Such a great spot. Cozy and fun with tons of interesting fish, meat & cheeses to try. But what stood out above everything else was how helpful and nice the staff was. Tin Tin picked some great dishes for us and was super friendly. We can't wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex
Excellent selection of tin fish, wine and beer and at a great price point. Like selecting a la carte charcuterie items but not a charcuterie board price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
vincent nystrom
The nicest people in all of downtown LAAmazing food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon
Oscar L.
Awesome spot if you want a slow night with light bites and great wine. Also, great spot if you want to start your wild night, slowly! Haha!I recently swung in here to start off the night before heading into one of the local clubs. Shared a few glasses of wine with a friend. We partnered our glasses with some bread and butter as we caught up in the space. No loud music or noise makes for great, easy, intimate conversation.Highly recommend if you're into trying new wines as their selection is very impressive.
Chris C.
Incredible spot. Great service. Great food and great wine. Nice decor inside. No Bs just go here. Asked for a few recommendations as they have a lot of choices all were incredible. Razor clams in the garlic butter were insane
Janine C.
Really enjoyed the tinned fish and wine. The service was friendly and staff made helpful suggestions about what to order. Pleasant atmosphere for catching up with friends.
Oliver Bayes-Shelton
Awesome staff and selection of wine!Really wanted to eat but I had just finished dinner.I’ll try visit again before I go!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer O.
Really enjoyed our time at Kippered for both happy hour and the regular menu. The wine and food selection are great, and as many others have mentioned, also a tinned seafood lover's heaven. It shares the same owner as the DTLA Cheese Suprette next door (previously in grand central market), so their cheese selection is also top-notch. We made our own charcuterie board and added the baguette (my fav from Clark St bakery), which was delicious with their high quality butter. I loved that they offered a demi baguette that was toasted upon order. FYI the meats and cheeses are sold individually and not as a collective board, but maybe you can request this an off-the-menu option. The happy hour chips with onion dip was also a nice snack for $5. The staff is knowledgeable so if you're feeling undecided or unsure, they'll be able to give you a solid pairing recommendation. We'll definitely be back!
Justin P.
Best wine bar in DTLA. HANDS DOWN. Not only is the wine selection superb but the collection of cheese is world class, as well as tinned foods from around the world. You just can't go wrong here.
Absolutely loved this place and would recommend if you are anywhere on your tinned fish journey. They have a huge variety and I would return to try more. This place would be great coming solo and ordering a glass of wine and a plate or two, or with friends and splitting a bottle and ordering multiple items. Dine in order for 3 (Nov 2023)* Bottle of American wine project 2021 Ancestral petillant naturel - 10/10* Sardine toast - 8/10* Hot butter clams - 11/10* Grilled octopus - 6/10* Trout with juniper - 10/10* Smoked salmon with chili crisp - 9/10* Brie cheese and careful cow cheese - 8/10(Order as a plate and it comes with saltine crackers)Review breakdown:The wine was incredible. It is the perfect wine if you can't decide between a white or a bubbly or a wheat beer. It's made with hybrid grapes from Wisconsin/Minnesota and has light bubbles but feels like a dry white with a "refreshing and tropical taste." So yourself a favor and try it! 10/10Next up: get the hot buttered clams with bread! Oh my word this was our favorite and it wouldn't have been on our radar if the waiter hadn't recommended. It comes nice and hot in a ceramic dish and the clams are warm, buttery, and flavorful. Spooned onto the warm bread was *chefs kiss* The trout with juniper and the chili crisp salmon was our next favorite. The trout was perfectly salty and the oil it was in was perfectly fragrant. The smoked salmon was equally good. The chili is not too spicy but it does leave an amazing coating of mild/medium heat in your mouth. Personally, I liked the trout more but my friend liked the salmon more. We also really enjoyed the cheese! The careful cow was our favorite. It's had hard cheese served in a few small cut wedges and had a very floral taste. It was lovely and served with jam. The Brie was fine and served with house made sun dried tomatoes. Both we good but we liked the careful better. The sardine toast was super yummy (comes with a spread, northern beans, frisée) and comes served on 2 slices of baguette. This was tasty but tricky for 3 people to share. The grilled octopus was the most expensive ($44) and our least favorite. I can't really say why as the texture was fine (soft, meaty, not rubbery) but it sort of just tasted like fish. Others things to note:It is in a dodgey part of downtown LA so just be mindful if you plan to walk or park far. They do have a full time security guard sitting out front the restaurant so you don't have to worry about anyone bothering you or walking in unwanted. I'd also comment that it is very dark inside! They have tiny flame less candles on the table but I'd appreciate just a tiny bit more light. Day light savings had also just hit where it's fully dark by the time they open at 5pm.
