Highland Park, Los Angeles · bar
Up on the second floor of a restored Masonic Lodge in Highland Park, Checker Hall manages to be grand without being pretentious. The room’s wide—booths and a bold central bar—bathed in warm lighting and vintage touches; there’s a balcony if you want to eavesdrop on the street below. The menu leans Mediterranean‑Levantine with sharable dips, skewers, and veggie plates that hit weight and flavor. Cocktails are creative (strong in tequila and spice), the crowd is mixed—dates, groups, people lingering for live music after dinner.
Happy hour runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.