My friend and I dined at Voodoo Vin last night after wanting to visit for weeks. We came by right after work so we were the first diners of the night. They have a small menu of a few set appetizers and then entrees and desserts rotate daily. Ambiance was very cute and cozy. The gentleman who take care of us was super friendly - I'm sad I didn't get his name. I am not a wine connoisseur by any means, I know a few things I like and that's about it. Our waiter was kind enough to let us sample the three whites they had rotating that night so we could pick what we wanted. I ended up going with a nice Georgian white. And now for the food! Cucumber and pomegranate salad (5/5) - it was fresh, crisp, and very well flavored with the fresh herbs. Ghormeh sabzi with rice (3.5/5) - flavor wise it was delicious, it reminded me of my grandma's ghormeh sabzi. Kidney beans were a bit undercooked. Rice was fluffy and well cooked. Tahchin with chicken (3.5/5) - flavor was good, I think it could have used a bit more seasoning and the rice was more "custardy" than I am used to. Blood orange tart (3/5) - the tart itself was yummy but the blood oranges were quite bitter. Our meal was quite expensive which I completely understand given the quality of the ingredients they use and the fact that they are small business. With that being said, I'd probably only come back here for wine and small bites, not a full meal. But I think Voodoo Vin is worth trying at least once. read more

Homemade Persian food with a fun, interesting wine list. Everything I tried was delicious. They spin vinyls so it's a fun vibe in there. Food is so fresh and flavorful and they buy everything from the farmers market so you know it's gonna be great. Best shirazi salad I've ever had! read more

There was barely any food from their already small menu. And it was unreasonably expensive.

Loved the food--especially the eggplant dip and dessert! Service was great, and while the food came out a bit on the slower side, everything felt high-quality. Super cute and cozy spot for dates or casual hangouts. read more

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So glad I discovered this cute little gem! I visited with 2 gfs for a casual GNO with small bites and wine, but this cozy, candle-lit spot would be perfect for a date night too. This place specializes in Persian country cooking and natural wines. I think this was my first time trying Persian cuisine.. and I was pleasantly surprised :). While everything we tried was delicious, the portions were on the smaller side, so it felt more like an appetizer-focused experience. - Nazkhatoun (eggplant pomegranate dip): the perfect balance of savory and sweet, paired with crispy flatbread that complemented every bite. - Shirazi salad: a refreshing mix of cucumber, tomato, and fresh herbs with a citrusy dressing. Super light and tangy! - Tahchine morgh: a comforting and flavorful rice dish with tender chicken, wrapped in a beautiful golden crust. The service was also a highlight--genuine, friendly, and attentive, making the entire experience feel warm and welcoming. Would definitely come back! read more

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I like the concept of coming to a fixed menu and going with the flow. Great quality food & friendly staff, highly recommend if you've been exposed to Persian -Armenian food. read more

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Beautiful charming neighborhood wine bar with cozy fragrant stews. Such a great wine list and amazing food. read more

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Voodoo Vin is like taking a seat in someone's Persian kitchen. Lovely, unfusy ambience, great jazz records on vinyl, and delightful homey cooking. Sitting at the bar affords you a view of all the steaming pots of stew bubbling for hours and lets you chit-chat with the wonderful owners. Honestly, I'm only leaving this review because we had such a great time with Natalie and Michael, and I want everyone else to have that same experience. They've made such an inviting experience that transcends the food. We'll be back soon. (Sorry, I didn't take any photos because we were having such a nice time.) read more

Amazing food, great service, cozy setting, makes me so homesick but I'm so glad something like this exists and thrives in LA. Coming back and bringing my cousins. read more

Owner was nice and friendly, and the space is cute, but the food was lackluster and way too expensive. I want this space to thrive, and I think with a few tweaks it can flourish, but I wasn't impressed based on this first visit. read more

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Thanks for hosting the Mini Kabob collab! Picked up some to go to support Armen and the Mini Kabob crew. The wine bar has a ton of wines. Back when I was growing up, I wouldn't be walking around this part of Silverlake, thanks to gentrification, Virgil has changed a ton. Voodoo Vin bring right off the busy street. Thanks for hosting the collab, and thanks to Gloria who was diligently and patiently serving up all the orders outside and inside for the Mini Kabob crew! Thanks for taking care of us, #32! read more

Super cool atmosphere and the food was delicious! Very laid back and the server was perfect!

