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Trip

Perched on the edge of Santa Monica, Trip is indeed a trip. From the outside, it looks like an everyday neighborhood bar, but the club is actually one of the Westside's leading hot spots, with nightly no-cover live music, comedy and burlesque.

The Redwood Bar & Grill

A longtime haunt for politicians and journalists, this downtown bar hosts an endless parade of punks and roots rockers on its small, low stage, set against a festively nautical backdrop of fishing nets and mermaid paintings.

The Satellite

Once known as Spaceland and, before that, Pan, this Silver Lake bar continues to host before-they're-famous indie-rock bands alongside the occasional anti-comedian and film screening. Mondays are usually no cover.

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55 Degree Wine
3111 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-662-5556
http://www.55degreewine.com There's a stairway to heaven in Atwater Village, except this staircase goes down, deep down, into the basement of 55 Degree Wine. There you'll find a dimly lit cellar bar with a dozen or so tables where you can sample some of 55 Degrees' many Italian wines -- the shop features grapes from each region -- with four new flights introduced each week. If nothing on the list tickles your fancy, you can purchase a bottle from one of the hundreds in the shop and bring it downstairs with you for a $6 corkage fee. We also encourage you to sample their curated selection of beers, whispered to be among the best in Los Angeles. Perfect for date nights and small oenophile gatherings, the bar features a small but noteworthy selection of nibbles, including a gourmet cheese plate and fresh pizza from Crispy Crust next door. Each Wednesday night, various food trucks post up in the parking lot. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
American Legion Post 206
227 N. Ave. 55 Highland Park, CA 90042
323-254-5646
The Black Boar
1630 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-258-8800
Styled like a classic British pub, this Eagle Rock hangout from the people behind the Griffin and The Library Bar has an awesome selection of brews. Eight taps feature tasty $5 imports and bottles galore with new labels coming in frequently (a giant chalkboard boasts the best of the best). A decidedly rock n' roll crowd frequents the place (which used to be The Chalet), thanks mainly to its regular DJ nights that feature sounds ranging from 60's grooves to punk. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Camilo's California Bistro
2128 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-478-2644
Camilo's started out as a catering company on York Boulevard in Highland Park - the small attached cafe was added almost as an afterthought. But the good Cal-Mex food and neighborhood-friendly prices caught on with everyone from starving artists to thriving yups, and in no time, the cafe had outgrown its venue. Owners Camilo and Amelia Gonzalez have since moved their operations to a large building smack on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, and they've reclassified it as a “California bistro” - though to us, it still looks and feels like a friendly indie coffee shop. There are chilaquiles and eggs Benedict for breakfast, cobb salads and Cuban sandwiches for lunch, filet mignon and pasta for dinner. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Canele
3219 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-666-7133
http://www.canele-la.com In Bordelaise dialect, a canele is a dense, fluted cylinder of pudding edged with crisp beeswax. In Atwater Village, Canele can feel a lot like an ongoing dinner party that just happens to tolerate strangers at its tables, with oddly minimalist decor, menus illegibly scrawled onto chalkboards, and friendly but puzzled waitresses who aren't quite sure why you've stumbled into their domain. The chef/owner is Corina Weibel, a Nancy Silverton protegee who also cooked for a while at Lucques, and she works the farmers-market-driven urban rustic side of new Los Angeles cooking: the Provencal onion tart pissaladiere and an austere green salad with creme fraiche; rare roast lamb with Israeli couscous and beef bourguignon with noodles; steak with potatoes Anna; and an honest flan. This is cooking worthy of the good china. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Casa Princesa
4527 York Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-474-6860
