What to order at The Daily Pint

Signature drink
Whisky flight from 500-plus bottles
Editor tip
Ask the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.
CuisineCocktail bar
TypeDive bar
Price$
Neighborhoodpico
HoursDaily 14:00-02:00
Signature drinkWhisky flight from 500-plus bottles
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Food program: Bar menu

Tip: Ask the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

Location

Address: 2310 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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The Gaslite ★ 4.2

Cocktail barKaraoke dive$mid-cityDaily 06:00-02:00; karaoke nightly

The Gaslite has held its Wilshire Boulevard corner in Santa Monica since 1962, a come-as-you-are karaoke dive open 06:00 to 02:00 with free popcorn.

Signature drink: Well drink with free popcorn

Food: Bar menu

Tip: It bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.

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Harvelle's ★ 4.1

Cocktail barLive music bar$$downtownTicketed shows nightly, schedule via venue site

Harvelle's books blues, burlesque and soul into a low-lit 4th Street room in downtown Santa Monica, one of the Westside's longest-running music bars.

Signature drink: Whisky cocktail at the stage

Food: Bar menu

Tip: Tickets go through Seat Engine on the venue site; the long-running Toledo Show jazz and burlesque revue owns Sunday nights.

1432 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Basement Tavern ★ 4.3

Cocktail barSpeakeasy$$main-streetLive music nightly from 17:00

Basement Tavern hides under the 1890s Victorian on Main Street in Santa Monica, a candlelit whiskey bar with live bands packed in most nights.

Signature drink: Old fashioned

Food: Bar menu

Tip: Enter down the side stairs of the Victorian; it gets shoulder-to-shoulder after 21:00 when the band starts.

2640 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe ★ 4.2

AmericanBeach bar$ocean-avenueMon 12:00-19:00; Tue-Thu 11:00-20:00; Fri 11:00-21:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00

Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe has anchored the boardwalk below the Santa Monica Pier since 1902 as Loring's Lunchroom, burgers and buckets on two patios.

Signature drink: Bucket of beers on the boardwalk

Food: Bar menu

Tip: It became Big Dean's in the 1970s; grab a patio rail seat, order the burger and watch the boardwalk crowds.

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The Bungalow ★ 4.0

Cocktail barLounge$$$ocean-avenueWed-Thu 17:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-01:00; Sun 17:00-22:00; closed Mon-Tue

The Bungalow sprawls through a beach-house maze at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, cocktails, DJs and pool tables with ocean air off the bluff.

Signature drink: Spicy margarita

Food: Bar menu

Tip: Dress code loosens early; go at 17:00 for a patio sofa because the queue after 21:00 on weekends is real.

101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Penthouse ★ 4.1

AmericanHotel bar$$$downtownBreakfast daily 07:00-11:00; lunch Mon-Fri 11:00-14:30; brunch Sat-Sun 11:00-14:30; dinner nightly 17:00-21:30; bar to 01:00 Fri-Sat

The Penthouse floats on the 18th floor of the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, white banquettes and coastline views from breakfast through late cocktails.

Signature drink: Sunset cocktail on the 18th floor

Food: Bar menu

Tip: Happy hour runs 16:00-18:00 on weekdays; sunset window tables go to whoever books earliest on OpenTable.

1111 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403

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