West Hollywood

Casa Madera

West Hollywood · West Hollywood · Mexican, Seafood

The Wild Card

Casa Madera is a Wild Card worth playing — a hotel restaurant on the Sunset Strip that actually took the time to build a list with a sommelier's hand behind it. The markups are real and the list leans conservative, but there's enough here to drink well if you know where to look.

Somni

West Hollywood · West Hollywood · Californian, Spanish

The Rager

Somni is operating at a level where the wine program isn't a supporting act — it's co-headlining with the kitchen, and the cellar is stocked to prove it. If you're going to spend a serious evening in West Hollywood, this is where the bottle list actually justifies the bill.

BOA Steakhouse

West Hollywood · West Hollywood · American, Steakhouse

The Rager

BOA is exactly what it wants to be: a glamorous, well-stocked steakhouse list on the Sunset Strip where the wine program can hold its own with the best rooms in LA. Markups are real and unapologetic, but Wednesday's half-price bottle night is a genuine opportunity to drink at this level without the full sticker shock.

Alba Los Angeles

West Hollywood · West Hollywood · Italian

The Rager

Alba has a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and sommeliers named Giovanni and Fabio — this is not a restaurant that treats wine as an afterthought. The markups are real and the list skews toward collector territory, but the depth and credibility here are genuine, and that earns the Rager.