Thunderbolt ★ 4.6
Thunderbolt in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles is a Mathew Biancaniello cocktail room with frozen rotations and one of the city's best martinis.
DrinkFrozen mai tai
FoodBar snacks, pickled things
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Los Angeles for grown-ups.
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Frolic Room ★ 4.3
Frolic Room on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles is a 1934 dive bar with a Hirschfeld mural along the back wall and a $7 well drink. Cash only, no food.
DrinkWhiskey on the rocks
FoodNone, snacks at the counter
Bar Flores ★ 4.5
Bar Flores in Echo Park, Los Angeles is Othon Nolasco's mezcal and tequila room serving Latin-leaning cocktails and a small dinner plate menu.
DrinkTepache margarita
FoodSmall Mexican plates
Good Times at Davey Wayne's ★ 4.2
Good Times at Davey Wayne's in Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1970s-themed bar from the 1933 Group; enter through a refrigerator door, large patio out back.
DrinkPopsicle cocktail
FoodSnacks, food truck on patio
Tiki-Ti ★ 4.5
Tiki-Ti on Sunset, Los Angeles has been a 12-seat tiki bar since 1961, run by three generations of the Buhen family. Cash only, opens at 16:00.
DrinkRay's Mistake
FoodNone
The Roger Room ★ 4.4
The Roger Room on La Cienega, Los Angeles is an unmarked cocktail bar behind a palm-reader sign, pouring craft drinks at a 25-seat room since 2008.
DrinkIndustry sour
FoodSmall plates
Tiki No ★ 4.3
Tiki No in North Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1933 Group tiki bar with hand-carved booths and a long rum list. The strongest Mai Tai in the valley.
DrinkPainkiller
FoodBar snacks
Old Lightning ★ 4.7
Old Lightning in Venice, Los Angeles is a hidden whiskey bar behind Scopa with rare bourbons and pre-Prohibition spirits. Order the vintage bourbon flights.
DrinkVintage bourbon flights
FoodNone
No Vacancy ★ 4.3
No Vacancy in Hollywood, Los Angeles is a 1902 Victorian house turned 1933 Group cocktail bar with a large patio, a piano room and a strict ID at the door.
DrinkSmoked old fashioned
FoodPatio bites
Everson Royce Bar ★ 4.5
Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District, Los Angeles serves a martini-and-smashburger combo that locals book the patio for. Walk-in friendly weeknights.
DrinkSmashburger and a martini
FoodBurger, small plates
Cha Cha Lounge ★ 4.0
Cha Cha Lounge in Silver Lake, Los Angeles is a kitsch-y dive bar with a back patio, a photo booth and a $5 well. Open since the late 1990s.
Drink$5 well
FoodSnack vending in lounge
The Prince ★ 4.3
The Prince in Koreatown, Los Angeles is a 1949 hotel bar with red velvet booths, used as a Mad Men location, now serving Korean fried chicken with soju.
DrinkKorean fried chicken and a soju
FoodKorean menu, fried chicken
La Cuevita ★ 4.3
La Cuevita in Highland Park, Los Angeles is a mezcal and tequila bar with a deep agave list, a Mexican kitchen and one of the better DJ booths on York.
DrinkMezcal flight
FoodTacos, small bites
Bars: tours, tastings and classes in Los Angeles
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Los Angeles: Cocktails & True Crime Tour of Old Hollywood
Drink in Hollywood’s most infamous crimes on this true crime cocktail tour, where mob hits, celebrity scandals, and unsolved mysteries come to life over expertly craft...
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1h 30m
Los Angeles: Cocktail-Making Class with Mixologist
Learn how to make cocktails in a fun workshop with a mixologist. Shake, stir, and taste your creations while picking up skills to make your own unique drinks in the future.
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Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Los Angeles: Beverly Hills Food, Film & Fashion Walking Tour
Walk, dine, and wine like a local with rare access to the real Beverly Hills on a walking tour. Delight in five food tastings, over two adult drinks, and one major fas...
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