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Bacari Silverlake

Mediterranean small plates · $$

Small plates and a long wine list on a canopied patio strung with lights — the room you take a group to when nobody wants to commit to a single entrée. Order across the table and keep the bottles coming. Loud by eight, which is the point.

Reservations on OpenTableWalk-ins welcome too; the patio fills fast after 7pm.

Good for

Group dinnersEverything is built to share, and walk-ins take big parties.

BirthdaysLoud patio, and the 90-minute open bar does the rest.

Casual datesGrab a two-top under the patio lights.

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