Bar Stella

Silver Lake, Los Angeles –

Housed in a boutique clothing store that formerly fronted haute French bistro Cafe Stella, Bar Stella adds a Moroccan-styled retreat to this already popular slice of Paris, offering patrons an array of classic cocktails to wash down their moules frites.

Accessed down a small hallway that used to dead-end at the Cafe’s bathrooms, the single-room space is framed by leather couches and scattered wicker chairs, each covered in brightly colored pillows so dolled-up ladies and artsy industry types can rest their perfect tushies amid rounds of $15 martinis.

The walls are a mix of distressed patterns and exposed brick, with little in the way of décor save for the large painting of tropical birds centered behind the marble-topped bar, where white-jacketed booze doctors dole out top-shelf spirits with dedicated aplomb.

Brass French doors (of course) open to a patio with a checkered floor, low tables topped with lanterns, and more pillowed benches, all surrounded by a wall to help quell the noise from Sunset Boulevard.

After a meal at the restaurant, the crowds regularly flow in, from mellow groups of friends and snazzy pre-gamers to would-be couples on a successful date – but even with a full house, it’s doubtful anyone ever has to yell their order.

(Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!)

A night spent at this venue definitely won’t be cheap, but for the perfect cap on a romantic evening in Silver Lake, it’s hard to beat Bar Stella.