Dirty Laundry ★ 4.3
$$$$
HollywoodWed-Sat 21:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Tue/Sun.
Dirty Laundry in a Hollywood basement, once Rudolph Valentino's prohibition stash, is the Houston Hospitality LA speakeasy with DJs in the back and stiff.
TipEnter through the alley off Hudson; password posted on Instagram some nights. No-cover walk-in early weeknights.
The Roger Room ★ 4.4
$$$$
West HollywoodMon-Fri 18:00-02:00, Sat 19:00-02:00, Sun 20:00-02:00.
The Roger Room hides behind a faux psychic storefront on La Cienega in West Hollywood, a 50-seat dim-lit cocktail bar that has been pouring classics.
TipNo reservations, walk-in only. Smart dress preferred. Arrive before 21:00 weeknights to skip the line.
Sassafras Saloon ★ 4.2
$$$$
HollywoodMon-Fri 17:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 19:00-02:00.
Sassafras Saloon on Vine in Hollywood is the 1933 Group bar built around salvaged Savannah lumber, with pre-Prohibition cocktails and live music six nights.
TipLive blues and Americana most nights from 21:00. No cover, walk-in, kitchen open until midnight.
Townhouse and Del Monte Speakeasy ★ 4.3
$$$$
VeniceMon-Fri 17:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 14:00-02:00.
Townhouse on Windward Avenue in Venice, established 1915, runs cocktails upstairs and the Del Monte Speakeasy below, a Prohibition rum cellar.
TipTownhouse walk-in upstairs; the Del Monte downstairs is ticketed for live music, comedy and burlesque most nights from 21:00.
The Abbey Food and Bar ★ 4.6
$$$$
West HollywoodMon-Fri 11:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-02:00.
The Abbey on Robertson has been West Hollywood's flagship gay bar since 1991, a sprawling indoor and patio dining, dance and drag destination.
TipWeekend drag brunches book through Resy. Stonewall Inn Gives Back certified LGBTQ Safe Space.
Akbar ★ 4.6
$$$$
Silver LakeDaily 19:00-02:00.
Akbar at Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake, founded 1996, is the LA queer neighborhood bar with rotating DJs, comedy and a back dance floor.
TipNo cover most nights. Tuesday comedy and Saturday Dance Yourself Clean DJ set are the regular standouts.