Neighborhood Bar Bars & Clubs
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.
1630 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90041
The dive bar formerly known as Topper's gets an upscale face lift from the owners of the rustic Bigfoot Lodge in Atwater Village.
3429 Sixth St., Los Angeles, CA, 90020
2926 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
I've heard a million stories at the Circle Bar. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of them. I drank away the early '90s at the Circle. I wrote my first play about it. Tons...
1657 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Chez Jay belongs to that most precious class of L.A. eateries: the true dive. There's no scene here, no fashionistas or foodies -- just regulars who come to enjoy a drink or...
3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90230
The "Cinema" in the name is for its Culver City location and the portraits and pictures of old movie stars like Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. The "bar"...
4108 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA, 91505
2939 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, CA, 90026
3190 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90005
The Prince proves the old adage that one man’s trash can be another’s visual treasure, taking up the British imperial motif and running with it, producing a very...
1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
In the ever-escalating war of underfed DJ's jockeying for up-to-the-minute remixes of the same Boys Noize tracks or whatever, Wednesday's Club Moscow at Boarnder's is...
3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA, 90803
11155 Washington Pl., Culver City, CA, 90232
2907 Main St., Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Rick’s doesn’t advertise, unless you count people on cell phones shouting to each other curbside. Still this old fashioned bar’s bar—décor...
2626 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254
10939 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90034