No craft cocktails, no reservations, no attitude. Just cold drinks, good jukeboxes, and the kind of bars where everybody knows your name (or at least your drink).
Silver Lake · 2375 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Good tunes, goofy people, photo booth, beat-up foosball tables... plus a pretty good chance of getting lucky. Not surprising since they have a ridiculous $6 drink happy hour. Check out the Morrissey lookalike contest or…
Los Feliz · 4427 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
A sacred shrine to rum, rituals, and pure unfiltered tiki madness. Family-run since 1961, this tiny, lava-lamped hut packs in regulars like sardines—each one ready to chant “Toro! Toro! Toro!” as flaming drinks get torc…
Echo Park · 1477 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
After years of gritting it out as a sketchy dive bar, Little Joy has leveled up into a proper cocktail lounge with just enough spunk to keep its edge. The Old Fashioned is perfectly balanced, the Jungle Bird packs a pun…
Echo Park · 1455 W Sunset Blvd #3457, Los Angeles, CA 90026
A dive bar with a dance floor? A club with cheap beer? Short Stop is both, meaning it’s the kind of place where you can start with a style="overflow-x:hidden;width:100%;max-width:100%" PBR and end up drenched in sweat to a deep cut from Purple Rain. Pre- and post-Dodg…
Koreatown · 3357 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Some bars put on a show. HMS Bounty just is. A proper old-school watering hole with dim lights, cheap drinks, and just enough nautical kitsch to feel like you might be drinking on a retired cruise ship. The crowd skews …
Silver Lake · 2939 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
A dim, brick-walled whiskey bar on Sunset where the Old Fashioneds land exactly how they should and the crowd ranges from low-key dates to locals who’ve claimed their corner booth for years. It’s cozy, a little loud, an…
Glassell Park · 3408 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
One of the most underrated places to drink outside on the Eastside, Verdugo is where you go when you’re rolling deep on a Saturday, but you don’t feel like dealing with the crowds in Silver Lake or downtown. Located off…
Echo Park · 1805 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
A tiny, wood-paneled bar where the beer and wine list is as well-curated as the vinyl soundtrack. The staff treats regulars like royalty, the sidewalk seating is ideal for Echo Park people-watching, and the sour ales al…
Arts District · 2017 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Old-school dive with neighborhood bones: brick walls lit by Christmas lights, a stretched-out bar, and games everywhere — pool, darts, ping-pong — plus a back patio that bursts into life when it’s warm. The drinks stick…
East Hollywood · 3123 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Top-notch cocktails and events worth planning your week around—think Monday Movie Night and Western Wednesdays. Plus, they’ve got killer pickles and one of the best (and free!) digital photo booths in town. Grab a tequi…
Mar Vista - West LA · 12012 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
A scrappy, lovable ode to Chicago dive bars—smash burgers on the griddle, Old Styles in the cooler, and a jukebox that’s never off-duty. The walls are decked in tinsel year-round, there’s pinball and pool in back, and t…
Silver Lake · 4330 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
A Silver Lake bar with Old Hollywood Western decor, every sports package known to man, and one of the best sound systems in LA for catching a game. Karaoke on Wednesdays, trivia on Tuesdays, and a back patio that feels …
Venice · 15 Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90292
A laid‑back dive bar shrine since the ’60s, right by the beach—sawdust on the floor, pool tables clacking, and a jukebox that kicks in when the surf crowd rolls out. The star here? A char‑grilled “world‑famous” cheesebu…