Sassafras Saloon ★ 4.2
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Micky's ★ 4.3
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West HollywoodMon 16:00-04:00, Tue-Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-04:00.
Micky's on Santa Monica Boulevard is the two-story West Hollywood gay nightclub, a downstairs floor and upstairs terrace in the Rainbow District.
TipExtended-hour license to 04:00 Saturday, Sunday and Monday under Hamburger Marys ownership since 2025. Free entry most nights.
The Bullet Bar ★ 4.2
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North HollywoodDaily 12:00-02:00.
The Bullet Bar on Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood is the Valley's leather and Levi gay dive with a patio, karaoke and no-attitude door.
TipKaraoke nights run mid-week, dress-coded leather parties most weekends. Free parking lot behind the bar.