The Prince on West 7th in LA's Koreatown, opened 1927, became a Korean dive in 1991: red booths, gold-flocked walls and Korean fried chicken until late.
Tip: Cash and card. The fried chicken and OB lager combo runs to 23:00 nightly. New Girl built a set based on this room.
Address: 3198 1/2 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Footsie's on Figueroa in Cypress Park is the dark wood-paneled Eastside LA dive with leather booths, a jukebox, pool table and nightly DJ dance parties.
Tip: Open 17:00 to 02:00 daily. Cash-friendly, cheap pours, dance floor at the back. The patio holds smokers and karaoke spillover.
Sound Nightclub in Hollywood is the Las Palmas room that built the LA techno and deep house scene with a Funktion-One rig and weekend bookings of touring selectors.
Tip: Buy advance tickets through Resident Advisor; the Friday techno bookings sell out, weekday parties walk in easier.
Avalon Hollywood on Vine is the megaclub housed in the 1927 Hollywood Playhouse, running house, techno, trance and hardstyle headliners on weekends.
Tip: Doors at 22:00 most weekends. The mezzanine has the cleanest sight lines; floor pit fills at the rail before midnight.
Exchange LA in the former 1929 Stock Exchange building runs four floors and 25,000 square feet of Insomniac-booked EDM in Downtown LA's Historic Core.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday only, 22:00 to 02:00. Buy table service through Discotech for guaranteed entry on big-name nights.
Academy LA on Hollywood Boulevard is the Insomniac-affiliated EDM room with a Funktion-One rig, LED ceiling panels and two patios for the weekend dance crowd.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday, sometimes Sunday afternoons in summer. General admission runs $20 to $50, holiday weekends climb past $100.
1720 in DTLA's Warehouse District is the 700-capacity former garment factory with an L'Acoustics rig running electronic, hip-hop and the LGBTQ Heav3n party monthly.
Tip: Tickets go through the venue site or Resident Advisor; Heav3n parties sell out fast, midweek bookings walk in.