6 Restaurants and Bars With Secret Compartments
1. Of all the Los Angeles restaurants and bars I know with hidden compartments, the private party room at Covell, a wine bar in Los Feliz, is the most secret. That’s because it’s concealed the way all great secret spaces are concealed, that is, behind a bookcase.
2. 55 Degree Wine, a wine shop in Atwater, has a little-known downstairs cellar with a small wine bar that serves charcuterie and cheese boards.
3. In Venice there’s the most beautiful apartment upstairs from Gjelina available for dinner parties. It includes a roof space, a small bar, and even a bedroom and bathroom, where you can stay overnight.
4. Behind a door at the Vietnamese restaurant Blossom on Sunset, stairs lead down to a cavernous candle-lit floor (with bar) where the vibe’s much more moody than in the main room.
5. The upstairs area at the Silverlake seafood spot L&E is totally visible from the street, BUT what is sort of secret is how the menu up there is different and more casual, and what I’m trying to get at is that they serve lobster rolls, which cannot be had downstairs. (Don’t even ask!) Go early because it fills up fast.
6. Also there’s that hidden party room at Golden Road Brewery called Chloe’s, but you already knew that.
Anyone got any other secret places to spill?
Photos clockwise: Gjelina x 2, Blossom, Covell, Chloe’s