Dive Bars & Clubs
8901 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, ca, 90069
Since 1964, the Whisky (often misspelled as the whiskey) has held court on Sunset as one of the main rock anchors of the d strip. Legendary bands like the Doors...
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...
6377 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
Where else can you list to the Germs on the jukebox while enjoying a frosty jack & coke in Hollywood? This beloved bar hints at what the old Hollywood used to be,...
1601 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90028
The oldest gay bar in Hollywood and the second oldest in all of L.A. Popular Drinks: It's all about Budweiser and very strong well drinks Food: Does stale popcorn count?...
12238 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90025
A classic grungy dive bar, Del's Saloon gained some recent notoriety when it was featured in the Judd Apatow movie "Knocked Up," but it's been a beloved West L.A....
12125 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90066
A 60's-era bowling alley with 28 lanes, Mar Vista Lanes also boasts a surprisingly good in-house diner, Peppy's, arcade games and a full-service bar bedecked with the...
8450 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
Straying from the usual L.A. bar scene, St. Nick's Pub Restaurant & Bar is a relaxed, laid-back, jeans and a T-shirt kind of place. In fact, St. Nick's Pub is much like...
864 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
It used to be that the Smog Cutter was just another undiscovered dive with a good jukebox (Creedence Clearwater, Grand Funk Railroad, "Let It Bleed"-era Rolling...
2746 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA, 90814
A no-frills neighborhood bar that's been around since the '30s and has the vintage glass brick and "hot nuts" machine to prove it. Lately you can get really good...
1843 W Main St, Alhambra, CA, 91801
Alhambra's favorite (perhaps only) dive bar, but it's not half as seedy as you'd expect from the outside. The large, U-shaped bar with dark leather booths transforms what...
129 E Arrow Hwy, Glendora, CA, 91740
10028 Foothill Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91730
2116 W Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA, 92663
This split-level boardwalk dive bar has become legendary for encouraging drunkenness at the ungodly hour of 6 am. Yup, that's when it opens. It's dark inside and the...
52 Windward Avenue, Venice, CA, 90291
Once a true dive (actually probably a few notches below that), The Townhouse is undergoing a sea change under new ownership. The kitschy décor is gone, the crowd...
5511 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca, 90028
Don't expect to hear anything remotely relaxing here. Dive-y Relax Bar offers up underground metal, thrash, punk, hardcore, indie rock and assorted "heavy" and...