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-226-1617
Cha Cha Lounge
2375 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-660-7595
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 >>
Club Tee Gee
3210 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-669-9631
Forest green booths line one wall and a smattering of Betty Boop memorabilia (gifts from owner Bette Barlotta's regulars) collect dust behind the bar at Tee Gee, but everybody's favorite visual element has to be its crusty lime green ceiling complete with gold glitter specks. Ceramic lamps, brown wood paneling and newspaper clippings chronicling the bar's past complete the granny's living room feel of this old bar, which is often pretty empty thanks to its rear entrance and misleading, restaurant looking neon sign. Sports on the tube, classic rock on the juke, older locals on the stools and outsider-ish cliques filling up the booths, seem par for the course here. Even with Atwater's influx of cute cafes and boutiques, there's something about Tee Gee that'll just never be tren-dee. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Colombo's
1833 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-254-9138
http://www.colombosrestaurant.com Italian lounge with red-leather everything. Full bar. No cover. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Eagle Rock Brewery
3056 Roswell St. Los Angeles, CA 90065
323-257-7866
http://www.eaglerockbrewery.com From the outside, Eagle Rock Brewery, hidden on a drab side street in a mostly industrial stretch of Atwater Village, hardly qualifies as having ambience. It certainly isn't a bar. Yet the brewery's diminutive tasting room has, in the past year, become an indispensable neighborhood watering hole. The credit goes to owners Jeremy Raub, his father, Steve, and his wife, Ting Su, who, with tastings, special events and food trucks, have turned the brewery into something of a hot spot. They've done it in a way that is both calculated and totally organic. Sure, the quarters are cramped. Patrons jockey for position and eye each other just as they would in an actual bar. But mostly, the tasting room boasts the best facets of a neighborhood bar (warmth, charm, mellow clientele) without its most obnoxious elements (deafening volume, creepy dudes, terrible drinks). Also, Eagle Rock Brewery makes some really great beer. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Footsies
2640 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90065
323-221-6900
http://www.myspace.com/footsiesbar Latino locals might still pop by this old Cypress Park bar for after-work Tecates and tequila shots, but for the most part, the Spanish-speaking stalwarts who used to frequent this beloved dive are all but gone since Dave Nuepert (Short Stop, El Chavito) took over a few years ago. Footsies, like Little Cave not far from it, has been gently gentrified, and it's maintained its charm post-makeover. It's done up in '70s Regal Beagle (the Three's Company's bar) kitsch: homey retro lighting, nude paintings everywhere, dark-red and wood furniture. For the most part, most nights, you'll find boho types in beards and American Apparel garb sipping PBR and cheap shots. DJ sounds range from soul to death metal and there's a jukebox, pool table and smoking area in the back. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
The Gentleman's Club
5175 W. San Fernando Road Los Angeles, CA 90039
818-552-3687
http://www.gentlemensclub.com
The Griffin
3000 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-644-0444
http://www.thegriffinlounge.com If Harry Potter was of age, this is where he would come for a post-Quidditch pint. Replete with Gothic revival chandeliers, stone fireplaces and tapestries bearing knights' coats of arms, this low-key, high-kitsch drinking hole gives Medieval Times a run for its money. Owned by the same folks who brought you the Laurel Tavern, the Black Boar and the Library Bar, this Atwater Village outpost features a covered smoking "room," a sturdy selection of beers (Old Speckled Hen, Lost Coast Downtown Brown and Stone IPA on tap) and a decent collection of bar snacks -- the sweet potato fries, especially, get a thumbs up. The weekend party crowd contrasts with the mellower midweek regulars, but the Griffin, dimly lit and always welcoming, is magical any night of the week. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
The Hobby Shop
5239 York Blvd. Highland Park, CA 90042

