Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of Animal fame run this bustling Italian pizzeria on Fairfax, offering bruschetta, antipasto, pasta and pizza in large quantities. Tucked away in the back is Helen’s, a wine shop the size of a closet, with an unexpectedly massive bottle selection, all of which is available in the restaurant, resulting in one of the most overachieving pizzeria wine programs in the country. Raveneau Les Clos with your “LA Woman” pie (burrata, basil, sliced tomatoes)? Sure, why not?
421 Fairfax Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Italian
(323) 334-3369
Patrick J. Comiskey covers US wines for Wine & Spirits magazine, focusing on the Pacific Northwest, California’s Central Coast and New York’s Finger Lakes.
This story appears in the print issue of April 2019.
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