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http://www.catandcustardcup.com La Habra's toniest (read: priciest) restaurant: Nothing on the dinner menu is less than $15. Fancy-prepared American food in an English-pub setting (though it's quite a bit larger than a typical English pub). Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.catalinajazzclub.com Catalina Bar & Grill is one of Los Angeles' top jazz clubs, even if it's housed in a decidedly non-glamorous red-brick edifice that looks like a generic Hollywood office building. Once you're inside, though, after entering through the garage in back, the spacious room is much more inviting, with tables decked out in elegant white tablecloths pressed up against a low stage in front of a red velvet curtain. The walls are tastefully decorated with paintings and photos of legendary jazz musicians, and the landmark venue has hosted some of the biggest names in traditional, mainstream jazz, including Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Scott, Pharoah Saunders, Jane Monheit, Roy Hargrove, Carmen McRae, Joe Zawinul, Joshua Redman, the Marsalis brothers, and an impressive variety of stellar Carters (Ron, Betty, Benny and even Wonder Woman's Lynda). It's a great place to hear music, although the drinks, admission, valet parking and cover minimums can be quite pricey. The kitchen serves similarly expensive entrees, including trout almondine and shrimp scampi pasta, but most visitors come for the live music instead of the food. All ages. Full bar. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Each of the bars lined up on Crescent Avenue along the beachfront overlooking Avalon's harbor has its own distinct personality. If you're jonesing for tequila and Mexican food, Catalina Cantina might be the place for you. The menu offers fairly standard Mexican selections (the chips & salsa are pretty good, although they're not served for free like many Mexican restaurants), but the cantina is really more of a sports bar and a place to drink. With a bar cluttered with posters and little flags advertising Corona and Pacifica beers and a ceiling that's decorated with a large mural of bottles of Cointreau and Cuervo perched on the beach, Catalina Cantina can sometimes feel like sitting inside of a beer bottle. A giant replica of a shark munching on a sombrero is mounted above the bar, and the cantina's open-air front patio looks out directly on the sand and harbor. That beautiful oceanfront view is probably the bar's most striking feature, and it's a relaxing milieu for those who've spent the day touring Santa Catalina Island. The cantina has a decent selection of mainstream domestic and imported beers, but the main draw are the margaritas, with more than 75 varieties on hand. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
It's hard to miss this longtime fixture on Catalina Island. The Catherine Hotel is just about 100 yards down the road from where the ferry boats dock, at the bend where the aptly named Crescent Avenue begins its lazy curve along the Avalon waterfront. Although the Catherine is indeed a hotel, many people come here just for the downstairs bar. It's a casual and friendly hangout, an authentic place where seasick tourists are actually welcomed by tale-spinning locals. Plus, the drinks are cheap and strong, unlike at more tourist-y places in Avalon. The bar is divided into several rooms, as well as a front patio, which has a good view of the harbor and is a great place to people watch. There's a dart board tucked away in the corner, and a pool table in an adjoining room. Music ranges from classic rock to whatever anyone feels like playing on the bar's two battered pianos. DJs and occasional live bands make this corner of the town seem like the coolest place on the island. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.cedarcreekinn.com The various Cedar Creeks offer similar menus featuring prime rib, rack of lamb and homemade desserts. The Brie-and-pecan-stuffed chicken breast comes with a creamy pear-sage sauce that draws out the fine, nutty flavor of the pecans. The large butterflied scampi is served with capers and diced Roma tomatoes. And the pot roast is a tribute to hearty northern Midwest German-American cooking. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.chachalounge.com This tacky Mexicali spot took over Le Bar, a Latin drag queen hangout in 2005, and it's been the casa of choice for Silver Lake's too-cool-to-shampoo scene ever since. A life-size painting of Willie Nelson greets patrons near the bar, where, under a thatch hut roof, the bartenders (most are in bands) pour your poison and pick the tunes (LPs, most nights, natch). Happy Hour weeknights are about the three B's: Boho garb, Beer (Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap), and Bikes stacked out front (a popular mode of transportation for regulars). Sombreros and streamers, photo murals and tabletops emblazoned with portraits of the trannies who used to perform there, make Cha Cha (sister to Seattle's hipster bar) festive yet chaotic, an ironic environment beloved by twentysomething locals and slackers. Expect a line outside on weekends. