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Dive Bars in Los Angeles

Ye Rustic Inn

20s / 30s / After Work / Artsy / Lunch

Party Earth Review Tucked away in a drab strip mall in the hipster haven of Los Feliz, Ye Rustic Inn is an otherwise average neighborhood bar catering to a loyal crowd of hip and blue-collar regulars. A true dive, the windowless bar features a typical 80s basement décor of wood-paneled walls covered in beer ads and mirrors, as well as a classic ... more

1831 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Cock 'n Bull British Pub

20s / 30s / 40s / Beer / Breakfast / DJ

Reviewed by Lisa W.

" When my British friends come to visit, we go to Cock 'n Bull on Lincoln. The very reason that posh hipsters hate it is exactly why Brits love it. The ..." more

2947 Lincoln Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Snake Pit Ale House

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Bikers

Party Earth Review Located in the heart of the edgy Melrose District, Snake Pit Ale House boasts a gritty biker atmosphere and a friendly yet rebellious crowd that does its best to live up to the bar’s name. Comfortably dingy and sporting the requisite cracked brick walls, peeling paint, and low-hanging ceiling fans, the bar ... more

7529 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Bar 107

20s / 30s / Budget-friendly / DJ / TVs

Reviewed by Laramie M.

" Most people will say, "You don't dance at a dive". This place is the exception. Unlike other bars that try to cater to all audiences and end up feeli ..." more

107 West 4th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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R Bar

20s / 80s Music / Casual / Dance / TVs

Reviewed by Blake F.

"So I came here to meet some friends. We were just going to have a few drinks and catch up. Ended up playing bingo all night long and catching up bette ..." more

3331 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005

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White Horse Inn Cocktail Lounge

20s / 30s / 40s / 90s Music / ATM / Artsy

Party Earth Review Nothing says dive quite like free cheese puffs and a location on the first floor of a Super 8 Motel, and White Horse Inn Cocktail Lounge embraces its status wholeheartedly. Looking like a 1970s party den, the space features red lighting, photos – elegantly stapled to the wall of course – of wasted hipster patrons, a jukebox ... more

1532 North Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Frolic Room

20s / 30s / 40s / All Types / Dive / TVs

Reviewed by Sarah H.

"The Frolic Room may in fact be the diviest of dive bars left in Los Angeles. It’s a small, hole-in-the-wall bar next to the Pantages Theater on Hollyw ..." more

6245 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Prince O' Whales

20s / 30s / 40s / Bar Food / Barbeque

Reviewed by Amanda M.

"The standout memory of my last visit to Prince O’ Whales includes a cringe-worthy karaoke rendition of TLC’s “Creep”. And that perfectly begins to set ..." more

335 Culver Boulevard
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

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Burgundy Room

20s / 30s / 40s / Alternative / Artsy

Reviewed by Ellie D.

"My Take: If you’re looking for a true punk rock dive bar experience (think CBGB-esque), then Burgundy Room is for you. Located on Cahuenga, between H ..." more

1621 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Little Joy Cocktail Lounge

20s / 30s / Artists / ATM / Cash Only

Reviewed by Alexandre P.

"I've heard rumor that the previous owners of the building that now houses Little Joy on Sunset Boulevard were shut down for dealing meth out of the ba ..." more

1477 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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The Roost

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Casual

Party Earth Review It may be a dive, but The Roost is a refreshing change from the Hollywood scene, thanks to cheap drinks, free popcorn, and a guaranteed place to sit and relax during the week. Weekends are a different affair altogether, however, as drunken revelers pouring in to end their night transform the bar from a laid-back locale ... more

3100 Los Feliz Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039

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The Down & Out

20s / 30s / 40s / Anything goes / DJ

Reviewed by Yvonne B.

"I came here once to see Virginia Reed (http://msvirginiareed.bandcamp.com) and I thought it was an awesome dive. It's pretty effing huge, which is awe ..." more

501 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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LA Dive Bars Overview

Ye Rustic Inn - Dive Bar | Restaurant in LA

The city may be known best for celebrity glitz and glamour, but that shouldn’t imply there is any shortage of Los Angeles dive bars. In fact, this expansive city is quite literally covered in them. Okay, maybe not LITERALLY (that would be really weird) but holy-stinky-watering-hole-Batman there are a lot of LA dive bars to choose from.

On one end of the city, Tiki-Ti is a Los Feliz institution that serves up more than ninety tropical drinks in a space the size of a shoebox, while way over by the beach in Venice, Roosterfish is the only gay bar on the Westside and the only venue on Abbot Kinney Boulevard open for daytime drinking.

In-between, practically every neighborhood has a great LA dive bar worth checking out. From kitschy Cha Cha Lounge and the karaoke pit Smog Cutter in Silver Lake to The Roost over in Atwater Village and Echo Park’s edgy The Short Stop, dive bars in LA are as friendly to the wallet as they are occasionally downright unfriendly.

But hey, you go to a dive for character and zero pretension, right? And nothing says dive quite like free cheese puffs and a location on the first floor of a Super 8 Motel, both of which you can find at White Horse Inn Cocktail Lounge.

Need a sports-focused dive bar in LA? St. Nick's Pub in Beverly Grove is here for you. Want to double-fist Tecates on an open patio? Look no further than The Darkroom on Melrose. These are just a few of the great Los Angeles dive bars out there. Won’t it be fun to explore them all?