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Fish, man — raw fish — from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market and jetted right to you, careful slabs of yellowtail, tuna, fluke, sprinkled with salt and drizzled with olive oil, Italian sashimi on a pretty glass plate. Il Grano’s crudo, Italian sashimi, hasn’t the pleasure in it that you’ll find at, say, David Pasternack’s Esca in midtown Manhattan — there isn’t the pinpoint marination, the balance of flavors, the grind of salt matched exactly to the texture of each fish — but the sourcing is careful and the presentation is true, and when you try Sal Marino’s squid ink pasta with sea urchin (also an Esca dish), the particular brininess of the uni rings clear. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Karaoke Bleu is a Little Osaka bar that takes its karaoke so seriously, it puts it right there in the name. The list of rules while belting out your favorite Taylor Swift tune is nearly as long as the songbook itself, and the steely-eyed crowd isn't afraid to let you know if you've broken one. But spend some time at the LED-ringed bar or in the back making good with the regulars, and soon enough you'll be taking to the corner stage like a pro. It helps, of course, that well drinks are $3 during happy hour, and the relaxed bottle-keep program lets you savor a handle of Grey Goose over multiple visits. Once you've notched that first standing ovation for your soulful adaptation of Janis Joplin's “Piece of My Heart,” you won't want to try any other Westside bar. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.liquidkitty.com Below and behind one of the best neon bar signs in town (it alternately flashes from a shaken martini glass to a lit cigarette), Liquid Kitty remains West L.A.'s coolest bar for its chilled-out atmosphere, brutal-with-the-booze, heavy-mixing bartenders and nightly entertainment, always for free. The dark-wood-paneled hole isn't quite a dive, but it's far from a snooty swank pit. The Kitty, in fact, has a very punky sensibility, which is punctuated a few times a year by its bodacious "Punk Rock" BBQs. Regular entertainment at the spot includes Monday-night "Kitty-oke," DJs spinning everything from '80s to funky soul to mixtapes Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, respectively, and live music of the blues, jazz and funk variety on Thursdays and Sundays. Cocktail specialties include the Kitty martini, and snazzy-named concoctions such as the "Harold & Maude" and "The Omen." Most go for their "Economic Aid Menu" (available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays): $5 medium-sized martinis, $2 PBR, or the "Lowlife" - a well shot and PBR for $4. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.literati2.com Literati is just as happy to serve you a really good pork chop as an exquisite organic salad, a stiff drink as a bottle of Viognier, and it seems as if some of the customers have practically set up their offices here beneath the framed pencils and the old photographs of Santa Monica, borrowing novels from the dining-room bookcase to read over lunch — like Literati Cafe next door, from which it spawned, Literati is popular with screenwriters and others eager for a second home. Chef Chris Kidder and pastry chef Kimberly Sklar are both veterans of Campanile in the very best way, in love with woodsmoke and seasonal farmers market produce, generous portions and plenty of herbs; tapping old Mediterranean traditions and making them their own — don’t miss the hot churros with bitter chocolate. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
Thoroughly untouched by pretension, completely unspoiled by hipsters ... and it's on the pricey Westside. If you work on that side of town, it's the place to enjoy a little pre-traffic relaxation with spirited encouragement provided for a mere $3 per domestic beer. You can play darts and sit for hours unmolested while the jukebox plays all kinds of Van Morrison and CCR. While it's true that you will have to brave walkin into a bar that's located in a strip mall next to a Blockbuster, you'll never beat the price or the service. Just please don't defile this gem for those of us who must rely on it until our financial ship comes in. (Review by Guelda Voelen) Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.mandrakebar.com At this West L.A. bar, you might have trouble hearing your friends over the music, but it’s a nice place to drink, and it’s staffed by friendly folk. A narrow affair with low-slung wood tables, the Mandrake Bar exists on a stretch of La Cienega that is home to little other nightlife, rendering it the perfect spot for those who want to be in the know. A respectable collection of cocktails, a good happy hour and a relaxed vibe make this a prime destination for any night of the week. