Melanie Wine Bar
Wine bar · Beverly Grove
8310 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Highlights
" At first glance, Melanie in Beverly Grove looks and feels like many other good wine bars around town. There’s a curated list filled with mostly European biodynamic wines, a cute space that feels like a friend’s living room right as the party is starting to peak, and a menu filled with snacks you want to eat while drinking chilled Beaujolais. But what makes this spot truly recommendable is the staff. No question here is a dumb question, even if your date asks if orange wine is made from oranges. As far as the food goes, plump, buttery mussels in a vadouvan curry are a standout. And though it’s not technically on the menu, be sure to ask for a side of their perfectly crispy shoestring fries. " - nikko duren, brant cox, arden shore, sylvio martins
"At first glance, Melanie looks like many other good wine bars around town. There’s a well-curated list filled with mostly European natural wines, a cute space that resembles a popular friend’s living room, and a menu filled with snacks you want to eat while drinking chilled beaujolais. But what makes this spot great are the people serving you the wine. No question is a dumb question, even if you’re date asks if orange wine is made from oranges. As far as the food, the mussels are a standout. They’re plump, buttery, and bathed in a rich vadouvan curry. And though it’s not technically on the menu, ask for a side of their crispy tater tors. Consider it an exercise to see how good your date is at letting you eat all of them." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"West Third Street’s low-light wine bar from David Gibbs (Mirabelle, Sushi Note, Augustine) offers easy French and Italian fare to go along with terrific wines by the glass. When the evening hours start and the room is full, Melanie could be mistaken for a Parisian bar where the mostly local crowd samples red Morgon from Domaine Bulliat or a sparkling Crémant de Jura from Domaine Rolet to go with salt spring mussels or charred Spanish octopus." - Eater Staff, Rebecca Roland
"Beverly Grove’s newest addition is Melanie, a new wine bar pouring mostly European dynamic wines in a cute space that feels like a friend’s living room. It’s run by the same people behind Sushi Note and Augustine Wine Bar, two of our favorite places to drink wine in LA, simply because the sommeliers are normal and know how to level with you. As far as the food goes, order the mussels—they’re plump, buttery, and bathed in a rich, savory vadouvan curry." - sylvio martins, brant cox, kat hong, nikko duren
"From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily, get half-priced glasses of wine at this vibey West 3rd Street wine bar. Stop by on Monday nights for half-priced bottles of wine all night long." - Eater Staff
