Redwood Bar & Grill neon sign and pirate-themed facade on 2nd Street in downtown Los Angeles — Photo: Sarah Stierch (Missvain) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 · Source

Downtown / Civic Center · Los Angeles, CA

Redwood Bar & Grill

Pirate-themed DTLA dive on 2nd Street with REDWOOD neon, a mermaid figurehead, thatched patio, and live bands in the hold.

Neon Live music Patio Late night

City: Los Angeles, CA
Neighborhood: Downtown / Civic Center
Address: 316 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Website: www.theredwoodbar.com
Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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