Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA
Frolic Room
Hirschfeld mural, Howard Hughes neon, and the last drink Elizabeth Short was seen ordering.
CA
Los Angeles
52 bars in the catalog. This is not every room in town. It is a start.
Echo Park · Los Angeles, CA
The Short Stop
A former cop bar that became Echo Park's late-night living room, dance floor included.
Koreatown · Los Angeles, CA
HMS Bounty
Nautical kitsch in the Gaylord basement, stiff pours, and a crowd that spans decades.
Fairfax · Los Angeles, CA
Tom Bergin's
Paper shamrocks on the ceiling and a horseshoe bar that outlasted the neighborhood's polish.
Koreatown · Los Angeles, CA
The Prince
Red vinyl booths and a dining-room gloom that still photographs like old Hollywood.
Downtown / Historic Core · Los Angeles, CA
Golden Gopher
Century-old DTLA dive with blazing neon script, pool tables, and patio pours under the Hotel 419½ sign.
Silver Lake · Los Angeles, CA
Cha Cha Lounge
Silver Lake Tijuana-kitsch dive with blacklight art, foosball, photo booth, and cheap Pacifico pours till 2am.
Arts District · Los Angeles, CA
Tony's Saloon
Arts District saloon dive with longhorn taxidermy backbar, pool and ping-pong, and pizza from next door.
Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA
Power House
Hollywood & Highland neighborhood dive since 1947 with red-lit taps, cheap PBR happy hour, and a no-frills smoker patio.
Los Feliz · Los Angeles, CA
Bigfoot Lodge
Los Feliz log-cabin dive with taxidermy, Sasquatch National Forest neon, and lodge-booth drinking under a ceiling of wood rounds.
Los Feliz · Los Angeles, CA
Ye Rustic Inn
Los Feliz Hillhurst dive with legendary wings, red booths, jukebox, and a packed patio under the gothic neon.
Venice · Los Angeles, CA
Hinano Cafe
Venice beach shack dive since 1969 with sawdust floors, pool tables, free popcorn, burgers, and live bands under hanging surfboards.
Van Nuys · Los Angeles, CA
Ireland's 32
Van Nuys Irish pub dive with Guinness neon, cluttered walls, stiff pours, and Valley regulars packed along the bar.
Palms / Motor Ave · Los Angeles, CA
The Irish Times
Family-run Motor Avenue Irish bar since 1995 with karaoke, trivia, live music, and a long dark wood rail till 2am.
Silver Lake · Los Angeles, CA
Akbar
Silver Lake neighborhood queer dive oasis on Sunset with late sidewalk hang, dance nights, and a glowing AKBAR door sign.
Silver Lake · Los Angeles, CA
Red Lion Tavern
Silver Lake German tavern dive with steins, sausage plates, beer-garden patio energy, and a long draft row on Glendale Blvd.
West LA / Pico · Los Angeles, CA
Tiny's Hi-Dive
Westside Chicago-inspired dive with Malört, jukebox, arcade, red-leather booths, and checkered-floor drinking till 2am.
Fairfax · Los Angeles, CA
Molly Malone's
Fairfax Irish pub dive since 1969 with green shamrock neon, dark-wood booths, and live music spilling onto the sidewalk.
Playa del Rey · Los Angeles, CA
Prince O' Whales
Playa del Rey beach-edge dive with blue stucco, darts, breakfast-to-late pours, and a parking-lot patio under Bud Light umbrellas.
Silver Lake · Los Angeles, CA
The Black Cat
Historic Silver Lake queer landmark tavern on Sunset with Art Deco bone and a black-cat sign that still watches the boulevard.
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.
Venice · Los Angeles, CA
Townhouse
Venice Windward landmark bar since 1915 with vertical TOWNHOUSE neon and sidewalk barrels under the brick facade.
Venice · Los Angeles, CA
Venice Whaler
Venice beach-adjacent bar & grill since 1944 with rooftop patio glass and a surfer-logo wall facing Washington Blvd.
Eagle Rock · Los Angeles, CA
The Fable
Eagle Rock neighborhood watering hole with stone backbar, karaoke nights, patio pours, and stiff happy-hour wells till 2am.
Highland Park · Los Angeles, CA
The Offbeat
Highland Park Mom & Pop neighborhood dive since 2014 with red-lit bar, chrome stools, live music, drag nights, and patio until 2am.
Little Tokyo · Los Angeles, CA
Far Bar
Little Tokyo alley-patio dive off 1st Street with string lights, metal chairs, stiff pours, and a tucked-away courtyard until late.
Reseda · Los Angeles, CA
Copper Bucket
Reseda Valley dive since 1951 with wood paneling, shuffleboard, pool, darts, fireplace, and dirt-cheap liberal pours.
