4 listening bars in Los Angeles our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Los Angeles nightlife.
Gold Line ★ 4.7
Highland Park · 5607 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Gold Line in Highland Park, built by Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf, is the LA listening bar with 7,500 records and a Thorens turntable.
Tip: No outside records or laptops. Rotating local DJs play house-party volume. Walk-in, cocktails $16 to $20.
Tabula Rasa Bar ★ 4.5
Thai Town and East Hollywood · 5125 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tabula Rasa Bar on Hollywood Boulevard in LA's Thai Town pours 20 natural wines by the glass and 200 bottles with live jazz and DJ industry nights.
Tip: Live jazz Sunday and Tuesday from 20:00 typically. Walk-in seating, food trucks rotate in the courtyard.
Sunset & Vinyl ★ 4.3
Hollywood · 1521 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Sunset & Vinyl hides behind a back staircase inside 800 Degrees Pizza in Hollywood, a 70s-themed LA listening lounge devoted to vintage records.
Tip: Open 19:00-02:00. Walk-up the staircase past the pizza counter. Smart casual; weekends fill by 22:00.
Only the Wild Ones ★ 4.5
Venice · 1031 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90291
Only the Wild Ones on Abbot Kinney in Venice is the Japanese-style hi-fi listening bar that opened 2025 with LA natural wines and small-batch drinks.
Tip: Resy reservations open weekly. Bar seats are walk-in; the Tannoy speaker set runs all-vinyl mid-week, mixed-format weekends.