Covell

Los Feliz / Atwater Village, Los Angeles –

A Los Feliz getaway catering to a diverse crowd of creative professionals, Covell combines a sophisticated and welcoming atmosphere with an in-depth education in wine.

Filled with after-work wine enthusiasts, this shabby-chic one-room bar is usually abuzz with lively chatter, much of it fueled by the display of the owner’s travel souvenirs, from a weather-worn Indian motorcycle and wallpaper fashioned from Argentinean encyclopedia pages to rusty keys and vintage cameras.

The real adventure, however, is at the sleek bar beneath the Tuscan-tinted walls where well-dressed novices and vino connoisseurs mull over the daily specials or peruse a menu of more than fifty wines, helped along in their choices by expert sommeliers.

A few leather stools provide a place for the laid-back clientele to perch, while smokers and minglers can take their drinks out to the small patio for quieter conversation with equally upscale and outgoing twenty- and thirty-somethings.

Because of its warm and open-minded atmosphere, Covell is an excellent spot for wine lovers looking for an understated and unpretentious evening of good wine and great conversation.