3of five · Bars · Silver Lake

Seco

Natural wine · Small plates · $$$

A 25-seat café by day that turns into a natural-wine bar at night, right on Sunset Junction. Order the pan con tomate, the Hokkaido scallops and the endive Caesar with a glass of something skin-contact. Weeknights are for conversation; weekends bring DJs and a crowd out onto the sidewalk.

Reservations on ResyWalk-ins welcome too, but weekends get packed — book or come early.

Good for

Date nightA small room, natural wine and plates to share.

Weekend sceneDJs and a crowd that spills out onto Sunset.

Go when

Early on a weeknight for a seat and a real conversation; late on a weekend if you want the scene.

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