Must-see nightlife in Hollywood

  • La Descarga

    Hollywood

    This tastefully frayed, reservations-only rum and cigar lounge is a revelation. Behind the marble bar sit more than 100 types of rum from Haiti, Guyana,…

  • Rooftop Bar at Mama Shelter

    Hollywood

    Less a hotel rooftop bar and more lush, tropical-like oasis with killer views of the Hollywood sign and LA skyline, multicolored daybeds and tongue-in…

  • Harvard & Stone

    Hollywood

    With daily rotating craftsman whiskey, bourbon and cocktail specials, Harvard & Stone lures peeps with its live bands, solid DJs and burlesque troops…

  • No Vacancy

    Hollywood

    If you prefer your cocktail sessions with plenty of wow factor, make a reservation online, style up (no sportswear, shorts or logos) and head to this old…

  • Sassafras Saloon

    Hollywood

    You'll be pining for the bayou at the hospitable Sassafras Saloon, where hanging moss and life-size facades evoke sultry Savannah. Cocktails include a…

  • Dirty Laundry

    Hollywood

    Under a cotton-candy-pink apartment block of no particular import is this funky den of musty odor, low ceilings, exposed pipes and good times. There's…

  • Sayers Club

    Hollywood

    When established stars such as the Black Keys, and even movie stars such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, decide to play secret shows in intimate environs, they…

  • Teddy's Bar

    Hollywood

    Evoking an old hunting lodge with its timber panels, Chesterfield sofas and mounted antlers, this handsome hideaway sits off the Roosevelt Hotel's…

  • Tramp Stamp Granny's

    Hollywood

    In the heart of Hollywood, this piano bar owned by Darren Criss (star of Glee and The Assassination of Gianni Versace) is a little bit classy, a little…

  • Good Times At Davey Wayne's

    Hollywood

    Enter the faux garage, walk through the refrigerator door and emerge in a dim, rocking ode to 1970s Californication, complete with pine paneling, 'groovy'…

  • Frolic Room

    Hollywood

    The neon sign is worth a trip alone, but Frolic Room offers more than colored lights. This is one of Hollywood's true dives, a vinyl-lined relic where the…

  • Javista

    Hollywood

    Easily the coolest coffee joint in this stretch of Hollywood. Expect hipsters with lap dogs and slackers sipping organic tea and Matcha lattes to keep the…

  • Cat & Fiddle

    Hollywood

    In new Hollywood digs, this much-loved British pub will have you pining for Old Blighty with its mix of UK ales (think Newcastle Brown Ale and Old…

  • Faultline

    Hollywood

    One of LA's naughtier gay bars, with no shortage of beards and brawn. Take off your shirt and join the Sunday-afternoon beer bust (it’s an institution),…

  • Create

    Hollywood

    If you enjoy the glitz and glam of big-city nightclubs and love your EDM beats, find your way to this offering from LA nightlife empresarios SBE. Squeeze…