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.momsbar.com Did you know that you could play ping-pong in a bar? You probably didn’t, but now that you do, the place to do it is at the low-key neighborhood hangout Mom’s Bar in West L.A. Channel your inner Randy Daytona (you know, from Balls of Fury) against an opponent you've brought with you, or challenge one of the many seasoned players who are sure to be in attendance. While waiting your turn, enjoy the cheap drinks and friendliness of the staff. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.palomino.com A Westwood Village staple, Palomino (a chain with locations throughout the U.S.) attracts UCLA students and sophisticated Angelenos with its upscale décor and high-end American fare. The restaurant's hopping happy hour at the bar is all day, every day. The deals include half-off all appetizers, $4-$6 cocktails, flatbreads ($8); pizzas ($6); highly recommended, super creamy gorgonzola waffle fries ($7), and house wines ($4). Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.pecorinorestaurant.com Brentwood, it has been noted, is as thick with neo-Tuscan restaurants as the Casbah is with spice merchants, streets built on arugula salad and paved with tagliata, awash with herbed roast chickens, pizza margherita and bean soup. Sor Tino, Osteria Latini, Pizzicotto, Toscana, Palmeri, Divino, La Scala Presto — they may not, as has been rumored, all feed into a secret communal kitchen, but I would defy most people to tell the cooking apart blindfolded. Pecorino, at the eastern end of the strip, shares more than a few characteristics with these pleasant, nondescript dining rooms. You will not be deprived of your burrata, your giant steak or your tiramisu. But the cuisine is at least nominally that of the Abruzzi, southeast of Rome, and the bean soup is made with pureed chickpeas — delicious. There is an abundance of cherry tomatoes in everything from the marjoram-scented sauce on the eggplant-stuffed tortelloni to the salt cod with rosemary, and both artichokes and the namesake sheep cheese are ubiquitous — in the stewed tripe, over the carpaccio and in the egg-enriched casserole of lamb. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.facebook.com/RhinoRecordsPopUp In what one hopes will be an annual tradition, the much-missed Rhino Records emporium in Westwood has been reincarnating itself as a pop-up store for the past two years at sites close to its classic old location. The store will be open for just a few more weeks, with Rhino hosting daily in-house concerts by rising indie-rock, garage and power-pop stars mixed with beloved favorites from the punk, folk and Paisley Underground past. Among the musicians who've already popped up at the store this year are the Bangles' Vicki Peterson, Avi Buffalo, Little Willie G, Evie Sands, the Muffs, Billy Vera, Thelonious Monster, the Lions, Kristian Hoffman, the Ruby Friedman Orchestra, and unexpected reunions of the Crawdaddys and the Balancing Act. Executive producer Gary Stewart and his volunteer crew are constantly adding surprise guests to previously booked bills, making each day a unique event and this humble Westside storefront the temporary center of the local club scene. This year, the concerts are held in a separate room with a real stage, good sound and a pro lighting system, which makes this part of the store feel like a real nightclub. The rest of the store, of course, features thousands of Rhino releases, DVDs, cutouts, rare LPs and CDs, posters and out-of-print bargains. The unusual nature of this event seems to attract both the hippest indie scenester and legendary hermits who haven't performed onstage in years, and you never know who might be browsing through the stack of albums next to you. All ages. Street parking. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com Crowded with power diners early but gets jazzier later. Piano duos, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; no cover ($20 min. Fri.-Sat.). Sets from 9 p.m. Closed Mon. Full bar. All ages. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
http://www.westrestaurantla.com If Seattle has The Space Needle, Los Angeles has West Restaurant & Lounge. The penthouse bar and restaurant specializing in California cuisine sits at the top of the Angeleno Hotel, that hulking round landmark that reminds us all we're only halfway through our slog on the 405. This is theater in the round, with an audience that includes downtown, the ocean and Catalina Island on a good day. But it's the details inside that make the show. Happy hour prices combine well with sliders and upscale sopes, while the focused dinner menu includes duck breast, gnocchi and hangar steak. Read more about this Los Angeles bar or club >>
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