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The Echo and Echoplex
Club / Live Music Venue
Known as two of the city’s prime performance venues for L.A.’s independent music scene, the connected spaces The Echo and Echoplex also feature some of the most creative club nights in town that attract a diverse ... read more
Party Earth Review 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 ... more
9200 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
American Restaurant / Club
Reviewed by Madinah N.
"Trendy, cute, across from ratched-ass Avalon. I love Lexington. It's pretty intimate cuz it's so small, & the crowd is very good-looking & up-to-date. ..." more
1718 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Club / Lounge / Sports Bar
Reviewed by Billy K.
"My Advice/My Take: Nikki’s is a stylish, but subtle bar within feet from the famous Venice Beach boardwalk. Nikki’s offers a welcome escape from all t ..." more
72 Market Street
Venice, CA 90291
Club
Party Earth Review In mid 2012, actor-turned-nightlife-impresario David Arquette took over Trousdale Lounge – a luxurious celebrity hotspot with the paparazzi perpetually planted out front – and turned it into Bootsy Bellows, a swanky vintage-style club with sexy burlesque dancers, erotic puppetry acts…and the paparazzi perpetually planted ... more
9229 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Club
Party Earth Review Housed inside the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building, Exchange LA serves as a clear indication of Downtown’s nightlife resurgence. Actually, 1,700 indications, seeing as that’s how many dance-happy revelers regularly fill this multi-level club. The décor is a mix of restored Art Deco styles ... more
618 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Club / Lounge
Party Earth Review Despite efforts to stay off the radar, Agency’s reputation for unannounced DJ sets that rival the lineups of much bigger Hollywood clubs has made it a sought-after destination for music-loving socialites who want an intimate club experience that still packs a serious punch. Uninformed clubbers curiously eye the ultra-exclusive ... more
6021 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Club
Party Earth Review Marked by a light blue lifeguard tower, The Colony is an immense indoor/outdoor club that brings a swanky Hamptons vibe to Hollywood. Fashionable guests who make it past the exclusive door are led up a sandy plank boardwalk and into a playful nautically-themed space featuring walls painted with waves, a shallow pool covered ... more
1743 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Club
Reviewed by Emily M.
"Actually, though. The sound system in this place is unbelievable. This nightclub recently opened in late 2012, and I've been going back ever since I f ..." more
1642 North Las Palmas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Party Earth Review The Hyde brand has always been a mark of exclusivity, and the newly redesigned Hyde Lounge doesn’t buck that trend. A small club with a big following, the venue is usually besieged by paparazzi who huddle outside waiting to photograph celebrities as they come and go, and the strength of the velvet rope might as well be ... more
8029 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Bar / Club / Lounge / Restaurant
Party Earth Review With a clear quest to catch big international DJs, land plenty of A-listers, and hook a boatload of ravishing revelers, Lure is a see-and-be-seen megaclub that drops major Vegas-style glitz into the heart of Hollywood. The line outside this hotspot starts early, and once partygoers get in – via VIP status ... more
1439 Ivar Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
Club / Lounge
Party Earth Review One of the shinier and more exclusive venues in town, MyStudio is an opulent work of art in itself, with enough copper and gold details to merit its status as a gathering place for its decked out clientele. Young models in training and actors with enough dough and good looks to get past the door will find a darkly sparkling ... more
6623 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Los Angeles is famous for its exclusive clubs and opulent nightlife, and people either love the glitz or hate it – and the ones who hate it probably couldn’t get past the velvet ropes anyway.
Hollywood on the weekends seems to be one swath of velvet all to itself, with ever-present lines of stunning celebrities and often equally stunning wannabe stars waiting outside the swanky nightclubs and hotspots. Hot one minute and extinct before sunrise, Los Angeles clubs can fade into the mist as fast as an actor’s career, no matter if it’s a famous West Hollywood dance club or a sultry blues club Downtown.
It definitely doesn’t hurt to be famous, wealthy, and beautiful in LA – hey, when DOES it hurt??? – but all of the clubs in Los Angeles aren’t necessarily exclusive. Multi-floored megaclubs in Hollywood have room for just about everyone, and eclectic cool music clubs that dot the city couldn’t care less about what kind of shoes you’re wearing or who you’re totally writing a spec pilot for next week.
And for folks who just want to get their dance on, the options range from budget-friendly college haunts with Top 40 DJs and cheap rails in plastic cups to opulent dance floors with mortgage-level cover charges playing host to some of the top DJs in the world.