Central-Alameda / South LA · Los Angeles, CA
Fernando's Bar
South LA neighborhood dive on Central with hand-painted Cold Beer/Pool murals, red-and-yellow storefront, and security-grate doors.
Fairfax · Los Angeles, CA
Kibitz Room
Fairfax dive attached to Canter's since 1961 with nightly live music, cheap pours, and a sidewalk KIBITZ ROOM cocktails sign under the 24-hour deli neon.
Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles, CA
Pineapple Hill Saloon
Sherman Oaks Valley neighborhood saloon since 1978 with cold beer, trivia Tuesdays, dual happy hours, and a locals Cheers vibe on Van Nuys Blvd.
Tarzana · Los Angeles, CA
Dark Horse Tavern
Tarzana Valley karaoke dive for 28+ years with a glowing BAR marquee, wood paneling, late Friday/Saturday karaoke, and neighborhood pours on Reseda Blvd.
North Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA
The Brickyard Pub
North Hollywood neighborhood pub with pool, darts, shuffleboard, craft-and-cheap beer mix, and a packed casual room on Magnolia.
Canoga Park · Los Angeles, CA
Scotland Yard Pub
Canoga Park British dive with Tudor storefront, London mural backbar, Newcastle mats, mannequin-hat clutter, free live music, and cold taps noon to 2am.
Valley Glen · Los Angeles, CA
Robin Hood British Pub
Valley Glen British pub next door to Ireland's 32: Union Jack awning, Guinness pours, fish-and-chips energy, and a long locals' bar on Burbank Blvd.
Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles, CA
Chimneysweep Lounge
Sherman Oaks strip-mall dive since 1965: red swivel chairs around a cone fireplace, Tiffany lamps, free jukebox Sundays, popcorn machine, and stiff wells.
Highland Park · Los Angeles, CA
The Greyhound Bar & Grill
Highland Park Figueroa watering hole under the Highland Theatre sign: TVs, burgers, cold drafts, and a neighborhood hang at Ave 56.
Palms · Los Angeles, CA
The Garage on Motor
Palms Motor Club neighborhood bar: red sunburst doors, karaoke Fri/Sat, sports TVs upstairs/down, and a no-frills evening hang on Motor Ave.
Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles, CA
Mr Furley's Sherman Oaks
Ventura Blvd neighborhood sports dive since 2016: chalkboard Three's Company cocktails, buy-two-get-one happy hour, pool, and booths till 2am.
Downtown / Historic Core · Los Angeles, CA
La Costeña Bar
DTLA Main Street Mexican dive (Costa's) with fluorescent Costa's Bar Rules, vinyl stools, and stiff well pours for regulars.
Downtown / Financial District · Los Angeles, CA
Dublin's Irish Whiskey Pub
DTLA Financial District Irish whiskey pub under the stone landmark with green vertical banner and late downtown pours.
West LA / Mar Vista · Los Angeles, CA
Banter Bar
Sepulveda West LA neighborhood sports dive open 11am–2am with neon backbar, Lakers TVs, and parking-in-rear chalk hours.
Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA
Boardner's
Historic Hollywood dive since 1942 with vintage Boardner's/Cocktails neon, wrought-iron arches, and Bar Sinister Saturdays.
West LA / Palms · Los Angeles, CA
Boardwalk 11
National Blvd karaoke sports dive with dark-wood tables, stage curtains, wall TVs, and neighborhood late pours.
Boyle Heights · Los Angeles, CA
LA Bufadora Bar
Boyle Heights Eastside dive (Barra Antigua) since 1989 with Sacred Heart carvings, red stools, Corona neon, and cerveza for ordinary people.
Cypress Park · Los Angeles, CA
Footsies
Eastside Cypress Park neighborhood bar on Figueroa with neon, pool energy, and a no-frills late-night pour.
Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA
The Woods
Hollywood wood-paneled neighborhood bar on La Brea with karaoke nights and a dim, unfussy locals room.
West Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Dusty Vinyl
West LA Pico corridor lounge-dive with pool, neon, and a vinyl-listening room vibe that still drinks like a neighborhood bar.
Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles, CA
The Barrel Tavern
Sherman Oaks Van Nuys Blvd tavern advertising First Pour 1957 — neon, sports TVs, and Valley neighborhood pours.
West Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Q's Billiard Club
Westside Wilshire pool hall that self-brands as a must-try LA dive — tables, cheap beer, and late nights.
Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles, CA
The Oaks Tavern
Sherman Oaks Moorpark Street neighborhood tavern with lit exterior signage and a Valley locals barroom.
Atwater Village · Los Angeles, CA
The Roost
Atwater / Los Feliz cash-friendly dive on Los Feliz Blvd — owner-operated neighborhood roost with no-frills pours.
Los Feliz · Los Angeles, CA
Tiki-Ti
Tiny cash-only owner-operated Sunset Blvd tiki dive since 1961 — cluttered masks, vintage register, smoking-permitted neighborhood legend.