While there are plenty of bars and restaurants that will have their TVs on and airing the game, a few Los Angeles-area places have come up with some specials to add some cheer to the day, and we've got our picks for seven spots where watching the Super Bowl is bound to be delicious. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: It's all about the numbers. As in Cochon 555, The Six Restaurant, Veggie Grill's 5th Birthday, and more. more ›

Bar 1886's Vintage Caprice is a cocktail worth the drive to Pasadena, and worth the four months' wait as its key ingredient ages in the barrel. The result is nothing short of sublime. more ›

Thursday nights from 5 to 9 p.m., a handful of trucks are parking outside Tiki No in North Hollywood, and the combo of fun food trucks and affordable tiki drinks in the Valley is hard to resist. more ›

One of the last places you might expect to find thoughtful, handcrafted specialty cocktails using fresh ingredients would be in a British-style Pub amidst the scene and sounds of Hollywood's Cahuenga Corridor. But the Blue Boar Pub is shaking up some stand-out drinks. more ›

Angeleno cocktailians, start your engines. The five finalists of the 2nd Annual L.A.’s Best Bartender Competition have been announced. Now, we knew last week that Joseph Brooke of Next Door Lounge won as People’s Choice and therefore automatically earned a spot as a finalist. But who are the other four he’ll be going up against in the final showdown? more ›

Head to the city's eastern communities (leave the east versus west hooey behind) and take note of the robust options for getting a hold of some great brews in Downtown, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, and Echo Park. If you're looking to get some of that great beer to go back with you to your corner of town, a must stop shop is the just-opened and much-anticipated Sunset Beer Company. more ›

Barflies, boozehounds, and all-around cocktailing know-it-alls, Table 20's 2nd Annual L.A.'s Best Bartender Contest is open for nominations, and you can win, too, just for naming your favorite guy or gal behind the stick. more ›

If you've ever driven through the NoHo Arts District and noticed a curious barrel-shaped building and its run-down front and wondered what the heck it was, and, moreover, why no one was doing anything about it, wonder no more: This former restaurant is going to be restored and reopened soon. Hooray! more ›

Descending the lumpy, sub-sidewalk stairs into the courtyard of El Cid is often the beginning, or the end, of a fascinating evening in Silver Lake. Whether the flamenco-optional musical venue / bar / dance club / restaurant / screening courtyard / birthday-party-location-must-have-for-anyone-under-27 / Santa meet-up is packed tight like skinny jeans or awkwardly open with empty seats for a small touring act, there's a good chance you'll be leaving with a story. more ›

Revelers, a new destination for your Hollywood nights: The Next Door Lounge opens up tomorrow night, and will be all about the classic 1920s cocktails in a speakeasy-style setting. Acclaimed barman Joseph Brooke is defecting from Downtown's The Edison to take charge of the libations. more ›

Forget how delicious the drinks or dishes are; the American Institute of Architects in Los Angeles is all about how a bar or restaurant looks. Superficial? Nah. It's a huge part of the dining (or drinking) experience, and the best of L.A. and elsewhere were named and honored by the organization as part of this past weekend's annual Dwell on Design expo and conference. more ›

For years now, many a romantic date or dinner with visiting relatives has taken place inside the charming enclosed patio dining room of Silver Lake's Cliff's Edge restaurant. With a side room used as an overflow dining room languishing, an idea was recently born to transform the space into its own bar area, complete with a new cocktail menu and small bites, and its own distinct bar vibe. more ›

This news ought to put the cherry in the Manhattan of bourbon-loving Silver Lakers, and their fellow imbibing Angelenos: Esquire has hailed The Thirsty Crow as one of the nation's best bars. more ›

Unless you live under a rock (and, if you do, hey, we don't judge) you probably know that Friday, April 29th is the big Royal Wedding, in which Britain's Prince William will marry longtime love, the lovely commoner Catherine "Kate" Middleton in a massive Westminster Abbey ceremony. The crowds of looky-loos and media outlets have been camped in London for days now, and the countdown is on to the nuptials. The world will be watching from afar, too, including here in Los Angeles. While the middle-of-the-night broadcasts are excellent DVR fodder for the less devoted, if you want to watch the wedding with friends and strangers, here are some places around town hosting viewing events. more ›

Bourbon: you keep hearing about it, reading about it, watching Don Draper slug it back like it’s the Four Loko of the 1960’s. But where to start? Fortunately, when it comes to bourbons, there’s a great one out there for every budget - both for at-home sipping and an evening out. more ›

