SideDoor

SideDoor is a gastropub located inside the Five Crowns bar. Best plates: Five-spice pork shoulder with kumquat marmalade, scallops with sunchoke puree and vanilla bean brown-butter, beef fat fries, figgy pudding.

SideDoor gastropub was carved out of the tiny lobby and bar in Five Crowns. To find it, look for a giant red key off Poppy Street and enter into a cozy room with wood-paneled walls, hardwood bench seating and plush sofas. Once you’re seated, order up a picked-that-day wine flight, a frothy microbrew or a classic Five Crowns cocktail like the burly Boulevardier. Next, sample a good variety of...