Mandy Naglich
Simply the best!! Of course the interior of this spot is both gorgeous and cozy but it’s the truly thoughtful team that makes Kippered a star.There is so much knowledge and passion put into curating a drinks list that is wide ranging but also cohesive. A rye IPA, skin contact still, and dry cider all on tap?! we love to see it!The collection of tinned fish is one of the largest I’ve seen in the US focusing on sustainable providers from near and far, the last time I saw some of these conservas I was in Portugal, what a treat.Whether you’re looking for a spot for a drink after work, a cutie date night or somewhere to have dinner with a group I think Kippered is a perfect choice. I love trying lots of different things and it is so fun to share all of the small plates here and build a meal out of them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Danielle N.
I can't say enough positive things about kippered. It's a wine bar with excellent wine selections and excellent snacks. The cheese is so good and ALL the tin fish is amazing, and I love the infinite selections they have! The staff are really friendly, especially the bouncer! I love the ambiance, there's great music and it's casual. It's a casual small and cozy wine bar, great for dates or a couple of friends. The place isn't huge so I'd avoid groups larger than 4. Good wine bars are hard to find and kippered nails it.
Izzie B.
Xavier is a fantastic bartender with impecable music taste and very accurate understanding of the wine profiles I was looking to try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cheryl U.
We were walking back to our cars after dinner and decided to pop in for a nightcap. This place used to be a fave when it was Bernadette's and the vibe stayed! The bartender was sooo nice, let us taste wines we were interested in and when I asked for an easy to drink red that's maybe a little peppery- he really delivered! I also appreciated that he didn't just recommend the most expensive glass like some spots do, it was genuinely the adjectives i threw at him. I can't wait to go back and try a charcuterie or some tinned fish with my husb!
Drank a yummy Lambrusco 10/10 would do again
Such a great spot. Cozy and fun with tons of interesting fish, meat & cheeses to try. But what stood out above everything else was how helpful and nice the staff was. Tin Tin picked some great dishes for us and was super friendly. We can't wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent selection of tin fish, wine and beer and at a great price point. Like selecting a la carte charcuterie items but not a charcuterie board price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The nicest people in all of downtown LAAmazing food and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon
Awesome spot if you want a slow night with light bites and great wine. Also, great spot if you want to start your wild night, slowly! Haha!I recently swung in here to start off the night before heading into one of the local clubs. Shared a few glasses of wine with a friend. We partnered our glasses with some bread and butter as we caught up in the space. No loud music or noise makes for great, easy, intimate conversation.Highly recommend if you're into trying new wines as their selection is very impressive.
Incredible spot. Great service. Great food and great wine. Nice decor inside. No Bs just go here. Asked for a few recommendations as they have a lot of choices all were incredible. Razor clams in the garlic butter were insane
Really enjoyed the tinned fish and wine. The service was friendly and staff made helpful suggestions about what to order. Pleasant atmosphere for catching up with friends.
Awesome staff and selection of wine!Really wanted to eat but I had just finished dinner.I’ll try visit again before I go!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Really enjoyed our time at Kippered for both happy hour and the regular menu. The wine and food selection are great, and as many others have mentioned, also a tinned seafood lover's heaven. It shares the same owner as the DTLA Cheese Suprette next door (previously in grand central market), so their cheese selection is also top-notch. We made our own charcuterie board and added the baguette (my fav from Clark St bakery), which was delicious with their high quality butter. I loved that they offered a demi baguette that was toasted upon order. FYI the meats and cheeses are sold individually and not as a collective board, but maybe you can request this an off-the-menu option. The happy hour chips with onion dip was also a nice snack for $5. The staff is knowledgeable so if you're feeling undecided or unsure, they'll be able to give you a solid pairing recommendation. We'll definitely be back!