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.culinaryadventures.com/Pages/ChatNoir.html There is something downright satanic about Chat Noir, David Wilhelm?s latest addition to his "Culinary Adventures" family of restaurants. It?s in the had-to-sign-a-pact-with-Mephistopheles execution of his French fare: basil-fed escargot, three-way duck served in an orange-caramel dressing with Mandarin Napoleon cognac, and a dessert of profiteroles stuffed with espresso ice cream. If they serve these in Hell, just where do I sign, Mr. Wilhelm? Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.chezjays.com This self-proclaimed oceanside "celebrity dive" sure is something to behold. Sawdust and peanut-shell-covered floors, checkered tablecloths and seafaring ephemera (including a giant mounted tuna over the bar) make for a cozy vibe that hasn't changed since Jay's was a haven for the Rat Pack back in the '60s. Tasty seafood and steaks, very, very stiff drinks and private nooks (which Ol' Blue Eyes is said to have appreciated) make it an enduring destination that's not only managed to stay afloat despite the wash of newer upscale hotels and restaurants in the area, but still attracts lines out the door on weekends. Chez Jay may not be the fame magnet it once was, but celebs - Sean Penn, Drew Barrymore - still cite it as an old-school favorite. Check out its wall-of-fame clippings, near the tuna. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Opened in 1962 and tucked inside a mini-mall not far away from the retail haven that is Ventura Boulevard, Chimneysweep is the kind of old-school spot the 20-something Valley girls and guys fancy taking over, particularly on weekends. It's retro charming but not in the overt, trying-too-hard way some bars can be. A huge '60s ski-lodge-style fireplace (the big black cone-shaped kind) is the focal point of the room, with a cobblestone table surrounding it for drinks and the bar's all-you-can-eat popcorn bowls. Oliver Twist-style drawings cover the walls (chimney sweeps were actually kiddies back in the day), and an adjacent game room with pool, video games and darts keeps the more-energetic sweepers busy. A great bar to hit during winter time, as the fireplace really heats the place up. Can't get close enough to the fire? The killer drink pours here will do the job. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
If you've never noticed the Cindy Club before, it might be because it sits behind a couple of bushy trees on a humdrum stretch of Beverly Boulevard that's not quite Koreatown, not quite East Hollywood. Or maybe it's because owner Nongnuch "Candy" Phimmasone wants it that way. Cindy Club is a classic hostess bar, a largely cultural affair that connects lonely businessmen and low-key locals with bubbly, chatty women that certainly seem interested in you, but are likely eyeing your wallet. Not that this is an expensive hostess bar; the $8 beers and sub-$10 sakes (no hard alcohol is served) are a fraction of what patrons pay elsewhere in Koreatown. If anything, the dingy but expansive space is oddly comfortable, with plates of simple Thai food emerging from the kitchen just long enough to keep you in your $25-an-hour booth. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.cinemabar.net Touted as "the world's smallest honky-tonk," this postage-stamp-size tavern is one of the oldest bars in Culver City. Over the decades, its tiny stage has hosted some big country, Americana, folk and roots acts. While the intimate room is most often associated with such country-rocking regulars as Rick Shea, the Dustbowl Revival, Randy Weeks, the Groovy Rednecks, Jaimi Shuey, Tony Gilkyson, Mike Stinson and I See Hawks in L.A., the booking policy also encompasses power-pop mavens like Anny Celsi and Ben Vaughn and freakier bands like Finland Station and Neighborhood Bullies. More than anything else, though, this neighborhood bar has a friendly vibe and an unpretentious atmosphere with its cheery Christmas lights, wood paneling, vintage photos of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, and a jukebox that's stacked with classic country oldies. A large-screen television is often tuned to sports, and there's an open-air back patio for smoking. Live shows occur every night, and there's never a cover. Full bar. Ages 21 & over. Street parking. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
