"Since 1964 Vitello’s has been serving martinis and whiskey sours alongside plates of spaghetti and eggplant Parmesan, and in 2016 it added the Rendition Room speakeasy hidden behind a door disguised as a bookshelf. The restaurant’s team researched top speakeasies and visited several along the West Coast with the goal of building a 1930s-style bar, and they sought out Scott Warren — a bartender with a decades-long career and international experience — to shape the bar’s menu and atmosphere. I noticed the pairing of classic Italian-American fare with a carefully crafted cocktail experience housed within the larger Vitello’s setting at this Studio City address." - Virali Dave