Barbarella Restaurant, Bar and Lounge is inspired by the 1968 Jane Fonda film Barbarella. It first opened about two years ago but it wasn't until the summer of 2010 when their newly hired manager started making changes to bring more craft beer into the restaurant space.
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It you're going to name your new bar after one of the trippiest sex-fi flicks ever made, it's best to act the part. So it strikes some first-time guests of Barbarella Bar, Silver Lake's newest boîte, as odd when they step inside expecting glitter, lasers and hunky space angels -- and are instead confronted with a tasteful, dimly lighted lounge.ooooobn0
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Named for the campy Jane Fonda sci-fi flick, Silver Lake hot spot Barbarella Bar boasts an impressive selection of artisanal tap beers and organic wines to go with its midpriced Eclectic menu; the candle-bedecked setting includes a long, hand-carved wood bar, quilted red leather upholstery and a dance floor, with a sushi bar in the works.
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The name might remind you of a certain attire-averse space heroine, but the owner admits she liked the sound of the word more than the actual movie. So as a whole, the low-key bar isn't exactly a tribute to life in 40,000 A.D. But she did put her girls in bustiers.
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Barbarella featured a near-naked Jane Fonda and took place in the year, um, 40,000 or something, as some guys fought...y'know...somebody else -- seriously, does anybody remember anything about it other than a near-naked Jane Fonda? For a new eat-and-drinkery loosely hinged on the flick's crux, Barbarella Bar.
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SILVER LAKE: From the looks of things this weekend, Anat Escher's new Barbarella Bar is coming along just as planned. Escher, owner of The Bungalow Club on Melrose, plans to bring the former Zen Sushi space some credibility with a restaurant (rustic Italian menu) and lounge.
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On October 3, Lesley Balla at Eater LA revealed Bungalow Club owner Anat Escher's plan to transform Silver Lake's Zen Sushi into Barbarella Bar. Today, a press release illuminated Escher's approach and timeline.
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The former Zen Sushi's transformation into Barbarella Bar is almost complete. Reps say it will open in January. Barbarella bar is the creation of Bungalow Club owner Anat Escher, who, according to a news release, chose the name Barbarella because he was inspired "by the strong, sexy and beautiful lead character in the film."
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Usually, you stick to what you know. And that's gotten you far. But, we've got an exception on our hands. Welcome to Barbarella Bar. In this case, what you know about the space-age blonde and her zero gravity antics need not apply. Sorry. Instead, leave yourself in the hands of the experts behind the Bungalow Club, and let them stick to what they know—creating and entertaining.
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This was a sad, sad all-ages club for way too long. The classy folks at the Bungalow Club swooped in to class it up, and we'll see the results any day now. Named after a movie, but not really themed after it, apparently. The bar seats 45 (binoculars needed for scoping the scene), the specialty drinks come in 10-ounce pours. That's a sizeable martini. Big beer list catches on to L.A.'s...
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