The Hit List: New LA Restaurants To Try Right Now - Los Angeles - The Infatuation
"Some wine bars are just spaces to performatively smoke Parliaments and glug pét-nat. Others are genuinely cool places to hang out, like Justine's. This dark, kooky Frogtown spot behind vegan bakery Just What I Kneaded—owned by the same people–has velvet booths to sink into with a bottle of chilled red, as the Cocteau Twins mumble on the speakers and a glowing orb illuminates the tiny space from behind the bar. The sultry ambiance is fun, but their vegan Italian-leaning menu is why we keep going back. The excellent Sunday-only lasagna hides under a blanket of basil-kissed ragú, small, blistered pizzas are topped with peppery "sausage" and tiny vegan ricotta clouds, and the crispy mushroom "calamari" could fool any fritti connoisseur. " - Brant Cox, Sylvio Martins, Nikko Duren