http://www.thehobbyshopstudios.com
Home Restaurant
2500 Riverside Drive Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-665-0211
http://www.homesilverlake.com Located on the eastern edge of Silver Lake in the space that used to house Rudolpho's, Home is an aptly named restaurant that specializes in homemade, down-home American comfort food, including burgers, wraps, pizzas and such entrees as Southern fried chicken, steak and pasta. The restaurant features two full bars, including one in the tree-lined outdoor patio, which is a tranquil oasis with its bubbling fountain and koi pond. Entertainment ranges from karaoke to weekly DJ nights, and the indoor bar's two large television screens are dedicated to round-the-clock sports events. The decor is a melange of old-time photos, Dodgers posters and carhop culture, and the inside bar blends wood paneling with brick walls. Like its sister location in Los Feliz, Home is a "a kid and pet friendly restaurant," with street parking and valet parking in an adjoining lot. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Takeout available. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
La Cuevita
5922 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90042
323-255-6871
http://www.lacuevitabar.com It's not enough to be a charming Highland Park mescal bar anymore; you've got to offer free tacos too. La Cuevita is an early adopter of this new bar business model, and its packed Tuesday nights prove that the model works. Even if you can't make it out midweek to the dim, brick-heavy room (Little Cave in English), the weekend pours of Buffalo Trace or one of several dozen tequilas are enough to make you want to return. The sunken lighting is still as dim as ever, but the chalkboard menu (when you can read it) now ticks off the same sort of upscale bar offerings that made the owners a lot of money at their other Bigfoot Lodge haunts. The namesake La Cuevita is a popular choice with aging locals and intrepid young gentrifiers alike, with mescal meeting fresh lime and a soaking of ginger beer. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Little Cave
5922 N. Figueroa St. Highland Park, CA 90042
323-255-6871
http://www.littlecavebar.com The kitschy Highland Park hideaway -from the people behind Bigfoot Lodge- is as cavernous as you'd expect, a favorite with vampy, tattooed types and Latino clubbers from nearby neighborhoods like Glassell Park and Downtown and more gentrified areas like Silver Lake and Echo Park. Bartenders have been known to blow fire and create some campy concoctions (Count Chocula!) but it's the DJs who spin here nightly that make it a hip haunt. Punk rock/new wave tunes blast during the bar's busier nights, but you'll also hear hip-hop and funk on some eil eves. Prepare for darkness, even near the dance floor where giant red globe lamps illuminate the freaky moves. Non-dancers will prefer the moonlit patio which wraps around the perimeter of the place and gives smokers lots of, um, breathing room. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Marty's
5137 York Blvd. Highland Park, CA 90042
323-256-2400
Nomad Collective Art Compound
1993 Blake Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039
213-765-0756
http://www.nomadlosangeles.com
Red Lion Tavern
2366 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-662-5337
http://www.redliontavern.net Bartenders in German barmaid garb pour all kinds of alcohol at this traditional German, European two-story gastropub. Expect colorful people, plentiful German beer, bratwurst, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, and a piano player. Order the Irish coffee for a pick-me-up. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
The Roost
3100 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-664-7272
http://www.igougo.com This somewhat rundown, barn-themed spot is a popular alternative on Los Feliz Blvd., especially for those who find nearby Bigfoot Lodge too loud and The Griffin up the street too much of a pick-up spot. Super-casual and dirt cheap (but bring cash, they don't do plastic), The Roost is a dive, but it comes alive on weekends, when hip twentysomethings from the area descend. Weeknights it's mostly regulars watching the tube and barfly types. Spacious seating, endless free popcorn from an old-fashioned machine (you serve yourself in tiny brown-paper bags) and an odd array of fixtures and decor (empty liquor bottles line the walls) continue to make the Roost an unassuming but comforting place to nest. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Salvador's Jazz Suite
3013 Gilroy St. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-913-1282
http://www.salvadorsjazzsuite.com
Tam O'Shanter Inn
2980 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-664-0228
http://www.lawrysonline.com Scottish writer Robert Burns introduced the character of Tam O'Shanter in a poem in 1790, and the term has since come to be associated with a voluminous Scottish-style wool hat worn by men. It's also the name of a historic tavern in Atwater Village, and after Lawrence Frank and Walter Van de Kamp opened the Tam O'Shanter Restaurant and Pub nearly 90 years ago, the L.A. version of the "Tam" has become almost as iconic as its namesake. The restaurant was a one-time local lunchtime hot spot for people like Fatty Arbuckle, Mary Pickford and John Wayne; according to the restaurant, Walt Disney and his team visited so often, they playfully dubbed it the studio commissary. The Tam's menu still features hearty Scottish-inspired staples such as cream-of-mushroom soup, braised beef short ribs, creamed corn and Yorkshire pudding. During the holiday season, the space is transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with an enormous Christmas tree, a roaring fireplace and old-fashioned carolers. In 1968, the Tam O'Shanter temporarily changed its name to the Great Scot, reverting to its original designation in 1982 on its 60th anniversary. Today, the venue continues to draw a faithful clientele while proudly billing itself as "Los Angeles' oldest restaurant operated by the same family in the same location." Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Verdugo Bar
3408 Verdugo Road Los Angeles, CA 90065
323-257-3408
http://www.verdugobar.com

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