Downtown Los Angeles

  • Bar Clara

    Bar Clara

    If you’re looking for sweeping views and spritz on tap in Downtown Los Angeles, Bar Clara might just be the place for you. Opening on top of Hotel Per La–formerly Nomad–in the summer of 2022,…

  • Camphor

    Camphor

    Unlike The Infatuation, we won’t waste your time describing the toilets here (We also won’t tell you to take advantage of your rich aunt or abuse your company card… good luck recouping that investment JPMorgan…

  • Manuela

    Manuela

    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…

  • Cara Cara

    Cara Cara

    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…

  • Bavel

    Bavel

    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…

  • La Cita

    La Cita

    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…

  • Las Perlas

    Las Perlas

    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…

  • The Varnish

    The Varnish

    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…

  • Death & Co Los Angeles

    Death & Co Los Angeles

    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…

  • Lilly Rose at the Wayfarer

    Lilly Rose at the Wayfarer

    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…