Spirited Away
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Museum restaurants are not often known for being one of the best brunch spots in the city, but Manuela continues to beat the curve by serving up boozy cocktails alongside intriguing dishes that span the…
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The rooftop bar at Downtown Los Angeles’ Proper Hotel provides all-day drinking to visitors and locals looking to escape from everyday life below. Cara Cara offers a proper bar, a patio with beautiful views, and…
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The other Downtown Los Angeles restaurant from the folks behind Bestia boasts one of the city’s best cocktail programs. Located in a large and beautiful structure deep in the Arts District, Bavel might be best…
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Take one part Latin dance club, add one part heavy metal bar, and top it off with one of Downtown’s Los Angeles’ best outdoor patios and you get La Cita, one of the City of…
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Located across the street from Cole’s and The Varnish, Las Perlas is another Pouring With Heart joint that helped turn Downtown Los Angeles into a place worth visiting after sunset. This tequila and mezcal bar…
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This moody speakeasy hidden behind Cole’s (where the French Dip sandwich may have been invented) helped bring the craft cocktail scene to Los Angeles. Opened in 2009 by bar legend Sasha Petraske of New York’s…
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When New York’s iconic Death & Co landed in Los Angeles’ Arts District in December 2019, no one knew we were headed for two years of on-and-off multi month restaurant and bar closures. Still, the…
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When Wayfarer joined the barrage of hotels popping up in Downtown Los Angeles, no one was sure exactly how it would stand out. But standout it has done, and in some ways that’s thanks to…
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Located inside Playa Provisions (look for the red light), Grain Whiskey Bar brings a collection of over 200 whiskies to the sleepy seaside town of Playa del Rey. To go along with the impressive whiskey…
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With locations in both Pasadena and Long Beach, The Blind Donkey has created a genre of its own that’s now known across the Southland. Started in 2014 by the Goat Group, the bar mixes its…