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The District Cocktail Lounge

949-673-4470
121 McFadden Place, Newport Beach, CA  92663
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Once a no-frills hang catering to a distinctly rockabilly crowd with peg-leg pants, greasy pompadours and florid bicep tattoos, this oblong institution (it was built in 1914 beneath a hotel/brothel and named the Stag) recently received a face lift courtesy of a local restaurateur who claims to have restored it to its “original luster.” If the gauzy website photos of the bar in its 1930s hey day are any indication, it would seem that the new owner simply smoothed down its quirky edges, turning the place into just another dressed-up cocktail lounge with designs on being a classy throwback. However, the District still boasts its original 100-foot-long copper top and mahogany bar and pours a good, stiff drink.

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    Posted by Amber H. on Yelp_small
     

    I used to love love love this bar when i used to be hot into the OC bar scene and went practically every Saturday night. If you happened to get there late...

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    Posted by Ryan F. on Yelp_small
     

    I have been here on a few Friday/Saturdays since the summer...The bartenders are fast, drinks are decent, and the crowd is fun. This seems like a better...

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    Posted by Summer j. on Yelp_small
     

    i love this place been going here since it was the stag nothing has change everone need to upgrade sometime, there staff is great one of them home makes f...

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