Best wine bar in DTLA. HANDS DOWN. Not only is the wine selection superb but the collection of cheese is world class, as well as tinned foods from around the world. You just can't go wrong here.
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely loved this place and would recommend if you are anywhere on your tinned fish journey. They have a huge variety and I would return to try more. This place would be great coming solo and ordering a glass of wine and a plate or two, or with friends and splitting a bottle and ordering multiple items. Dine in order for 3 (Nov 2023)* Bottle of American wine project 2021 Ancestral petillant naturel - 10/10* Sardine toast - 8/10* Hot butter clams - 11/10* Grilled octopus - 6/10* Trout with juniper - 10/10* Smoked salmon with chili crisp - 9/10* Brie cheese and careful cow cheese - 8/10(Order as a plate and it comes with saltine crackers)Review breakdown:The wine was incredible. It is the perfect wine if you can't decide between a white or a bubbly or a wheat beer. It's made with hybrid grapes from Wisconsin/Minnesota and has light bubbles but feels like a dry white with a "refreshing and tropical taste." So yourself a favor and try it! 10/10Next up: get the hot buttered clams with bread! Oh my word this was our favorite and it wouldn't have been on our radar if the waiter hadn't recommended. It comes nice and hot in a ceramic dish and the clams are warm, buttery, and flavorful. Spooned onto the warm bread was *chefs kiss* The trout with juniper and the chili crisp salmon was our next favorite. The trout was perfectly salty and the oil it was in was perfectly fragrant. The smoked salmon was equally good. The chili is not too spicy but it does leave an amazing coating of mild/medium heat in your mouth. Personally, I liked the trout more but my friend liked the salmon more. We also really enjoyed the cheese! The careful cow was our favorite. It's had hard cheese served in a few small cut wedges and had a very floral taste. It was lovely and served with jam. The Brie was fine and served with house made sun dried tomatoes. Both we good but we liked the careful better. The sardine toast was super yummy (comes with a spread, northern beans, frisée) and comes served on 2 slices of baguette. This was tasty but tricky for 3 people to share. The grilled octopus was the most expensive ($44) and our least favorite. I can't really say why as the texture was fine (soft, meaty, not rubbery) but it sort of just tasted like fish. Others things to note:It is in a dodgey part of downtown LA so just be mindful if you plan to walk or park far. They do have a full time security guard sitting out front the restaurant so you don't have to worry about anyone bothering you or walking in unwanted. I'd also comment that it is very dark inside! They have tiny flame less candles on the table but I'd appreciate just a tiny bit more light. Day light savings had also just hit where it's fully dark by the time they open at 5pm.
Simply the best!! Of course the interior of this spot is both gorgeous and cozy but it’s the truly thoughtful team that makes Kippered a star.There is so much knowledge and passion put into curating a drinks list that is wide ranging but also cohesive. A rye IPA, skin contact still, and dry cider all on tap?! we love to see it!The collection of tinned fish is one of the largest I’ve seen in the US focusing on sustainable providers from near and far, the last time I saw some of these conservas I was in Portugal, what a treat.Whether you’re looking for a spot for a drink after work, a cutie date night or somewhere to have dinner with a group I think Kippered is a perfect choice. I love trying lots of different things and it is so fun to share all of the small plates here and build a meal out of them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can't say enough positive things about kippered. It's a wine bar with excellent wine selections and excellent snacks. The cheese is so good and ALL the tin fish is amazing, and I love the infinite selections they have! The staff are really friendly, especially the bouncer! I love the ambiance, there's great music and it's casual. It's a casual small and cozy wine bar, great for dates or a couple of friends. The place isn't huge so I'd avoid groups larger than 4. Good wine bars are hard to find and kippered nails it.
Xavier is a fantastic bartender with impecable music taste and very accurate understanding of the wine profiles I was looking to try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were walking back to our cars after dinner and decided to pop in for a nightcap. This place used to be a fave when it was Bernadette's and the vibe stayed! The bartender was sooo nice, let us taste wines we were interested in and when I asked for an easy to drink red that's maybe a little peppery- he really delivered! I also appreciated that he didn't just recommend the most expensive glass like some spots do, it was genuinely the adjectives i threw at him. I can't wait to go back and try a charcuterie or some tinned fish with my husb!