Bar Lis on the 10th floor of the Thompson Hollywood is the Cote d'Azur themed rooftop opened 2021, a tile-paved terrace with cabanas and full Hollywood Sign views.
Tip: Reservations through Resy or the venue site; smart casual dress code is enforced. The sunset slot at 19:30 fills first.
Address: 1541 Wilcox Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
No Vacancy in a Hollywood Victorian house in LA is the Houston Hospitality speakeasy where you ring a hotel bell at a closed front desk and a bookcase opens.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday 20:00 to 02:00. Reservations through Resy preferred; walk-ins go on a waitlist before 22:00.
Spire 73 atop the InterContinental Downtown LA is the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere, a 360-degree terrace 1,000 feet above Wilshire.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Take the express lift past the hotel lobby; security caps the rooftop on windy nights.
Cara Cara by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne is the 15th-floor rooftop at the Downtown LA Proper Hotel with a wraparound terrace and full skyline views.
Tip: Reserve through OpenTable for the terrace tables; bar walk-ins are easier weeknights before 19:00. The lunch service is the hidden booking.
The Bungalow at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica is the Brent Bolthouse Los Angeles beach-house bar with fire pits and Pacific views from the front deck.
Tip: Walk-in only, no reservations. Sundays draw the longest line; weekday late afternoons hit happy hour before the crowd arrives.
No Vacancy in a Hollywood Victorian house in LA is the Houston Hospitality speakeasy where you ring a hotel bell at a closed front desk and a bookcase opens.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday 20:00 to 02:00. Reservations through Resy preferred; walk-ins go on a waitlist before 22:00.
Apt 503 hides on the 5th floor of the Aroma Wilshire Center in Koreatown, a semi-rooftop Los Angeles lounge with DJs, dance floor and an outdoor patio.
Tip: Reservations strongly recommended via Discotech. Dress code enforced on weekends; the patio fills first.
Death & Co in the LA Arts District opened in 2019 under Alex Day, Dave Kaplan and Devon Tarby, the West Coast outpost of the East Village room.
Tip: Tock reservations open weekly. Walk-ins try the standing rail or the adjacent lobby bar at the Hoxton.