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Although the media has been prematurely heralding the resurgence of downtown Los Angeles for over a decade, it’s not until recently that the area truly started delivering on its promised potential.

For a long time, there wasn’t much to downtown LA other than financial office buildings and skid row, and a daytime scene of bustling lawyers and business lunches that gave way to a ghost town at night.

Today, the still up-and-coming region is home to many of the city’s most interesting and offbeat kitsch bars, good restaurants, and the Frank Gehry-designed Disney Concert Hall, all of which attract a diverse crowd of artsy trendsetters, adventurous locals, bearded and flannel-clad hipsters, and students from nearby USC.

The often playful venues are full of character and authenticity, and run the gamut from flamenco clubs, burlesque shows, retro lounges, speakeasies, and mixology bars to thriving underground, alternative, and afterhours scenes. The atmosphere is remarkably unpretentious with a decided lack of velvet ropes, and at once laid back and edgy.

Also of note is the completion of the long-awaited multibillion dollar entertainment complex LA Live. Adjacent to the Staples Center – home of the Lakers, Kings, and Clippers – the venue offers a variety of bars, restaurants, shops, sporting events, live theater, and concerts for both day and night activity that have helped usher in Downtown’s prominence on the LA social scene.

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The Association

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

Party Earth Review With an entrance down a flight of stairs to the basement of a residential loft building – and marked only by a black door adorned with a brass lion’s-head knocker – The Association ... more

110 East 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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The Escondite

Beer / Breakfast / Burgers / Casual

Reviewed by Michael S.

"I went here for the first time 2 weeks ago to catch up with a good friend. It's not in the best part of LA, but the parking lot had a fence so there w ..." more

410 Boyd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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Big Wangs (Downtown)

20s / 30s / American Restaurant

Reviewed by Jayson M.

"Dude 1: “Hey bro, I’m about 15 years past college, but totally looking for an excuse to wear my Big Johnson t-shirt.” Dude 2: “Hey bro! Me too. You k ..." more

801 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017

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Seven Grand

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Artsy

Party Earth Review Dark, masculine, and sophisticated in the coolest sense of the word, Seven Grand is a whiskey-lover’s paradise that attracts an upscale clientele of both young professionals ... more

515 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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Broadway Bar

20s / 60s Soul / Balcony / Bar / DJ / EDM

Party Earth Review Despite a décor so classic and sophisticated that it was chosen as a setting for the show Mad Men, Broadway Bar doesn't shy away from getting down and dirty on the weekends. Rowdy frat ... more

830 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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Moreton Fig

20s / 30s / 40s / Ambient / Bar / Casual

Reviewed by Natalie P.

"While USC has plenty of options to curb your appetite, if you're in the mood for a refined lunch Moreton Fig is the place to go. The atmosphere sets t ..." more

3607 Trousdale Parkway
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Los Angeles, CA 90089-3108

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Angel City Brewery

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Artists

Party Earth Review Housed in an airy converted warehouse that looks like LA’s answer to New York’s Flatiron Building, Angel City Brewery serves up a mix of German-style hops and laid-back ... more

216 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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The Biergarten at The Standard Downtown

20s / 30s / 40s / Actors / Artsy / Beer / DJ

Party Earth Review Perched on the east corner of the ultra-mod Standard Hotel’s rooftop is a surreal German wonderland called The Biergarten, where a kitschy ticket booth marks the entrance and ... more

The Standard Hotel
550 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Spring St. Bar

20s / 30s / Bar Food / Beer / Casual

Reviewed by Jen S.

"One of my favorite spots right near my apartment downtown. They have pretty good sandwiches and some really interesting beer cocktails (that taste GRE ..." more

626 South Spring Street
Los Angeles

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Library Bar

20s / 30s / 80s Music / 90s Music

Party Earth Review Self-described as “the perfect escape from the Hollywood bar scene,” the scholastically-themed Library Bar is both a sophisticated drinking spot and after-work social scene that caters ... more

630 West 6th Street, Suite 116-A
Los Angeles, CA 90017

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Little Bear

30s / 40s / After Work / Ambient / TVs

Party Earth Review On the outskirts of Downtown, smack dab in the middle of the Arts District, there’s a little slice of Belgium called the Little Bear gastropub. There’s not much down this stretch of ... more

1855 Industrial Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021

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