Bar & Garden

LOVE this place. Curated selections, knowledgable staff. Great recommendations from wine to bourbon. Absolutely my fav.

As a regular wine and beer consumer/​collector I’m always looking the next new thing in wine and beer. This place was awesome ! and delivered just that: New and Cool ! This place has a nice line up of great wines and beers at FAIR ! prices. I was lucky enough to meet Marlene (co-​owner) who was very helpful, polite, and knowledgable in selecting a bottle of wine. When I was done purchasing my wine they were kind enough to wrap it in tissue paper tucked in to a nice wine paper bag — which made my wine purchase that much more special. Further more, I attended their $ 5 for 5 wine tastings event which was lots fun. The tasting pours were generous and the wine line up was delightful. I would truly recommend this place. As a side note, the art galleries & cool house ice cream shop next door are awesome to visit after a few sips of wine. Cheers !

Cute, quaint, little tasting/​shop located in a the Arts district of Culver City. I like how this place is kind of off the radar :) The staff is extremely friendly and nice. We came on a day after they had a Whiskey tasting and they were kind enough to hold one just for us. How awesome is that!!! Thanks for being amazing and providing us with stellar service. See you soon!

Fantastic shop for great unique beer, wine, spirits, and everything else you need to enjoy them. The staff are extremely helpful to point you in the right direction for any budget, occasion, or pairing.
Their tasting nights are also great if you happen to be through on a Sunday or Tuesday early evening.

My fiancé has been telling me to walk in there since it opened, finally he put his foot down and forced me to walk in and I’m glad he did. This is an amazing little liquor shop. You won’t find your typical commercial brands in here and there’s nothing wrong with that. They offer an exciting variety of wines, vodkas, bourbon, scotch, and accessories. The prices are perfect, no fancy $ 100 bottles here. The owner Lauren is friendly and knows her stuff. Love this little shop in my hood. These are the shops that make Culver City unique.

I love this place. The selection is fantastic for a small shop. You can’t go wrong! Everyone is super helpful and nice and will find you the perfect wine, liquor, or beer. The selection is always being updated and just gets better and better! The tastings are great too!

Cool spot. The staff is knowledge and the stock quality bottles, good bitters (some good local ones), and a variety of shrubs. If you are looking for fancy bar tools, they got those too. It’s a small boutique liquor store, if there is such a thing. So prices are on the high end and selection is a bit sparse but if they don’t have it they can order it. Everyone who works the is friendly and you will like what they are trying to do so you can feel good about giving them your business. It’s not a one stop shop is all, but nowhere is and they have bottles you can’t find in most other liquor stores so I’m a regular for life. Keep up the good work guys.

I LOVE this place. Small, modern and local witOUT the hipster pretension that that could imply. The staff is so friendly and helpful – I’ve never walked out without the perfect wine for my mood that day. The events are great, too! Prices seem to start in the teens and go up, with a lot of bottles in the $ 20-​$ 30 range. So don’t cook with these wines, but don’t worry that they won’t make an enjoyable evening or party gift!

I defy you to not love this shop. The owners, Marissa and Lauren, and everyone who works within the establishment are complete stars. It is ALWAYS a pleasure to go in and have a chat and learn about some new vino. The tastings are also really fun and a lovely chance to try a few new varietals and have a blether to some of the Culver locals too. They also have an excellent selection of spirits, non-​boozy drinks and cheese and chocs. All of which are devoid of horrid chemicals and pesticides (so basically you get no hangover at all, EVER).
(Ok, maybe a little– but not AS bad).
There really is no downside, except for the fact that you may intend to dash in to grab a quick bottle of vino for a friend and instead depart with a drink or three on board, some newfangled knowledge, a friend or two, and three or four bottles in hand.
They also do the odd social occasion at a premises down the road with eats and drinks galore. Definitely something much needed and appreciated in the community.
If I had one bug bear at all I wish it didn’t close quite so early. However I am a person that works rather funny hours so I am quite sure servicing my personal requests wouldn’t necessarily serve the business.
Utterly brilliant shop. Proceed without caution. You will enjoy it.

Great ambiance and good gin and whiskey selections!

Top-​notch selection– knowledgeable and very sweet staff. Great selection for non-​alcoholic drinkers, too! Our go-​to place!

A place for those who know about wine and want to take their wine game up to another level. Pet-​nats, biodynamics, natural wines, orange wine, vin de gris, and Eastern European wines flow here like water. Exotic, but not pricey, that is, there’s no magnum Laffites on the shelf. There is not a Parker point shelf talker and shit.
All kinds of props for having a refrigerator large enough to hold lots of cold wines. Why is this notable? Shelf space in the fridge are definitely dictated by large distributors who know that impatient alcoholics will grab whatever’s cold on the fridge, and so retailers are ‘incentivized’ to put big hulking wineries garbage in the fridge. Here, everyone gets fridge love. So. much. convenience.

