Gastropub: Shedding light on the meaning

Barenaked lightbulbs have become the beacon of choice for urban watering holes. That's The York above, a new gastropub in Highland Park. You'll also find the bulbs at 750ml, a new gastropub in South Pasadena and at The Village Idiot, a new gastropub on Melrose Avenue. To be determined: If "gastropub" is the 21st century synonym for "fern bar."

The York, 5018 York. Blvd. (323) 255-9675
750 ml, 966 Mission St., So. Pasadena. (626) 799-0711
The Village Idiot, 7383 Melrose Ave. (323) 655-3331