Wine:30

"This charming wine bar is the perfect spot for a low-key evening with your close friends or a date with someone special. Wine:30 has a great wine list; menu has plenty of small plates and main meal items. The vibe is rustic and classy, without being pretentious. There is even a great patio in the back for those summer nights or late morning brunches." - Laundry Service

"One day, you might go to Italy with this person. Maybe you’ll even wear matching striped shirts, rent a vintage Fiat, and cruise down the coast while laughing at nothing in particular. Before you get to this point, have a casual meal at Vini E Fritti. They only serve small plates at this Nomad wine bar, so you can either just pick at a few pillows of fried dough with prosciutto on top, or you can eat a full meal and order some pork ribs, potato pancakes, and fried artichokes (all of which are delicious)." - bryan kim

"Let’s say one or both of you has the kind of job where you never know until 7pm whether you’re going to be at work until 9pm, or 1am. If it turns out it’s going to be a 9pm night, and you need to celebrate that fact, go to Vini E Fritti. It’s a wine and cocktail bar that feels a bit more special than most wine and cocktail bars, and also serves excellent small plates. This place is Roman-style, which translates to lots of spritzes on the menu, black and white photos of Italy on the wall, and the reminder that you always have the option to quit your job and move to a place where there’s a designated time of day called “aperitivo hour.”" - matt tervooren

"Congratulations, you had a negroni at a work function and then told someone that you don’t hang out often enough and should really do something about that. Now you need to a find a place where you can get some good drinks, eat something, and leave before you both run out of things to say. Try Vini E Fritti. It’s a wine and cocktail spot in Nomad with Italian small plates that will cheer you up about the fact that you aren’t currently changing into your sweatpants. Get the pork ribs and some squares of pizza dough topped with prosciutto." - bryan kim

"Wine 30, Nomad by Laundry Service. This charming wine bar is the perfect spot for a low-key evening with your close friends or a date with someone special. Wine:30 has a great wine list; menu has plenty of small plates and main meal items. The vibe is rustic and classy, without being pretentious. There is even a great patio in the back for those summer nights or late morning brunches."