This was one of the most disappointing dining experiences I've ever had. The service is incredibly poor, there's only one server for the entire restaurant, and the wait times are ridiculous. Expect to wait a long time just to place your order, and even longer to find out they don't actually have what you wanted. They were out of multiple menu items, and to make things worse, they didn't even let us know until nearly an hour after we ordered. The food that did arrive was underwhelming and definitely not worth the steep prices they charge. The wine selection is nothing special, yet they charge nearly double what you'd pay elsewhere for the same bottle. Overall, the quality does not match the price or the hype. Save your time and money--there are far better places to eat. read more

So disappointed with this dining experience for my friend's birthday celebration. I understand the concept of a wine bar/small space, however it is not ok to have 3 items on your menu and one of them isn't available, so we tried to order the other two items, but the other item had just ran out-because the waitress took forever to come take our order (over 25 minutes). Service is extremely slow, food portions are so extremely small that we left hungry and annoyed. In addition, this is not what Iranian hospitality is about at all. Wine was not even that impressive. We left with a large bill which I have no idea how a small appetizer, one entree, and a bottle of wine can be that much. Yes, prices have gone up everywhere but this isn't even worth it. Such a waste-should have gone somewhere else. The owner's rent is probably so cheap too that's probably how they are surviving and charging so much for such small portions. Sad that the owner didn't even care when we reached out via ig -their reasoning for their poor service was "organically sourced" and explaining what a wine bar is, rather than owning and recognizing their mistakes. Honest review, to help the business owner but they didn't want to take it. read more

Intimate atmosphere and candlelit vibe. Excellent service. Limited menu, however every item is carefully crafted and sooo delicious !

Amazing food. Amazing wine. Great ambience. Great service. Very unique gem in LA. You'd be a fool to not check this spot out.

Normally it would be a bad sign when a restaurant switches chefs and entirely flips their cuisine concept but in this case it just got better. The homestyle Persian menu is delicious and a lot of fun, it's like a dinner party every night. read more

Honest and authentic in every way! From the food to the hospitality, I felt very welcomed and cozy. The stews were delicious and the ice cream was AMAZING. This place feeds my Persian soul in more ways than one. I'll be back! read more

Nice people . Feels like home comfort food if you grew up in an Iranian house hold . Also they care about what's in it . No seed oils , farmers market produce and sourced meat . Great wine . Total winner ! read more

Expensively expensive! Nice lighting. Tiny pours. Good for a first date if you are rolling in dough. No poets allowed!

Voodoo Vin has to be one of my favorite spots to eat in LA. The menu always changes based on what's fresh and in season. You'll most likely see farmers market produce in almost every dish. I always admire the music in the background and the impeccable lighting. It feels like you're transported to a bistro in Europe. I always order the chicken liver mousse tartine. This time it was topped with fresh blueberry compote but the compote usually changes based on what's in season (the apricot is always my favorite!) The ricotta gnocchi is UNREAL. They're like little cheese pillows swimming in a pool of fresh nduja sauce. It was topped with fresh chicories so you got a little bit of a crunch too. My favorite place to sit is at the bar so you can watch your food being made right in front of you. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable about wine. I'll definitely be dining here again soon! read more

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Came here for the kinkan x voodoo vin collab and wow! Exceptional food and wine with a serious complexity of flavors and dishes! Like Michelin star good! This wasn't just a good meal, it was a real display of a mastery in the kitchen. I also got some incredible wine recommendations. Like some of the most unique bottles I've ever had. Will definitely it let be back for more wine and good food! read more

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There's something about the celebration of food whether I'm the one behind the kitchen, the one at the table, or both. Today I returned back to VoodooVin, a wine bar with Persian country cooking, on Virgil Ave in Los Angeles. I once came to this restaurant when Travis Hayden spearheaded the food. A few years later, the invitation of the establishment still swoons the visitor (myself) in. I bring a food. Their first time there. We order non-alcoholic drinks, the cucumber mint sharbat and immediately appreciated the refreshing normalcy of ordering such a drink in a wine bar. The drink fizzed with a right sweetness accompanied by the breath of cucumber. The pomegranate walnut stew and beef stew with red kidney beans were incredibly proportionate in the spices and salt it was hard not to keep digging in. The beef stew lent itself, to my memory, to something of a Persian-styled mole sauce with the subtle sweetness. It was all a beautiful meal. From the hello to the goodbye. I love this place! read more

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Small portions, LONG wait time, small pours. Good food, though, and nice people in a quaint space.

Vibes 10/10 Service 10/10 Food 10/10 maybe this is my general beef with the restaurant culture in the US but in my opinion and based on the restaurant world (rest of the world minus the US) a bottle of wine at a wine bar should not be $80 and up, especially if the wholesale price is way less. It shouldn't matter if it's organic and all that other stuff. I would revisit and had a great time, but that was its 4/5 for me. read more

Very nice wine bar with delicious food options to hang out with friends or go on a date. After hearing about it for months, we finally decided to trek out here from West LA and ordered the beef stew and the eggplant dip with feta. The dip is phenomenal and comes with a side of bread to eat it with. Definitely get the feta as the creaminess goes super well with the eggplant. The stew was also really goos and it came with unlimited rice and (limited) tahdig. The flavor is rich, savory, and tart, which pairs perfectly with the wide variety of wine that is available. We ended up getting a glass of the natural wine and white wine. The staff was very nice and I am looking forward to trying different menu items when I return! read more

