Bar Bandini
Wine bar · Greater Echo Park Elysian
2150 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Highlights
Natural wines, sour beers, saisons on tap, small plates
Natural wines, sour beers, saisons on tap, small plates
"Named after local writer John Fante’s protagonist Arturo Bandini, here is a dark and moody neighborhood bar with an impressive selection of craft beers and wines on tap. If you get there early, you’ll likely find one of the three friendly founders Joshua Weinstein, Michael Lippman, and Jason Piggott behind the long, slate bar, quelling curious palettes with a taste of the goods. Bar Bandini has a sense of familiarity about it. It’s more mature than its neighboring counterparts, and its rustic interior carries the weight of longevity and stories told. Take a date or fly solo, you're in good hands." - Ludlow Kingsley
"When it comes to a night out on the Eastside, Bar Bandini is never the first place that comes to mind. But this Echo Park wine bar deserves to be in your rotation. Bandini is one of those places that always seems to get the mood right - weekdays involve regulars drinking wine from the tap, and eating a part-burrata, part-mozzarella cheese that’s much better than it sounds. Things get livelier during weekends, but never to the point where you have to worry about getting a lemon drop thrown in your face. In fact, it’s beer and wine only. But it’s also very far from being boring." - brant cox
"Bandini is one of those places that always seems to get the mood right. The Echo Park wine bar has a spacious back patio, excellent wine, and a nightly food pop-up that currently makes one of our favorite new pizzas in LA. If that combination doesn’t sound appealing to you, we have completely different pandemic moods." - brant cox
"Bar Bandini in Echo Park always seems to get the mood just right—especially during those times when you just want some wine and some silence. The wine list features predominantly natural wines, including eight on tap, and a reliable rotating beer selection as well. They don't have a permanent snacks menu, but there always seems to be something good to nibble on, like this incredible part-burrata, part-mozzarella cheese situation that you'll absolutely want to finish yourself—another benefit to coming solo." - brant cox
"Under-the-radar wine spot Bar Bandini isn't the first option that comes to mind for a big night out in Echo Park, but that's the reason we love it. The dark, narrow space is so stripped-down it looks like it's under construction, yet somehow the mood is always right: weekdays involve chill regulars drinking natural wine and craft beers from the tap and eating simple, tasty bar snacks like olives and cheese. Come weekends, things get livelier, but never to the point where you have to worry about getting a lemon drop thrown in your face. Bandini might be mellow, but it's never boring." - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren, kat hong, brett keating
