Neighborhood Bar Bars & Clubs
77 W. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA, 91103
This English-theme prime rib restaurant has a lovely pub room of the genteel sort with small tables, wing-back chairs and a fireplace. They have Guinness but don't pour...
17 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91105
These sister pubs, with their 63 taps in Pasadena and 46 in Sierra Madre, are well-known destinations on the beer-lover's map. Though British and Irish brews are thoroughly...
1615 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Everything in Big Dean’s has a story, starting with the fact that it was named for a guy named Stan. The rest of its appellation comes from the original Muscle Beach,...
613 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90017
With multi-million dollar bars popping up downtown on what seems like a weekly basis, Casey’s Irish Bar & Grille continues to do what it always has done (well,...
1920 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
Is the margarita the new PBR? As shaggy-haired sentries make a permanent foothold in longtime Latino neighborhoods, getting the experimental noise band together for a round...
2442 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Established in 1934, some patrons have been belly up to this bar since the Eisenhower administration. No wonder; it’s always night and roughly 1943 inside, and the...
1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
Though it offers an excellent and extensive selection of craft beers, most people go to Father’s Office to sample its legendary burger. It’s served one way and...
2909 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
3413 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA, 91505
Located right down the street from Warner Brothers Studios, NBC and Disney, Dimples is a classic telltale showbiz joint. It's also classic Burbank. The timeless atmosphere...
314 Ave. I, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277
6268 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
Named after a section in lower Manhattan, this small, narrow bar and bistro caters to upscale Hollywood hipsters who can appreciate a delicious $12 burger with the works....
1101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
1831 N. Hillhurst Ave., L.A., CA, 90027
A raucous Los Feliz dive that draws equal parts crooked-haircut, skinny-jean clad artists, white-hat-wearing beefy super jocks and lecherous old men who drink VO whiskey...
131 E. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
Old-school downtown dive in all its hard-luck glory. Working stiffs mingle with the down and out and those just looking for fun.
15 Washington Blvd., Venice, CA, 90292
Considering its dingy decor and a clientele that can look a little rough at first blush, most people are shocked when they take their first bite of an Hinano burger. It is,...