American Restaurants
692 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90069
Its lush Moorish patio, breezy cabanas and deliciously strong drinks are what make The Abbey the grand dame of gay bars. But while the scene may skew gay, straights also...
33 W. Main St., Alhambra, CA, 91801
Formerly on Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, this soul food restaurant and caterer packed its bags and set up shop in an unlikely spot in the San Gabriel Valley. The rib...
23000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, 90265
Perched on the Malibu Pier next to Surfrider Beach, The Beachcomber recaptures the glamour of the pier’s heyday in the mid-1940s. It’s hard to choose where to...
822 Washington Blvd., Venice, CA, 90292
Beechwood is as much a triumph of design and décor as it is of food and wine. It succeeds wildly at all of them. You can sit by the fire pit outside and enjoy...
25 39th Place, Long Beach, CA, 90803
Located on the beach at the foot of the Belmont pier, this indoor/outdoor brewery (commonly called "the BBC") is a spot for sampling brews and getting a taste of...
16404 Delone St., Santa Clarita, CA, 91387
1760 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
The place looks pretty much the same as it did in the ’60s and ’70s, and that’s the point. As a favorite with area hipsters who come for its unpretentious...
4212 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90029
Indie rock meets Spanish grotto meets abandoned film set at this longtime Silver Lake institution. Once one of the city's earliest film studio spaces, El Cid now hosts...
7213 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
Falcon opened during Hollywood’s supper clubs surge in 2002 and it’s still packing them in -- thanks mostly to their Tuesday gay night, “Beige.” The...
8082 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach, CA, 92646
It’s got that chic feeling that’s oh so familiar: the edges are clean and sharp, the décor is modern but not sterile and the lighting is sexy-dim but not...
145 S. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, Ca, 91502
8288 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
This fun, funky WeHo institution features daily $5 martinis, plenty of prompted (and often un-prompted) song and dance, gay comedy and an explosively expensive menu of...
2920 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca, 90018
At Harold & Belle's, the quality of the Creole food is as impressive as the gargantuan quantities.
131 Yale Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711
2460 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, Ca, 90403