Bar guru and mixologist Aidan Demarest, most recently behind The Spare Room, a swanky bar, bowling, and game lounge tucked inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, was deemed the master of the Mai Tai last night as part of the crowning event and celebration of all things Hawaii hosted by Los Angeles Magazine. more ›

The owner of the popular Huntington Beach watering hole Baja Sharkeez says his business is being targeted by authorities and citizens' groups, according to the Independent. A recent report linked 72 DUI arrests in the space of 22 months of drivers who told the arresting officers they had been drinking at Sharkeez. However, Sharkeez' owner Ron Newman says "the numbers can't be linked directly to Sharkeez." more ›

The septuagenarian Ye Coach and Horses, beloved Hollywood watering hole, closed down for good a few months ago after a prolonged real estate battle, but like most old stars, there's always room for a comeback. The bar, however, won't be coming back in quite the same incarnation, but the new owners, Jared Meisler and Sean Macpherson, are "in the very early planning stages" for the bar's future, according to Squid Ink. more ›

If you've ever climbed the carpeted stairs to Downtown's favorite whiskey bar, 7 Grand, you may have wondered what was on the ground floor, and behind the wall to your left. For several years that space remained vacant, and only now has been restored, renovated, and re-purposed as an even more east-side sibling of Silver Lake's popular Malo restaurant. Built in the 1920s as a jewelry store, and home once upon a time to Clifton's Cafeteria's Silver Spoon, the space that is Mas Malo incorporates the original murals, vaulted and embellished ceilings, and jewelry display cases into its design. more ›

NoHo's Bank Heist, making clever use in turning a onetime bank into a pretty decent restaurant in a neighborhood starved for pretty decent restaurants, had a short-lived tenure before a fire shut it down. For a while locals hung on, baited by word they would rebuild and reopen, only that day never came. Now the space in the heart of the NoHo Arts District will have a new lease on life when it debuts later this month as The Federal Bar. more ›

Tucked two blocks (yet a world away) from the holiday hysteria of the Beverly Center, you'll find the Roger Room--an intimate speakeasy boasting vintage cocktails and top-notch service. From a traditional Whiskey Cider to a modern take on the Old Fashioned, this season's five winter additions are designed to entice. more ›

West Hollywood's 20-year-old gathering place, The Abbey, has just been named "Best Gay Bar in the World" for a second time in LOGO's annual Gay Travel Awards. In honor of their big gay award, The Abbey has created "The Best Gay Cocktail in the World," ($12). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the cocktail will benefit The Trevor Project, one of The Abbey’s favorite charities. more ›

Fall is fleeting in Los Angeles, as we volley from heat wave to torrential downpours and back to fire season. But this is autumn, and few flavors reflect fall like maple, which is showing up in cocktails all around town. So cheers to the autumn months! Check out our picks for the five fall-flavored cocktails that will have you saying "Make mine with Maple!" more ›

When it comes to Dia de Los Muertos, spirits are for drinking, too. From The Varnish, the speakeasy-style bar in the back of Cole's in Downtown, comes this Dia de Los Muertos cocktail offering by Christopher Bostick, who says he is drawn to the imagery of the tradition-steeped and colorful holiday. more ›

While some Hollywood watering holes are headed down the drain (bye bye Coach & Horses) some are simply headed to Central America. Crane's Hollywood Tavern is closing on November 3, but fear not adventurinos, owner Darren Crane plans to re-open the establishment in beautiful, nearby Costa Rica sometime in 2011. more ›

A chill in the air means for those who imbibe it's time to sip on some autumn-inspired cocktails aimed at warming us up from the inside out. Downtown's Drago Centro's bar program, in the hands of Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville, has put together a comprehensive, innovative, and impressive fall cocktail menu. more ›

AMC's smash hit drama Mad Men's fourth season is in full swing, and while the show is set in New York, it's filmed out here. You can sometimes spot where the characters are dining, meeting, shopping or imbibing on the show as a familiar location (Cole's, for example). But if you want to live like a real Mad Man or Madame, the Huffington Post has put together a list of 12 places where you can trade today for yesteryear in the comfort of your own city. more ›

For those who are less concerned with international academic rankings comes a list of American universities based on the definitive extra-curricular activity: Drinking. The college bar is an institutional concept, and Complex.com has done their homework and come up with their list of the 50 Best College Bars in America. So did they have any love for SoCal? more ›