Seco

Favored by bicoastal elites and influencers (both wannabe and bonafide), this oh-so-trendy Silver Lake wine bar spills out onto the sidewalk nightly with people who want to LARP a night out in New York City. I’m not joking in the slightest—and honestly, I’d love to hate Seco if the food and wine offerings weren’t actually good. Fortunately, they are. The 25-seat space, which recently debuted its daytime café menu, serves a series of flavorful small plates alongside natural wines by the glass that don’t taste like vinegar (for once). Culinary highlights include the bluefin tuna tostada and endive Caesar salad, but the reason you should come to Seco is the scene and the scene alone. Expect to be jostled and packed in like a sardine for your glass of vino—the price of being cool these days, I suppose.