Bacchus
Last week I stopped by Fig Restaurant at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica to check out their “FIG at Five” Happy Hour- (from 5pm to 6pm certain wines by the glass, cheeses & charcuterie, and snacks are all $5 each.) 
Usually at your typical happy hour, the wine selection, well… sucks. But I’d had all but one of the wines on the “FIG at Five” list and can vouch that they are all EXCELLENT wines. Since I hadn’t yet tasted the Juve y Camps Cava I went with that and it was delightful. I also snacked on some delicious goat cheese with lavender honey.
Though FIG is an incredibly high-quality establishment, they don’t take themselves too seriously, which is refreshing. Everyone from Erin (the bartender that evening) to Matthew (the creative director of FIG) went above and beyond to make me feel welcome. In fact, I felt so at home that I stayed for dinner!
FIG at Five is definitely worth checking out. Bonus- the happy hour isn’t limited to the bar area… so grab a seat outside and enjoy some delish wine and some delish snacks while you enjoy the ocean breeze. Not a bad way to spend an evening (or 5 bucks) I’d say…
