These 25 on the map
The 25 bars on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 100 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Where to drink
Hollywood has the most bars on our list, the Eastside has the neighborhood rooms, and the hotels keep the rooftops and the classic bars.
25 of the 100
Hollywood 5
The Spare Room
HollywoodCocktail bar & gaming parlor$$$Gaming parlor and lounge in the Hollywood Roosevelt, with two 1930s bowling lanes and classic drinks.
Good Times at Davey Wayne's
HollywoodThemed cocktail bar$$A 1970s house party entered through a fridge door; backyard vibes. Go early or expect a line.
No Vacancy
HollywoodCocktail bar$$$Theatrical Victorian-house bar with tarot readers and live performers; dress smart-elegant.
La Descarga
HollywoodRum cocktail bar$$$Through a closet and down a staircase into a Cuban rum parlor, with dancers on the hour and a cigar patio out back.
Bar Lis
HollywoodRooftop cocktail bar$$$A Thompson rooftop styled after the South of France, with the Hollywood Sign on one side and downtown on the other.
Downtown LA 3
Las Perlas
Downtown LAAgave cocktail bar$$Divey-cool agave bar in the Historic Core; 100-plus tequilas and mezcals behind the bar.
Seven Grand
Downtown LAWhiskey & cocktail bar$$A whiskey lodge with hundreds of bottles — and live jazz at Bar Jackalope hidden inside.
The Wolves
Downtown LACocktail bar$$$An ornate 1911 Parisian-salon room in the old Jewelry District; house-made bitters and vermouth.
Chinatown 2
Apotheke
ChinatownSpeakeasy cocktail bar$$$The LA sibling of the New York apothecary-themed speakeasy: medicinal-style cocktails in a small room, with a big back patio and its own bar.
General Lee's
ChinatownCocktail bar & music venue$$$Two floors in Central Plaza, in the room where Man Jen Low opened in 1890. Baijiu, Szechuan peppercorn and tamarind sit beside the classics, and the DJ is downstairs when you want it louder.
Highland Park 2
Highland Park Bowl
Highland ParkCocktail bar & bowling alley$$A stunningly restored 1927 bowling alley with a full craft bar — worth a drink even if you never bowl.
Gold Line
Highland ParkListening bar & cocktails$$A hi-fi listening bar from Stones Throw Records; 7,500 records and a concise cocktail list.
Los Feliz 2
Mírate
Los FelizAgave cocktail bar$$$Multi-level, open-air and Mexican-leaning — the force-carbonated paloma.
Tiki-Ti
Los FelizTiki cocktail bar$$Family-run tiki since 1961 — about 90 rum drinks, a few with shouted rituals. Wed–Sat, cash preferred.
Venice 2
Old Lightning
Venice$$$$Hidden behind Scopa with roughly three thousand rare bottles, most of them impossible to find elsewhere.
The Del Monte Speakeasy
Venice$$In the basement of the Townhouse, hiding down there since 1915. Live jazz and burlesque under a very low ceiling.
Arts District 1
Everson Royce Bar
Arts District$$Indoor-outdoor patio with Edison lights and a bocce court; well-priced drinks and a great burger.
Bel Air 1
The Bar at Hotel Bel-Air
Bel Air$$$$Cross the cobblestone bridge over the swan pond to an Art Deco bar in a Bel-Air canyon. Opens at 3 daily; a martini is the right order.
Beverly Grove 1
The Roger Room
Beverly Grove$$$A long-running hidden bar behind the palm-reader sign; tight, dark, and serious about drinks.
Echo Park 1
Bar Flores
Echo Park$$A treehouse-like agave bar from Républiqué alums; excellent mezcal drinks and bar bites.
Historic Filipinotown 1
Thunderbolt
Historic Filipinotown$$$Cocktail-nerd precision in a room that still feels like a neighborhood hang; fast pre-batched drinks, no ceremony.
Koreatown 1
The Normandie Club
Koreatown$$$Sophisticated drinks in a low-lit room inside the 1926 Hotel Normandie; order at the counter.
North Hollywood 1
Tonga Hut
North Hollywood$$LA's oldest tiki bar — a dark 1958 Valley institution with strong tropical drinks and the Grog Log 'passport' for regulars who drink the whole menu.
Santa Monica 1
Calabra
Santa Monica$$$The Proper's rooftop pool bar, mezcal-forward, with the best-lit sunset in Santa Monica.
West Hollywood 1
Tower Bar
West Hollywood$$$$The Sunset Tower's Art Deco dining room and bar, where the martinis are very cold and the people-watching is the point. Dress accordingly.
The other 75
The 100 are spread across 39 neighborhoods. Hollywood (13), Downtown (7), Highland Park (7), Los Feliz (5), Silver Lake (5) and West Hollywood (5) have the most; the other 33 have 1 to 4 each.
+75 more in the app
A piano bar where the whole room sings, a tiki bar above a hot dog stand reached through a pickle barrel, an '80s karaoke speakeasy behind a fridge door, a Long Beach speakeasy with an izakaya menu, and more.
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