Walking in, you’ll notice that this is a rather small establishment. What you may or may not notice however, is that it has a selection of alcohol that is not easily found in many other liquor establishments. Frequently selling alcohol that are limited small batch and/​or from small local breweries and distilleries, this place is a treasure trove of great finds and gifts to impress your friends.
I have been to this store on many occasions and have quickly found it my ‘go to’ liquor store. The staff are friendly and helpful, and their bourbon selection has enough variation throughout the months that I can always find something new to try or bring with me to a social gathering. If you are purchasing beer or wine and don’t have a pressing schedule, you can relax at their beautiful wooden bar counter in the back of the store, where they serve gourmet snacks of fresh fruits and soft cheeses. I have done just this on occasion after a particularly long or hard day at work.
They also host a beer or a wine tasting every Tuesday and Sunday night. A few of these that I have gone to had the owner of a local vineyard hosting and talking about their wines as you sample them. It is usually a lot of fun, and I have met many of the people who live or work in the area this way.
I gave this place 5 stars because it perfectly fulfills its own unique version of a liquor store which I have never quite experienced before. Though if I am looking for something a little more commonplace like Johnny Walker, I have to look somewhere else.

Love love love this hidden treasure. The wine and liquor selection is so great, different, and interesting. Most of what they carry is all small batch and organic. The owners and the staff are really nice, always make us feel like regulars. They are also very knowledgeable and are a great help when looking for something specific or wondering what to pair something with. This is an awesome spot to pickup a unique gift for someone you want to impress. They also have great events and wine tastings. Make sure to sign up for their emails. (Which are also usually funny, witty, and enjoyable to read).
They also have chocolates, cheese, beer, etc if you need some accompaniments.
We belong to their wine club which we love. They have two pricing options which is nice. We usually get one white and one red and have found some great wines that way.
One of my favorite spots on the west side!!!

You know when there is something that is just really good and you want to tell everyone, but you don’t want everyone to cause this good thing to become not good, so you hesitate. That is me right now. On the one hand, I want to shout to the whole Unilocal world «YOU MUST GO TO HERE NOW!» On the other, I don’t want this place to become too crowded so that I get annoyed by the crowds…
Obviously, I have made my choice.
I don’t remember how I found out about this boutique, small batch only store with weekly wine tastings, but I have been on their email list for almost a year now. Every week I read the owners cheeky emails and tell myself «this will be the week that I finally go to the wine tasting!» I really feel like I know the owners from the emails, even though until tonight I had never met them.
So what finally brought me to Bar & Garden? The Thursday night Mezcal tasting, of course! They had the most awesome, most different tasting, most unique mezcals I have ever tried. It was awesome. The distributer even had photos and back stories, so educational. The owner broke out some Panetonne along with the corn nuts and everyone who was there just enjoyed their mezcal tasting. Oh, and it was only $ 5 a person. Steal. Especially when you are trying some $ 140 or so bottles of liquor. Mezcal is God’s liquor. At least, that is how strongly I feel about it. Hence, me finally making it to a tasting at Bar & Garden.
I wish I had perused the store’s selection a bit more. But my husband did find us a lovely Viognier (my current fave) and when the owner saw, she got really excited and explained the backstory of the wine maker and told us that they always carry a variety of his wines, and that the Viognier is one of her favorites. Then when we went to check out, the cashier also was very enthusiastic about our choice and told us that we would love it.
We also picked up a lovely Portland made chocolate, «Othello» by Cocanu Chocolate. It was 34% white chocolate, cacao nibs, coffee, and salt. It was good. Everything was good. I love this place.

This place Rocks my world.
went in planning to purchase a nice gift, left with a nice gift– but also some awesome stuff for myself. I couldn’t resist.
The staff was super friendly and helpful and their recommendations were spot on. They have a ton of awesome wines but also a huge selection of pretty much anything your bar needs. Great and unique selection of whiskeys and bourbons get extra kudos.
I live in Hollywood but the trek is well worth it. Can’t recommend enough, will definitely be back!

We went in for the first time a few days before christmas to get some gifts. Neither myself or my husband are big drinkers so it was really nice that not one but three of the employees offered their help at one point or another of our search. It is clearly fun workplace as they owner and employees were all very laid back, friendly and knowledgable.
We got some sweet wine, rum and whisky for friends and the price wasn’t what we expected from a speciality liquor store.
I would recommend it and will go back for gift purchasing in the future.

This place is so cool! I discovered it as part of a recent holiday crawl event, and it was awesome. They have GREAT gifts for the holidays or for a hostess type gift. They have really unique wines and spirits. I’m not sure if they always have it, but when I was there they offered a wine tasting in the back, which was cute. The best part is the bottles look very expensive but they are actually affordable. Can’t wait to come back and do some shopping!

After the second bottle of fantastic wine with a Bar & Garden sticker on it was brought to our house by friends, we knew we had to check out Bar & Garden for ourselves. Coincidentally we showed up during one of their two weekly wine tastings (I believe it was around $ 13 to sample 3 wines). They also sampled cheeses, olives, and a few other items that pair well with wine. I believe the tastings are Tuesdays and Sundays, but I’d call for specific times and/​or to find out the theme of the wines they are sampling on the day you are planning to go.
We didn’t end up purchasing anything apart from the wine tasting, but given their great vibe and carefully curated selection, I have no doubt that we will be back sometime soon.

Went for a «Meet Up» event with a friend. The place is a cute little wine shop with very friendly staff (couldn’t tell who the owners were), but I don’t think it’s conducive to a wine tasting event. There is no seating except for a couple of, um, pieces of wood (really). So the back room where the «bar» area is gets crowded and very warm very quickly. And you’re just standing around holding wine. There is no «flow» to the room.
So it’s a cute place, but they need to put in a sofa or some other comfy seating if they want to encourage more wine tasting events. Right now, it’s just not set up properly for that.