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Dive Bars in Los Angeles

Smog Cutter

20s / Anything goes / Artists

Party Earth Review Characterized by cranky bartenders and a hipster clientele, the offbeat Smog Cutter is a potent mix of one part karaoke, two parts dive, and eight parts attitude. The place is all but dead on weeknights when just a smattering of locals shows up to watch sports, but on weekends, this one-room watering hole is a drunken singing ... more

864 North Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Ham & Eggs Tavern

Beer / Beer Lovers / Casual / Wine

Reviewed by Brett C.

"My Take: I stumbled upon Ham & Eggs Tavern leaving The Golden Gopher on Friday, and, as the sounds of a Led Zeppelin cover poured out of the unmarked ..." more

433 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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Five Star Bar

20s / 30s / Beer / Beer & Wine Only

267 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Cha Cha Lounge

20s / 30s / 80s Music / Bar / DJ / Dive

Party Earth Review A magnet for Silver Lake denizens, Cha Cha Lounge is a kitschy party bar where cheap drinks and a wacky décor keep the crowds of alternative types and young professionals coming. Scruffy patrons stepping into the one-room bar will find themselves bathed in the red glow of Christmas lights and confronted with the giant mural ... more

2375 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039

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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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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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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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The Darkroom

20s / 30s / Alternative / Bar / Casual

Party Earth Review A favorite with the locals, The Darkroom is a one-room dive brimming with youthful energy and a fun-loving crowd. As dark as the name suggests, the venue sports a no-frills décor featuring a statue of a smiling vagabond, which greets the chatty young professionals that set up camp at the bar, not just for ... more

7302 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036

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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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Philly West Bar & Grill

All Ages / All Types / Casual / TVs

Reviewed by Paul F.

"If you've been to Philly and experienced the majesty of what an authentic cheese steak tastes like, then you understand how difficult it is to find a ..." more

1870 Westwood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

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The Short Stop

20s / 30s / Arcade Games / Bikers / DJ

Party Earth Review Known for its edgy, unpretentious vibe and stellar variety of DJ-spun music, The Short Stop draws an eclectic mix of hipsters, USC coeds, and biker types all with the common goal of partying hard. A former LA cop hangout, the bar has more of a rock and roll vibe these days, although the display of police badges still ... more

1455 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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The Daily Pint

20s / 30s / 40s / 80s Music / Casual

Party Earth Review With a whiskey list running more than five hundred options deep, a daily rotation of craft beers, and more barroom games than a traveling carnival, The Daily Pint attracts fun lovers of every stripe in the mood for serious drinking and laid-back fun. Chilled-out West Siders, college students, and thirty-something whiskey ... more

2310 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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LA Dive Bars Overview

Smog Cutter - Dive Bar | Karaoke Bar 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?