WHY A comfortable place to sit, sip, nosh and talk, with two lounge-y seating areas, a wooden communal table, and room to stand around the gleaming tasting machines and chat over your one-ounce pours. WHAT Part retail store, part wine bar and part high-tech tasting center, this new spot was created by two wine-loving couples [...]
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WHY About 100 wines by the glass, with all sorts of flight options, and delicious dishes to accompany those wines. WHAT A-list movie producer and Pasadena resident Gale Anne Hurd brought a little Hollywood zing to non-showy Pasadena with her wine-focused restaurant-although the look is actually more New York sleek than Hollywood glitz, and it [...]
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WHY A lovely covered sidewalk patio, worthy wines to drink here or take home, and mighty fine panini. WHAT Part retail wine shop and part outdoor café, this place was cleverly designed to keep the indoors temperature-controlled for the wine while having that indoor-outdoor flow so essential to Venice living. The wine-by-the-glass list is relatively [...]
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WHY You’ll be tempted to continue ordering tapas until you’re full, but save room for the churros with chocolate dipping sauce, one of the best desserts ever invented.; WHAT This Montrose hot spot (no, that’s not an oxymoron) has a huge menu of delicious, light small bites (bacon-wrapped dates, croquettes, mushrooms of many kinds, grilled [...]
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WHY The burger-made with Meyer beef, Niman Ranch bacon, wild greens, a brioche bun and either Point Reyes blue cheese or sharp Tillamook cheddar-rivals the one at Father’s Office. On Mondays, the chef experiments and makes more creative burgers that he pairs with craft beers. WHAT We wish all neighborhood restaurants were this fine. The [...]
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WHY The menu focuses mainly on updated American classics, and includes a wide selection of artisanal cheeses and charcuterie for sampling with the wines. WHAT Quality live jazz is at the heart of this candlelit bistro, but the surprise is how good the food is, too. Try the Snake River Farms Kobe beef burger with [...]
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WHY Wine-friendly and delicious small dishes such as paella, asparagus risotto with lemon and parmesan, and roasted salmon with couscous, plus some satisfying true tapas like marinated olives, cheeses and cured meats. WHAT Is it a set design or tapas bar? You be the judge. First, though, you’ll have to land one of the small [...]
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WHY For the great wine list, with lots of worthy choices for $7 to $9 a glass; the well-conceived and fairly priced small-plates menu; and the gregarious charm of Chef Beltran, who spends a lot of time checking on diners. WHAT Noir is the new venture of chef Claud Beltran and wine expert Mike Farwell, [...]
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WHY A wee, charming spot with good, affordable wines, cheeses and charcuterie-just the place to transition from the work day to the evening. WHAT The smart folks behind one of our favorite wine bars in town, Bacaro, opened this 600-square-foot spot in the heart of Downtown. Where Bacaro’s focus is Italian, here it’s French, with [...]
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WHY Terrific, reasonably priced wines by the glass, a dreamy cheese and charcuterie platter, and the famed pig candy (basically, thick bacon caramelized with brown sugar). WHAT The perfect neighborhood bistro, Lou is a dark and fetching spot hidden next to a laundromat in a crummy strip mall. Stop in for a quick glass of [...]
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