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30s / 40s / After Work / Artists / TVs
Party Earth Review A modern gastropub and popular neighborhood haunt – not to mention one of the biggest Premier League football bars in the city – The Village Idiot draws an outgoing and loyal crowd of young professionals, soccer fans, and expats. High ceilings and expansive windows create an airy and inviting atmosphere ... more
7383 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
20s / 30s / Bar / Bar Food / Beer / Chill
Reviewed by Daniel K.
"I have to say it took me all of 2 years to realize that Melgard stood for Melrose + Gardner. How did I not put that together sooner??? Anyway, Mel ..." more
7505 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Brunch / Budget-friendly / Lunch
Reviewed by Gerard Nash G.
"So I would say that this pub is, more or less, just like any of your average pubs. The type of people that go are people who are in their early 20's, ..." more
2226 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403
20s / Beer / Beer on Tap / Casual
Reviewed by Nikki L.
"My Take: Dublin's is a tiny, tiny pub on premo real estate downtown. Naturally, it's surrounded with competition -- great and interesting bars that ca ..." more
815 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
30s / 40s / After Work / Beer / Casual
Reviewed by Gor G.
"The Father's Office Burger. It's a fluffy brioche baguette, baby arugula, gruyere & blue cheese crumble mix, super caramelized onions, and dry aged pa ..." more
3229 Helms Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Breakfast / Casual / Dinner / Lunch
Reviewed by Ellie D.
"My Take: Hennessey’s Tavern is a favorite amongst South Bay locals and is one of the many pubs located on the Hermosa Pier. Since first opening in 197 ..." more
8 Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Bar Food / Beer / Beer Lovers
Reviewed by Jaclyn B.
"You will have no trouble spotting the Venice Ale House once you hit the boardwalk. Year round this hot spot is bustling with Venice locals and tourist ..." more
2 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
20s / Bar / Bar Food / Beer / Brunch
Party Earth Review Hidden behind one of Koreatown’s many cookie cutter strip malls is a world of craft brew, just waiting inside Beer Belly’s white, graffiti-covered building. A spinoff of the owner’s beer-collecting hobby, the bar features a drink menu offering a rotating range of budget-minded locally produced drafts and premium bottles ... more
532 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90020
20s / 30s / Actors / Artsy / Bar Food
Party Earth Review With a drinks menu heavy on whiskey, a dozen flat-screen tuned to sports, and a prime location along the famous (infamous?) Sunset Strip, Rock & Reilly’s attracts everyone from cocktail snobs and celebrities to sports lovers. The ground floor lies somewhere between the border of cozy and downright small ... more
8911 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Under the glitz and glamour that Los Angeles is best known for, LA pubs stand like a bastion of calm and unpretentious fun for the regular ol’ working man who cares very little for the play you’re starring in next weekend with the guy who was on an episode of Full House once.
Los Angeles pubs make it a cinch to grab a frothy pint or five at almost any hour. Pubs are plentiful all over this expansive city, so it’s rarely necessary to drop in on the dreaded freeways on a quest to find one.
Irish pubs, sports pubs, gastropubs, not-quite-sure-what-this-place-is-all-about pubs; they’re all here. Maybe it’s a divey pub in Hollywood you need, where you can commiserate with those down on their luck drinking and away their sorrows. Or maybe it’s a cool new gastropub downtown, with specialty Belgian imports and a solid menu to coat the stomach before and after another round of Chimay.
No matter, for pubs in LA stretch from the gritty hills of Mt. Washington to the splendid ocean. Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los Feliz are good places to find a barebones pub too, and at the same time have no shortage of fun neighborhood pubs where the game is on and the bartenders are friendly. The same can be said of Hollywood and West Hollywood, though probably not so much for neighboring Beverly Hills.
Regardless of where you are, you can find any type of pub that caters to beach bums, yuppies, and everyone in between – and that’s a lot of people. It would take a lifetime to explore all the pubs in Los Angeles, so you better get to work.