Salute on Main St.-- the best spot for drinks on the Westside of LA!

It might not be the newest of new, but we both just independently discovered Salute this past week and exclaimed, "Why didn't we know about this place and come here every single night?!"  Before our Salute discovery, if you wanted to have a drink in Santa Monica/Venice, your options were:  packed to the gills/pitch black/louder than loud bar, dive bars, and 5 star hotel lobbies.  All of these have their moments for us, but Salute is the culmination of a great space that is open and big, yet well lit, with candles and couches; fantastic wines (over 250!); a full bar; delicious food; and a fun crowd.  If you feel like trying lots of different wines, you can buy a "wine card" and sample various varietals that are housed along one side of the space.

Or settle in at the bar or a couch and order dinner or snacks from the full menu.  We loved the shrimp skewers, the pizzas and lemon & thyme roasted chicken.  Yum!

They also have Happy Hour every Monday through Thursday from 5:30-7:30.  We're thinking they should carve our names on a few of the bar stools as we will be here ever so often....  Cheers!