Drinking Great Cocktails

Firstborn is a Chinese-American restaurant in Chinatown with food and cocktails that are inventive as they are delicious.

Más o Menos is an all-day spot in Joshua Tree with coffee, cocktails, and live music at night.

Come to No Not Bar in Santa Monica for the tropical cocktails and disco, stay for the excellent Neapolitan-ish pizza.

The Beachcomber Cafe is a seafood brunch spot with a patio right on the sand at Crystal Cove Beach.

The restaurant inside the Sunset Tower hotel has perfectly average food, and an incredible industry scene.

Formosa Cafe is a slice of Hollywood history and one of the coolest spots to drink in Weho.

Because it’s Happy Hour somewhere, right?

Night On Earth is a kitschy 80’s-themed bar along Cahuenga Pass with innovative cocktails.

14 places in LA where you can drink martinis and judge other people in peace.

Muse is an upscale French spot in Santa Monica with old-school flourishes that feel fresh.

Real Charmer is a moody, pirate-y bar in Virgil Village with a bubbling stone fountain and elaborate cocktails.

This quirky, Southern-leaning bar in East Hollywood bar is a great place to go for casual cocktails and delicious fried chicken.

Or at least they were hidden until now.

Countdown to the holidays with a cocktail (or three) at these 12 spots.

Hillstone in Santa Monica is one of the few chain restaurants in LA worth getting excited about.

Belle’s Delicatessen in Highland Park is an all-day Jewish deli with fantastic bagel sandwiches, latkes, and pickle martinis.

Come to Good Neighbor Bar in Altadena for good wine, great cocktails, and a comfy banquette perfect for long conversations.

No Smoking is a charming neighborhood bar in Mid-City with fun drinks, a back patio, and DJs spinning on the weekend.

Si! Mon is an upscale Panamanian restaurant in Venice with food that's both outstanding and unique.

Little Toni's is an old-school North Hollywood Italian spot with forgettable food and a surprisingly great cocktail bar.

The Benjamin is a sexy, nostalgic American bistro on Melrose with a fantastic burger.

Peking Tavern is a Little Tokyo bar where you should drink delicious baijiu cocktails and split dim sum and hand-pulled noodles.

If you want to drink whiskey to celebrate something, you go to Bar Jackalope in DTLA.

If you're looking for a night out unlike anything in LA, book a ticket to Tiki Mirage in Chinatown.

Chelsea is a vaguely London-inspired restaurant in Santa Monica that provides a moody, low-lit backdrop for drinks and group dinners.