Bodega Wine Bar

Fans of the grape can't go too far wrong at the Bodega, a wine bar that doesn't take itself too seriously. The wines by the glass will only set you back about $10, so sampling a few varieties is fairly affordable (especially at their deep-discount happy hour, where glasses run about $6), and tend to focus on California labels with a bit of France and other European regions for good measure. The long tables encourage the intermixing of parties over plates of tapenades, flatbreads, charcuterie and sliders, as do the nightly specials. (Board games or $25 bottles of wine, anyone?)