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Good wine selection. Their food selection was super limited. Had the chips with yogurt dip (5/10). Service was great. Vibe doesn't match the tik tok vibe that brought you here. read more

Super disappointing. I feel so bad and embarrassed that I chose this place for dinner and drinks with my friends. I really wanted to like it, especially since it's a smaller restaurant. The menu was hand written on a notepad paper, barely legible, the server couldn't pronounce most of the dishes, and there was no explanation of what we was listed without you asking. Ordering our food felt slightly like a skit. The food was slightly above mediocre. I can't imagine people were impressed by the food since so many people left their plates with food on them. Nice wine selection. The decor was quaint and cozy. Moody lighting and communal dining. Service wasn't bad. Our server was nice. Probably won't come back unless it was just for wine. read more

Food was ok. Smaller portions for $$$ -- I do not mind paying a higher premium for a culinary experience, but some of the dishes fell short of expectations relative to the price point. read more

Overall, I'd say this place is a no go for dinner. I'd maybe come back for a drink, but it's not that cozy, so maybe only during the warmer months to sit on the patio. Taste: the bread and butter were really good. The radishes were not worth it, neither were the anchovies. The polenta had popped sorghum, but it made the whole dish taste like popcorn. The polenta came last, and for the first few dishes it felt like there was no real culinary value added to the dishes we ordered, they seemed just chopped up or taken out of the jar, so the polenta felt like the first dish where the kitchen made something interesting, but I didn't particularly like it. Experience: the door to the restaurant was open despite it being cold outside. Couldn't take our jackets off because it was cold. The service was good, fast, and the waiters were helpful. The tables and chairs aren't very comfortable. It looks cool though. Mood Before/After: I'd been excited to try this place for a long time because the crowd looked trendy and I like natural wine places. I was in a good mood before. I was still in a relatively good mood having been with good company, and glad that I tried so I know it's not the place for me. Fullness: the plates were really small, we spent about $130 on food ($220 total), and left full enough, but kinda craving a bit more. What else did I eat/do today affecting my experience: I went furniture shopping earlier and was happy with my purchases, which possibly made me feel conscious of prices, but tbh if the food had been better I wouldn't have minded read more

Food and wine is so good here. We had the steak tartar, chicken liver mousse and chicory salad. Everything was memorable. The owner is also very welcoming and friendly. Super cute date spot read more

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Love the wine and the food! They pair super well together. Service is also great. Highly recommend this spot

Love the atmosphere and foods are great! Staffs were really kind too. Would definitely go back with my friends. read more

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I recently went there with a group of friends and was pleasantly surprised with the impressive selection of wines, the amazing fusion cuisine small plates and the chill atmosphere. You can stay inside or sit at one of the cute tables outside on the street. Very good experience, will be back for sure. read more

An incredible hand picked selection of wines available that will be better than what most restaurants have in LA, thankfully. Then add the chill ambiance and great music playlist. To top it off, the food is unreal. The most delicious menu. Chef Travis is brilliant, thoughtful and willing to explore. It's literally as if you spent a few hours in Europe. A wildly rare experience in a city filled with mediocre restaurants (sorry to say, but it's true!). You won't regret coming here. read more

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everything about this place is absolutely incredible. the owner/chef was so sweet and the food was out of this world. truly felt like i was eating home cooked persian food with market fresh ingredients! the fesenjoon with tahdig was some of the best i've had and both of the ice cream dishes were delicious. read more

Very lackluster. The wine was ehhhh. The food was ehhhh. The service was ehhhh. The ambiance was ehhhh. I don't see the selling point here. My main complaint is that they give you an ant's portion size... we ordered three items off of the handwritten menu (no explanations and hardly legible) to split as a "light" dinner between three people. What we got were literally three bites lol. I would not come back here. read more

Wowoowowowowoow I'm in love. First off, Maggie is a gem and made a fab wine recommendation. The flavors, quality and freshness of the food was also truly stellar! Cute lil candle lit ambiance. Very stoked on this place read more

A lot of restaurants and bars (in the LA scene particularly) do a lot of lip service to the idea of creating a community space, but I've never felt more comfortable, delighted, and taken care of than tonight's experience at voodoo. A wonderfully cozy space with an" subtly surprising wine menu. I'll definitely be back to try the chefs food menu next time. When you create a space and an atmosphere like voodoo's and pair it with an expertise they clearly have, you create something authentic and very very rare. Something a lot of establishments strive for but rarely reach. Thanks Martin and Katie (I hope I remembered those names correctly). :) read more

fantastic vibe and super creative food. you can tell the chef behind the counter loves what he does and is proud of what goes onto the plate. the polenta with mushrooms was so simple but hit the spot so hard; i had no idea polenta could be so good. everything else was spot on, including the wine. read more