4 Best Wine Bars in Los Angeles
The best wine bars in Los Angeles — M Grill Brazilian Churrascaria, Pitchoun!, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Villa's Tacos Los Angeles, reviewed by TastyPals editors.
The best wine bars in Los Angeles are M Grill Brazilian Churrascaria, Pitchoun!, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and more. Start with M Grill Brazilian Churrascaria if you want the strongest overall first pick.
How we picked: We weight bottle/glass selection, staff guidance, food strength (snacks vs. a real menu), and whether the room rewards a 2-hour stay.
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Practical notes
What to plan for before you book — spend, reservation strategy, and who should skip this guide entirely.
- Expected spend
- $18–28 per glass at the top tier; bottles start around $80. Two glasses and a snack lands around $70–90 per person.
- Booking strategy
- Most of these are walk-in friendly before 6:30 and after 9:30. Weekend 7–9 windows fill — reserve a high-top or bar seat if available.
- What to order
- Ask staff for a 'one classic, one weird' pour. Wine bars reward the conversation; cellar depth doesn't show up in the by-glass list.
- Skip if
- you want a full dinner with multiple courses. The food here supports the drinking, not the other way around.
Who this guide is for
The best wine bars in Los Angeles treat the list as the main event without letting the food fall behind. These picks reward the diner who wants to explore a glass and stay a while. Picks span Los Angeles and Highland Park.
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How we chose
We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →
Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.
We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.
The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.
4 ranked picks
M Grill Brazilian Churrascaria is an easy yes when you want somewhere that feels considered rather than fussy. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 1,596 Google reviews.
Tucked into the heart of DTLA on South Olive, Pitchoun! is the kind of French bakery that earns its exclamation point. It's a family operation — husband-and-wife team Frédéric and Fabienne Souliès, with Frédéric tracing his lineage back to his grandfather's bakery — and that pedigree shows. This is a 2019 Best Baguette in LA winner, and everything's made fresh on site daily, down to the yogurt. The room is rustic-meets-chic, the sort of charming space that makes a morning feel like an occasion. Go for the almond croissant, their signature: a croissant baked twice with homemade almond paste tucked inside and shredded almonds on top. For something heartier, the croque-madame holds up beautifully. Beyond that, the cabinet runs deep with French regional specialties — kouign amann, tarte tropézienne, gougères, chouquettes — and there's a clever twist: it doubles as a wine store, 80-plus niche bottles and 20 craft beers, same price to drink in or take away. Note the hours close at 3 PM, so this is a daytime affair. Pastries run $4–7.65, sandwiches $16–17.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar looks like a good night-out option in Los Angeles because it reads polished without feeling overly formal. It also holds a 8.8 rating across 1,713 Google reviews.
There is a particular irony in a critic who measures tasting menus against the cheque finding himself at a picnic table outside a Highland Park taqueria. Villa's Tacos does not pretend to be a special-occasion room, and it is the better for the honesty. What it offers is a Signature Queso Taco at $4.25 — blue corn masa, refried beans, guacamole, cotija, crema, and a melted skirt of Monterey Jack — that has somehow accumulated three consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmands (2023–2025) and three LA Taco Madness titles. Chef Villa began serving these from his grandmother's house; the lineage shows in the handmade blue-corn tortillas, which are the point, not the garnish. With a range of $10–$20, the value question answers itself. The Villa's Trio lets you triangulate the kitchen — Ranchera Asada, Papas Con Chorizo, Black Bean Con Pollo. Seating is a few tables and little ceremony. This is not an occasion you dress for; it is one the food earns regardless. Go hungry, go early, and don't expect a chair.
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