Raise a glass to great bar food at three L.A. area restaurants
Clockwise from top left, Niman Ranch steak frites from Lucques, frozen kulfi pops served at Spago and a salmon salad from Bar Bouchon. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times and Spago)
Customers can enjoy the Niman Ranch steak frites with arugula salad and house-made bearnaise at Lucques, a California cuisine restaurant with French and Mediterranean influences. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Jamon serrano, Manchego cheese and apricots with arugula and almonds and a glass of rose. Lucques has an extensive wine list with more than 300 to choose from. (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)
The French dip sandwich includes roast beef, horseradish dijonnaise, au jus sauce and sesame pain au lait at Bar Bouchon in Beverly Hills. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Salmon Salade, a Scottish salmon that comes with farmers market vegetable salad. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
