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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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The Gold Room

20s / 30s / Artists / Average Joes

Reviewed by Steve S.

"If someone were to ask my which bar in all of Los Angeles were my favorite, I can assure you that The Gold Room would be very far from my lips. Howeve ..." more

1558 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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St. Nick's Pub

20s / 30s / Bar Food / Board Games

Party Earth Review A hassle-free, down-and-dirty pub that wears its dinginess with pride, St. Nick’s is the quintessential neighborhood dive where loyal regulars go for cheap booze and a rowdy time. A dim and cavernous space, the venue sports a typical pub décor of stained-glass lamps, dark wood walls, and the usual collection of beer signs ... more

8450 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tiki-Ti

ATM / Ambient / Anything goes / TVs

Party Earth Review Boasting more than ninety tropical drinks and lots of positive energy, Tiki-Ti is a Hawaiian-themed hole in the wall catering to a motley mix of grizzled regulars, LA Dodgers fans, and hipsters. Patrons stepping into this shoe box of a dive will find only a couple of small tables and barely a dozen stools on which to perch ... more

4427 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

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The Cinema Bar

20s / 30s / 40s / Americana / Casual

Reviewed by Jay F.

"There are a lot of places around Los Angeles claiming to be dives, but The Cinema Bar is a true dive. The beer is decently priced even after happy ho ..." more

3967 Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230

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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?