercity.com. Mon.-Thurs., 4-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 4-11 p.m.; Sun., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Also 1050 S. Flower St., #167, dwntwn. (213) 747-1100, bottlerockla.com. Mon.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sun., 4:30-11:30 p.m. Glass pours $8-$22.
Mignon
This East Sixth Street storefront is mignon indeed. Simple, charming and a little twee, Mignon feels almost liturgical in its layout and ambience, an oval 360-degree, candlelit bar facing a small knot of attending bartenders busily polishing glasses, pouring wine and assembling boards of cheese. Mignon offers a tiny selection of salads, pâtés, cheeses and stewy things, and its wine list is comparably tiny but well selected and extremely well priced. Best of all, it's usually quiet and dark, an oasis of calm against downtown's mayhem: Sip a sherry, an Oloroso Seco from Alfonso, and watch the world go by or, at the very least, spill in and out of Cole's next door.
128 E. Sixth St., dwntwn. (213) 489-0131, mignonla.com. Daily, 6 p.m.-mid. Glass pours $7-$14.
Pour Haus
It was surely a relief for the loft dwellers in and around Industrial Street that Lorena Porras opened Pour Haus late in 2011. The only convenient wine shop for blocks, if not miles, it is a place to pick up a bottle or uncork it and stay. Pour Haus is collegial in most senses of that word — easygoing and informal, hosting the occasional DJ or trivia night, with wine trivia nights selling out weekly.
All bottles on the premises can be purchased and drunk on-site. Most other offerings come in the form of flights, like the "Juice-Ball" flight from a few weeks back, which paired Carménère, petite sirah and Telmo Rodriguez's slutty yet refined Ribera del Duero, Gazur.
1820 Industrial St., dwntwn. (213) 327-0204, pourhauswinebar.com. Mon.-Thurs., noon-10 p.m.; Fri., noon-mid.; Sat., 3 p.m.-mid.; Sun., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Flights $10-$13; glass pours $7.50-$10.
3Twenty Wine Lounge
The bustle of La Brea in Mid-City streams by this clean-lined storefront oasis. Edgar Poureshagh runs a small, family operation whose centerpiece is a set of Enomatic wine-serving system stations, with round, gleaming pour devices dispensing 1.75 ounces (50 ml) of wine at a very reasonable price — allowing you to try many, many wines for the price of a couple glasses. The Enomatic system allows Poureshagh to create juxtapositions — placing Argentine malbecs alongside Cahors malbecs, Bordeaux cabs against Napa cabs, Central Coast syrahs against those of the northern Rhône. "I like to put a little bit of comfortable, a little bit of uncomfortable, side by side," he explains.
320 S. La Brea Ave., Mid-City. (323) 932-9500, 320southwine.com. Mon.-Thurs., 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., 6-11 p.m. Enomatic pours $2.50-$17.
I have a wine & beer bar near my place that has such a nice ambiance, is walking distance and has a great beer selection...but I feel like whoever orders their wine must not like wine. I have yet to have a good glass of wine there, and after about 6 or 7 tries, I wonder if I should just give up on them or ask the manager to let me pick the wine list.
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