Red Room Wine Bar

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"You’d never know from the relaxing atmosphere at Koreatown’s Coffee MCO that the same space flips into a pet-nat party (with no cover) after dark. Red Room is that cafe’s ruby-colored wine bar alter ego, and depending on the night, there’s usually a DJ set, singles mixer, or straight-up dance party happening in this two-story lounge. The lineup (listed on their Instagram feed) changes week to week, but the Salomon and cargo pants crowd of Olympic Boulevard is always here. Expect blasting house music, flowing yuzu highballs, and small plates from rotating chefs doing pop-ups in the kitchen. Be sure to get here early before all the free parking spots in the lot are gone. " - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins