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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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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…
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The 1933 Group is responsible for some of Los Angeles’ best classic drinking joints (Thirsty Crow, Bigfoot Lodge, Sassafras, The Formosa Cafe). West Los Angeles’ extension of the hospitality groups’ Bigfoot Lodge makes good whiskey…
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This eighteen-seat Japanese whisky bar located within Seven Grand Los Angeles offers one of Los Angeles’ great places to try the oft-praised, but hard-to-find liquor from the Land of the Rising Sun. Reservations are pretty…
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Offering over 700 whiskies and a large collection of classic craft cocktails, Seven Grand established itself as Downtown Los Angeles’ go-to place for brown liquor aficionados over a decade ago. Its immediate popularity saw the…
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The Daily Pint has an enormous whisky / whiskey collection. Some whisper that it’s the largest assemblage west of the Mississippi, and while we’re not sure where we first heard those rumors, we can tell…
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Known for its prime rib and impressive Scotch collection, Atwater Village favorite Tam O’Shanter has been delighting visitors for over 100 years. It can count Walt Disney as one of its longtime patrons and delivers…