MTN is Gjelina chef Travis Lett’s homage to Japanese izakaya cuisine, and it occupys a new storefront down the street from the Gjelina flagship on Abbot Kinney, in Venice.

There’s no shortage of drinking options in the Big Mikan, says W. Blake Gray; he highlights some of the current best.

A great restaurant is more than the food on the plate: It’s also the atmosphere, the service and, for us, the drinks and the wine.