KEY2 Pick
Speakeasy • $$$
The Varnish
A hidden back-room cocktail bar behind Cole's, run by some of the city's original craft-cocktail names.
Best for: Date Night
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KEY2 Pick
Speakeasy • $$$
The Walker Inn
A reservation-only tasting-menu cocktail bar hidden behind a bookshelf inside Normandie Club.
Best for: Date Night
Cocktail Bar • $$
Harvard & Stone
A sprawling East Hollywood cocktail den with a stage room for live bands most nights.
Best for: Groups
Whiskey Bar • $$
Seven Grand
A wood-paneled whiskey bar above Downtown with one of the deepest bourbon lists in the city.
Best for: Groups
Wine Bar • $$
Tabula Rasa Bar
A tiny natural-wine bar in Historic Filipinotown pouring low-intervention bottles by the glass.
Best for: Casual
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