About Us
Tabula Rasa Bar opened in September of 2016 in Thai Town, Los Angeles. We are a neighborhood bar that serves $6 beers at Happy Hour. A place to enjoy a glass of vintage, Grower Champagne poured by the winemaker herself. It is where you celebrate your birthday and where you bring your parents when they come to town. It is a safe, inviting space for everyone. We pour 20 natural wines by the glass and offer over 200 bottle selections to enjoy in house or to take home as retail. Since we opened, Tabula Rasa Bar has received critical acclaim and become known throughout the world as a premier destination for natural wine and hospitality. We were named Los Angeles’s #1 Wine Bar by Los Angeles Magazine in early 2020 and have been recognized in Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits, The Los Angeles Times, Goop, EATER, The Infatuation, Time Out, Punch, well as many other publications. We are a small business owned and operated by Zach Negin and Nicole Dougherty and lovingly staffed by the best team in town. Come visit us at 5125 Hollywood Blvd!
Zach Negin
Owner
Zach started Tabula Rasa Bar in 2016 with the goal of making it the best neighborhood bar in Los Angeles. Having worked in restaurants since he was 16 years old, Zach honed his skill for small business and hospitality through his first business, a mustard company in San Diego, CA. Prior to opening Tabula Rasa Bar, Zach was on the opening team of the highly lauded restaurant Bestia.
Nicole Dougherty
Owner
Nicole Dougherty is an owner of Tabula Rasa Bar. The beverage program focuses on clean natural wines, highlighting female made wines and wines from under-represented areas alongside classics. Her Los Angeles projects have been recognized in Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits, The Los Angeles Times, and Eater, among others. She has been on the opening team for 5 food and beverage projects since 2013- ranging from a Michelin Bib Gourmand in San Francisco to a retail wine shop in North Hollywood. She has also spent years in importing and distributing, including time with one of the first importers of natural wine in America, Neal Rosenthal. She strives to provide access for all people to natural wine while maintaining warm hospitality, empowering her employees, and managing and operating successful small businesses.