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Spotlight on: 326 Bar

Where to drop after you shop at the Grove

By Pierluigi Cothran, Special to Metromix

April 9, 2008

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A drink at 326, within the Farmers Market at the Grove, can mean one of two experiences. If you're a regular, the bartenders will be psyched to see you—they'll remember your drink, your name and where your conversation left off the last time you visited. If you're a first-timer who happens by after a shopping excursion, however, you'll have to earn the bartenders' attention with patience. It's not that they're rude, they're just…loyal. But hearing a bartender say, "Can I get you a refill on that Miller Lite, Sammy?" will warm your heart—or at least remind you an episode of "Cheers."

Though it's located smack dab in the middle of the bustling, open-air Farmers Market, 326 is like an intimate oasis. The green U-shaped bar is surrounded by comfy red swivel stools and lends itself to lively conversation with the regulars. Solo drinkers, though, tend to wander back into the market to watch L.A.’s beautiful multiculturalism in action.

Unlike shopping at the Grove, or even deciding what to eat at the market, where the options are endless and it's hard to show restraint, ordering a drink here is simple. They have beer (bottled or draft) and wine (red or white). That's it.

326 also offers $3 bottle specials, as if counting your pennies after a shopping excursion even matters. Unless it does.

Click here for 326's address, phone number and website.

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