Cookbook
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Cookbook

Los Angeles, California

Photo: Cookbook Market - Echo Park

A natural wine bar and market on a leafy stretch of Highland Park that feels like the neighborhood's living room. The wines are organic, biodynamic, or natural — sourced with a real point of view — and the food is simple and good. The patio is shaded and unhurried, and the bottle shop means you can take something home when you find a wine you love.

Insider tip

A glass of whatever orange wine they're pouring and the cheese plate on the back patio. Sunday afternoons are ideal.

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