I am no longer keeping the list of corkage fees updated on this page. The dynamic list of corkage fees is now on the new LA Corkage Fees List [here]
This is just the beginnings of a list of LA restaurants and their respective corkage fees that I’ve gathered from various places so far. I need some help, so if anyone knows about additions, deletions, and changes, please do let me know so we can have one big comprehensive list!
Alegria – no corkage
Alejo’s, Marina Del Rey – no corkage
Alex – $25 per bottle
Amuse Café – $1 per person per glass (though not sure that this one is still open!)
Angeli Caffe – $15 per bottle
Angelini Osteria – $15 per bottle, waived for each bottle purchased off their list
AOC – $25 per bottle, waived if 2nd bottle purchased
Aubergine, Newport Beach – $25 per bottle
August Chris Cafe, Sherman Oaks – $2 per bottle
Bandera
Bastide – customers not allowed to bring their own wine
Bin 8945, West Hollywood – $15 per bottle
Bistro 45, Pasadena – $15 per bottle
Bistro K – no corkage
Bistro Provence, Burbank – $9 for first bottle, $14 per bottle thereafter
Bistro Verdu – no corkage
Boa – $20 per bottle, waived if a bottle is also purchased; entire list is half price on Sunday
Buffalo Club – $25/bottle, 2 bottle max
Café Bizou – $3 per bottle
Café Blanc – $5 per bottle
Cafe Brasil – no corkage
Café Pierre, Manhattan Beach – $20 per bottle
Caffe Capri – no corkage
Caioti Pizza Café – no corkage
Capo, Santa Monica – $25 per bottle
Campanile – $20 per bottle
Chameau – no corkage
Cheebo – $10
Chinois on Main – $20 per bottle
Chocolat – $15 per bottle
Citrine – no corkage, unless it’s a cheap bottle, then $15
Ciudad – $13 per bottle
Cobras & Matadors – $5, or no corkage if wine bought next door
Dakota at the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood – $20
Dal Rae Restaurant (Pico Rivera near Commerce Casino) – $20
Dan Tana’s – $24 per bottle, $6 per person
Dolce – no corkage, on Sunday only
Doughboys – no corkage
E. Baldi – $40 per bottle
Firefly Bistro, South Pasadena – $7 per bottle
Fritto Misto, Santa Monica – $1.50/person
Gaby’s Mediterranean – no corkage
Gingergrass – not allowed to BYOB (as of 8/1/05)
Girasole – no corkage
Grace – $15 per bottle, provided it’s not on the wine list; otherwise not allowed; no per table limit on personal cellar bottles if called in advance to let them know how many
Guelaguetza – $4 per bottle
Hungry Cat – $15
Il Capriccio – $3 corkage.
Il Moro – $15 per bottle
Indo Cafe – no corkage
Inn of the Seventh Ray – $12
Ivy/Ivy at the Shore – not allowed
J Restaurant Lounge – $25
Jiraffe – $20 per bottle
Joe’s Restaurant, Venice – $20 per bottle
Josie – $20 per bottle, waived if 2nd bottle purchased, free on Mondays with a 2 bottle maximum
Katana – $20/bottle
Katmandu Kitchen – no corkage
King’s Fish House – $10 per bottle
La Cachette – $20 per bottle, no corkage on Sundays
Lawry’s – $10 per bottleLe Petit Jacques, Sherman Oaks – $4 closed
Library Alehouse – $15/bottle, 1 bottle max
L’Orangerie – $25 per bottle, provided it’s not on the wine list otherwise not allowed
Lucques – $15 per bottle
Madame Matisse – no corkage
Madeo – $18
Mama Voula’s, West LA – no corkage
Mao’s Kitchen, Venice – no corkage
Maple Drive – $15 per bottle, waived if 2nd bottle bought from list
Mario’s Peruvian & Seafood – no corkage (but they close at 8 pm!)
Marouch Lebanese, Los Angeles – $8.99 per bottle
Mastro’s – $25 per bottle
Melisse – $30 per bottle, waived if 2nd bottle bought from list
Mortons – $25 per bottle
Mr. Chow’s – $25 per bottle
Musso & Frank Grill – $3.50 per person, no matter how many bottlesOpaline – $12 per bottle ** closed **
Orso – $12 per bottle
Osteria La Buca – no corkage
Osteria Latini – $12
Parkway Grill – $20 per bottle
Patina – $20 per bottle
Paul’s Cafe, Tarzana – $4
Pinot Bistro, Pinot Café, Pinot Hollywood – no corkage
Pizzicotto – $8 per bottle
Sawtelle Kitchen – no corkage
Sona – $20 per 750ml, limited to 1 bottle per 2 guests if wine is not on list otherwise not allowed
Sham Mediterranean, Santa Monica – no corkage (they also have no wine, so you have to bring your own)
Shula’s 347 Steak House (LAX Sheraton Gateway Hotel) – $25 per bottle
Spago – $25 per 750ml
Sushi Nozawa – n/a
Table 8 – $15 per bottle
Tangerine – $10 per bottle
Tasca – no corkage
Taylor’s Prime Steaks – $10 per bottle
The Grill – $15 per bottle
The Ivy – n/a
The Kitchen – under $5
The Palm – $30 per bottle
The Spanish Kitchen – $15 if it’s not on their wine list, otherwise it’s more
Valentino – $35 per bottle, 2 bottle max
Violet – $12/bottle
Vert – $14 per bottle
Water Grill – $25 per bottle
World Cafe – $15/bottle
Xiomara, Pasadena – first bottle free, $12 per bottle after
