Bar Lubitsch Bar / Lounge / Vodka Bar

West Hollywood, Los Angeles –

A communist era-inspired lounge, Bar Lubitsch fills up on the weekends when fun-loving, twenty-something professionals turn up to let their hair down on the dance floor.

Kitschy yet classy, the space consists of three distinct areas, including an ivied patio where smokers gather to mingle and a front room whose red and black booths are generally packed with flirty young singles.

Red dominates the décor, with Soviet memorabilia adorning the walls and mirrors with Cyrillic writing that twists the “Bread, Peace, and Land” slogan into “Beer, Wine, and Vodka” – and vodka there is, as evidenced by the display of two hundred bottles behind the main bar.

Those in the mood to dance their faces off can head down the corridor to the red-brick Red Room, a rowdy tavern space where animated revelers can also sprawl on the long upholstered banquettes or clamor at the bar for Ninotchkas, a potent cocktail of vanilla vodka, muddled strawberries, sugar, and champagne.

The venue is generally less rambunctious on weeknights, when successful folks from the fashion and music industries show up to drink their flaming Molotov cocktails and catch some live music or weekly comedy acts.

Bar Lubitsch takes it up a few notches on the weekends, though, when the DJ starts spinning and the tightly packed dance floor becomes the epicenter of vodka-fueled energy.