Aspiring divas will want to head to Backstage Bar and Grill, a modest little dive bar that’s home to one of the best karaoke scenes in town.

Located across the street from Sony Studios, the venue attracts an exuberant crowd of local regulars, studio employees, hopeful singers, and maybe even a celeb or two who all come to stretch their vocal cords on the more than 125,000 songs available.

The space itself is little more than a dark room sparsely decorated with strings of twinkling lights and old photos – including a gem featuring Johnny Cash flipping off the crowd – and simply outfitted with a bar, a fire pit, a pool table, and a makeshift stage in the corner.

Though the ripped vinyl bar stools and beer-stained tables have seen better days, the outgoing patrons don’t mind at all – they’re happy just to get their spot in the singing lineup and then get hammered on cheap, strong drinks while they wait for their turn at the microphone.

The bar also provides plenty of flat-screen TVs to keep sports…

Hidden behind one of Koreatown’s many cookie cutter strip malls is a world of craft brew, just waiting inside Beer Belly’s white, graffiti-covered building.

A spinoff of the owner’s beer-collecting hobby, the bar features a drink menu offering a rotating range of budget-minded locally produced drafts and premium bottles that can cost a pretty penny.

High ceilings, glossy wood walls, and recycled Coke-bottle chairs give the place a modern cottage flair that’s a cross between a tiny cafeteria and an IKEA display.

Flannel-clad foodies sidle up to the counter bar, happy to find upscale pub grub like duck fat fries and wet-aged rib-eye on the menu, while sports lovers catch a game on the TVs as they dig into hot wings and mac and cheese.

Much of the food is cooked with beer, right down to the grilled broccoli served with cheesy Pale Ale dipping sauce, and sampler flights ensure the mix of rambunctious college kids and casual locals always find the right drink to accompany their eats.

Brunch on Sundays brings patrons back for another round, when sugared insanity…

An experiential Spanish-themed nightclub, Premiere Supper Club combines atmosphere with live performances in a lavish setting inspired by surrealists like Gaudí and Dalí.

A décor of archways, crimson velvet curtains, and stucco walls recalls a Spanish villa, while gothic candlesticks, heavy chains, and statues of saints add a touch of dark mystery.

A wraparound wrought iron balcony overlooks the central Spanish-tile dance floor in the main room, where funky club kids and aspiring actors get sweaty to thumping beats under a giant sixteen-armed octopus chandelier throwing out LED happy faces and other dazzling light effects.

Elevated red leather banquettes around the perimeter offer a place for wannabe models and their beaus to lounge as waitresses in tiny leather and lace ensembles make a show of delivering bottles.

Patrons who prefer to get their own drinks can flit over to the thirty-foot bar just past the arches, while celebs tend to sneak up to the second bar and the booths in the balcony where they can watch the action from a safe distance.

Later in the evening, patrons are joined on…

Tucked away on a quiet shopping section of Fairfax Boulevard, The Dime is a refreshing, hassle-free alternative to Hollywood’s velvet rope scene that continues to attract a loyal clientele year after year.

With movie-producer/actor owners, it’s no wonder this venue started out as a celebrity hangout – bartender Stacie even became a prominent character on MTV’s The Hills, so naturally The Dime made several cameo appearances as well.

Despite this moment of fame, however, getting in the door is easy enough as long as the bar hasn’t reached capacity – this place is tiny, which is just fine by the hip and friendly crowd of entertainment industry folk and young professionals who flock in for some elbow-to-elbow flirting with the other attractive patrons.

Dim lighting and smoky mirrors add to the amorous vibe, while backlit black-and-white photos of the neighborhood add some contrast to the otherwise crimson décor of velvet drapes and plush banquettes.

Stylish patrons in the mood for a relaxing night among friends tend to lounge on the sofas, while those more interested in making eyes will…

Perched high above the west end of the Sunset Strip, the 20,000-square-foot Soho House is a private members-only social club whose elite atmosphere has made it a preferred hangout for celebrities.

A stylish clientele from the worlds of entertainment, fashion, and finance step off the private elevator into an elegant reception area, where a sweeping marble staircase lit by a stunning capiz-shell chandelier leads them up to the lounge.

Executives and creatives mingle over craft cocktails at the thirty-foot bar, as agents and clients gather on the colorful collection of chairs and divans by the floor-to-ceiling windows to take in the panoramic city views.

Daytime sees small groups lounging on vintage leather armchairs and tufted sofas in the Sitting Room, where they can peruse the bookshelves filled with Shepard Fairey and Anselm Kiefer art books or enjoy some quiet conversation, while an open balcony offers comfy couches on which to while away the afternoon.

A small pond and olive trees aglow with twinkling wicker pendant lights create a mellow nighttime vibe, when the glitterati shows up to network over dinner.

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