Bars
1886
1250 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
Today Brady Weise shakes up cinnamon syrup with pineapple, grapefruit, and cranberry juices.
Neighborhood: Pasadena
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat
Alibi Room
12236 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90066
310-390-9300
A Korean-Mexican dungeon, this dark funky bar has full menu of delicious fusion dishes like kimchi quesadillas and galbi tacos for soaking up their lemongrass caipirinhas.
Neighborhood: Culver City
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Restaurants
Barbrix
2442 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-662-2442
A meal at this nonchalant wine bar might be composed of jamon iberíco, a few grilled stalks of chile-spiked broccolini, and a lemony nest of chitarra with pencil-thin asparagus.
Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Restaurants, Small Plates
Beer Belly
532 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90020
(213) 387-2337
The bites from chef Wes Lieberher are such a draw that Beer Belly skirts the line between drinking establishment and restaurant.
Neighborhood: Koreatown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Gastropub, Restaurants
Black Market Liquor Bar
11915 Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 91604
(818) 446-2533
Most nights it seems as if half the Valley is here, huddled at the bar for a peaty scotch cocktail or squeezed into a booth for a bowl of fennel-perfumed mussels.
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, New American, Restaurants
Casey’s Irish Pub
613 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90014
Kind on your wallet, the quiz at Casey’s Irish Pub takes place every Monday during happy hour.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do
Copa D’Oro
217 Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90401
310-576-3030
Its proximity to the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market explains the “produce section” thing going on behind the bar…
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars
Drago Centro
525 S. Flower St., Ste. 120, Los Angeles, CA, 90071
213-228-8998
Drago Centro is refined enough that an empty bowl for shells accompanies the linguine alle vongole, but on occasion chef-owner Celestino Drago and chef de cuisine Ian Gresick will roast a whole suckling pig.
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Italian, Restaurants
Eightytwo
707 E. 4th Place, Downtown, CA, 90013
(213)-626-8200
At this downtown Arts District barcade, patrons are greeted by two things: a pair of tapsters and a satisfying din of whirs, blips, dings, and beeps emanating from more than 40 restored games
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do
Golden Road Brewing
5410 West San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90039
(213) 373-4677
This is the place for thirsty parents to grab a craft beer with kids in tow. The tots running around the front patio on Sunday afternoons don’t seem to harsh the bar’s mellow vibe, which feels worlds away from Los Angeles.
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars
Harvard & Stone
5221 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027
(323) 466-6063
A WWII-era bomb factory is the unlikely inspiration for a place that serves artisanal cocktails made with local spirits. The front bar and performance space (which hosts music and burlesque acts) is outfitted in industrial-steampunk style
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars
Hermosa Saloon
211 Pacific Coast Hwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90254
310-374-9060
This place is one of the biggest dives around, complete with actual wooden saloon doors at the entrance.
Neighborhood: Hermosa Beach
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars