Bars and Clubs in Los Angeles

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Piano Bar
20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Barbeque / Blues / Casual / Conversational / Happy Hour / Hipster / Hot Dogs / Jazz / Jeans and Heels / Jeans and T-Shirt / Jukebox / Live Band / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Live Piano / Lively / Music Lovers / Musicians / Oldies / Patio / Piano Bar / Regulars / Rock / Rockers / Young Professionals
Party Earth Review An incongruous gem tucked away on a quiet block in the heart of Hollywood, Piano Bar presents an ever-changing roster of live music and resident artists that bring a welcome and high-energy touch of New Orleans to LA. Spirited groups of hipsters, young professionals, and scruffy rockers make their way across the railed ... read full review of Piano Bar
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Venice Beach Wines
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Party Earth Review Part wine bar, part wine shop and artisanal deli, Venice Beach Wines has created a supremely relaxed little nightspot whose small wood and stone patio just past the wrought-iron gate is packed every night with a talkative and laid-back crowd of creative types and boho locals. On each side of the walkway, raised slatted ... more
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Duke's Malibu
30s / 40s / Anything goes / Bar Food / Beach Bar / Breakfast / Brunch / Burgers / Conversational / Couples / Dinner / Flirty / Good for Groups / Great View / Groups / Happy Hour / Jeans and T-Shirt / Laid back / Late 20s / Live Entertainment / Lunch / Mexican Food / Restaurant / Sandals / Sandwiches / Seafood / Singles / Sports / Sports Fans / Steak / Surfing / TVs / Tourists / Valet Parking / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Patrons in search of an island vacation without the jet lag should make their way to Duke’s Malibu, where an amazing ocean view, exotic cocktails, and a laid-back atmosphere make for a relaxing getaway. Named for Duke Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian father of international surfing, this bamboo beach venue with its sand-and-surfboard ... more
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AV Nightclub
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Party Earth Review Of all the good things to come out of two letters – TV, E.T., R&B –there’s one more to add to the list: AV, an ultra-swanky Hollywood nightclub that began life as a Monday-only hotspot but has since opened for dolled-up weekend warriors as well. Potential guests need only follow the valet line trekking down Selma to discover ... more
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The Tower Bar
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Party Earth Review Located in the historic Sunset Tower Hotel – a one-time apartment building to major stars from Clark Gable and John Wayne to Marilyn Monroe and Michael Caine – The Tower Bar brings old school Hollywood glamour to the modern day Sunset Strip. The discreet location is still favored by many of Tinseltown’s power players ... read full review of The Tower Bar
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UCB Theatre (Upright Citizens Brigade)
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Party Earth Review Packed to the gills every night with earthy hipsters and a smattering of Hollywood industry types, the UCB Theatre is one of the coolest places in LA to catch up-and-coming comedy stars. Founded in 2005 by members of The Upright Citizens Brigade, which include Amy Poehler, the theater serves as a performance and writing ... more
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The Viper Room
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Party Earth Review Once owned by Johnny Depp and site of everything from the overdose of River Phoenix to performances by musicians like Iggy Pop, Courtney Love, and The Strokes, The Viper Room is a treasured live music landmark in the seedy rock-and-roll history of the Sunset Strip. Raucous gangs of rockers from well-dressed indie kids to ... more
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Father's Office (Santa Monica)
30s / 40s / After Work / Ambient / Anything goes / Beer / Beer Lovers / Beer on Tap / Burgers / Casual / Flirty / Fun-loving / iPod Playlist / Jeans / Laid back / Mid 20s / Office Attire / Sports / T-shirts / TVs / Unpretentious / Young Professionals / Burger Joint / Gastropub

Party Earth Review A classic LA favorite where everyone from celebrities to sunburned surfers in board shorts gathers to please their taste buds, Father’s Office is a popular gastropub offering gourmet dining in a comfy, unpretentious setting. The brainchild of dictatorial chef Sang Yoon – who allows absolutely no substitutions on his menu ... more
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The most visible social scene in LA undeniably revolves around the high-end nightlife: the famous and exclusive bars and clubs in Los Angeles. The in-crowd is deeply intertwined with the entertainment industry, and nowhere is this more evident than in Hollywood, with its ever-present lines of stunning wannabe stars waiting outside the swanky clubs and lounges, and the snap-happy paparazzi waiting for short-skirted celebs to step out of their Escalades.

Hot one minute and cold the next, the LA bars and clubs can be as fickle as the A-listers who frequent them. To entice these leggy blonde starlets, each club attempts to outdo its competition with kitschy themes, ostentatious décor, impenetrable access, and enough idolatrous fawning to keep them coming back.

LA’s pre-club scene is equally exclusive, as high-powered agents and producers talk shop at sceney Beverly Hills and Sunset Strip hotspots and bars with tight reservation-only policies and the steep price tags that come with them.

Yes, it pays to be famous, wealthy, and beautiful in LA’s gilt-edged scene, and those with deep pockets and even deeper connections will find the tall, tanned, and beautiful just beyond the iron-clad velvet ropes, where one can dance with a Kardashian one minute and do shots with Jeremy Piven the next, or catch a glimpse of Hollywood dealmakers green-lighting the next hot movie franchise.

Although the Hollywood entertainment scene garners the most tabloid attention, the rest of LA’s multifaceted nightlife is nothing to be scoffed at. With a variety of options stretching from the ocean to Downtown, Los Angeles offers inventive cocktail dens, speakeasy watering holes, club/lounge hybrids, Irish pubs, and lazy beachside bars.

In recent years, the mixology and craft beer scene has blown up in Downtown, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz, where trendsetting hipsters rub elbows with grizzled regulars over Dark & Stormys and Old Fashioneds, while beach bums, yuppies and divorcées congregate down by the water with a laid-back, anything-goes attitude that makes every day feel like a weekend.

Hitting a combination of all these types of venues in one night may require traveling across the city, but taking advantage of LA’s less stereotypical offerings is well worth the effort.

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Lucas

Sports? Pub crawls? Rowdy bars? Good beer? Then check out these suggestions from Lucas:

Casey's Irish Pub

20s / 30s

The Belmont

30s / Actors

The Happy Ending

20s / 30s

Saddle Ranch Chop House ...

All Types / Anything goes

Lucas Likes: Beer Sports Rowdy Casual Anything goes Bar Flirty
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Adriana

Exclusive hotspots? Chic crowds? Bottle service? Posh shopping? Then check out these suggestions from Adriana:

Bootsy Bellows

20s / 30s

Soho House

30s / 40s

The Abbey Food & Bar

20s / 30s

Hemingway's

20s / 30s

Adriana Likes: Exclusive Nightclub Fashion Forward Shopping Jetsetter Lounge Hotel Bar High End / Exclusive
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Jonah

Eclectic crowds? Authentic bars? Live music? Nothing mainstream? Then check out these suggestions from Jonah:

The Three Clubs

Actors / After Work

Oldfield's Liquor Room

Absinthe / Ambient

Villains Tavern

30s / Bar

Ali Mama Cafe

30s / 40s

Jonah Likes: Live Music Eclectic Indie Alternative Non-mainstream Laid back Conversational Creative / Art / Music Types
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Emma

Amazing drink deals? Unpretentious crowds? Karaoke with friends? Dancing all night? Then check out these suggestions from Emma:

Largo at the Coronet

Acoustic / After Work

Next Door Lounge

Ambient / Ambient Jazz

The One-Eyed Gypsy

20s / 50s Music

Paradise Cove Beach Café

All Ages / Anything goes

Emma Likes: Happy Hour Culture Dancing Lively Budget-friendly Sightseeing Party Groups
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