A New Silver Lake Cafe Flips Into a Sultry Natural Wine Bar at Night

Barr Seco lies at 3820 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, and is open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday and closes at 10 p.m. on Sunday. The coffee shop opens up at 10 a.m. starting on September 22.

Jos Gozain, who opened the initial Santo in Mexico City in 2021, partnered with The Art of Traveling podcast host Olivia Lopez for Barr Seco. The two recruited New York chef David Potes (previously of Okonomi in Brooklyn) to develop Barr Seco’s day-to-night food selection. Daytime offerings are readily available starting September 22 and consist of a matcha yogurt dish, tomato miso soup, and a spicy tuna salad bocadillo sandwich. To consume are matcha horchatas, aguas frescas, and jamaica spritzes, along with Dayglow Coffee, Mexican Coke, and Topo Chico.

Silver Lake’s modern-day sushi place Santo opened its sis restaurant Barr Seco in late August. Both restaurants lie on Sunset Blvd in between Hyperion and Lucille Avenues throughout from Pazzo Gelato and a block far from the now-closed Bar Moruno and Causita. The all-day place mixes Latino and Asian flavors, with an early morning food selection of coffee, numerous bowls, and sandwiches before transitioning to snackier recipes and all-natural red wines in the evening.

Mona Holmes
is a press reporter for Eater Los Angeles and a routine factor to KCRW radio. She has actually covered restaurants, eating, and food society given that 2016. In 2022, the James Beard Foundation chose her for a Jonathan Gold Resident Voice Honor.