There's a geolocation site that will tell you where the fuck you should go for a drink based on the address you provide. more ›

Los Angeles has a rich history of being a leader in the national cocktail scene, from old Hollywood speakeasies to today's rum bar (and whiskey bar, and tequila bar) revivals. But according to an article at Shake Stir by Lindsay Nader, a heralded local bartender, the spirits of the city still aren't getting the recognition they deserve. more ›

You've been at the bar, you're hungry, and there are a couple of food trucks parked outside: Party time! But if this is how you roll in Santa Monica on Main Street, the cops are sick and tired of your rowdy, dangerous shenanigans. more ›

It's time to raise your glass for a toast in appreciation to Governor Jerry Brown, who today signed into law SB 32, the bill that ends a decades-old ban on infused spirits in the state. more ›

Hundreds of Californians are getting into the spirit of the judicial process, and are working to get a bill signed into law that would overturn an almost-100-year-old ban on serving cocktails made with infused alcohol in the state. more ›

L.A.'s Best Bartender and Top Chef Just Desserts Judge Johnny Iuzzini talks about what makes a great cocktail experience, where he eats in Los Angeles, and season 2 of TV's 'Top' sweets competition. more ›

Good news for adult entertainment dabblers! Hollywood's Jumbo's Clown Room is featured in Playboy's After Midnight, a magazine feature tallying America's best late-night bars. The article lists 14 American watering holes where bartenders serve up stiff drinks during all hours of the day and night. Featured in Playboy's August issue, the piece includes establishment descriptions along with criteria for making the cut. more ›

Going out in Venice tonight, ladies? Guard your drinks. Over the last month, two separate incidents have been reported by three different women involve being "roofied" at local Venice bars, as reported by Yo! Venice. more ›

We don't make this stuff up, but we don't mind abiding by it. Today is National Mai Tai Day, and though it's just a fraction too early to really get into your long weekend drinking, if you opt to cap the day off with this Tahitian-inspired classic, well, we won't object. more ›

In less than a week, the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers duke it out for the Lombardi trophy: the franchise whose coach the trophy is named after versus the team with the most Super Bowl wins. Local bars and pubs are also squaring off to entice fans with raffles, game-day food specials, drink deals, costumes and more. After all, Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest days for restaurants and bars, with most expecting to be at capacity with raucous football fans. more ›

Newport Beach is considering a crackdown on rowdy bar patrons and their respective Balboa peninsula drinking establishments because of problems with "overcrowding, assaults, public drunkenness, public urination and others nuisances," reports the Daily Pilot. more ›

The fine folks of The Rundown made a list of new n' noteworthy Los Angeles drinking and cavorting establishments for you. The nightlife circuit begins with 1616, a new, non-nudie spot from the Spearmint Rhino family and Premiere, a two-story, Spanish-themed club with flamenco girls and celebrity clientele. A "'70s lumberjack erotica" vibe from The Falls (complete with tree stumps and digital waterfall) is happening on Spring St., while a Dublin's redux finds the former Sunset Strip institution located downtown with 65 on-tap beers priced to sell starting at $3. Daintier drunks, try Big Bar cozied into the Alcove in Los Feliz. 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 ›

The Huffington Post released today a Los Angeles Magazine list of get-down joints in Downtown for outbound bar and club goers in their 20s and 30s and 40s (for example: Villains Tavern and Bottega Louie and Rivera, respectively). Why does the list only go to 40s? Because this is Los Angeles and at 50 you turn into a pumpkin, see a surgeon, spray on some money and start telling people you're 32. It's the circle of life. Mufasa. more ›

When downtown bar impresario Cedd Moses opened Las Perlas, he was on to something. The downtown Oaxacan-themed bar focuses on not just tequila, but also mezcal, the Mexican hard liquor which KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez today reports that is gaining popularity in Los Angeles. Also of note is what people these days are calling the Byzantine-Latino Quarter in the area of Pico and Normandie (map). "Historically this used to be Koreatown," says Gabriel Martinez, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Oaxaca, Mexico as a teenager, "but then lately people have been describing it as Oaxacatown." more ›

On heels of the announcement that he's taking over Clifton's Cafeteria and adding some nightlife options, Andrew Meieran is celebrating again. GQ Magazine has released its Best 25 Cocktail Bars in America and of the three picked from Los Angeles included his popular underground -- literally -- prohibition-style bar The Edison. more ›

1642 is hep, happening and hidden from weekday swarm. Away from the pomp and cheeseballery of Sunset Boulevard, the unassuming venue at 1642 Temple Street is a neighborhood bar cushioned between Echo Park and Historic Filipinotown (HiFi). more ›

It was a little more than a year ago that Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles went up for sale. Owners, who had bought the 47,000 square-foot building at 7th and Broadway for themselves, planned to keep the eatery running despite a tenuous economic environment. more ›

Blogdowntown has posted their list of picks for 12 great bars in DTLA where you can imbibe without inflicting pain...on your budget. more ›

La Luz de Jesus Gallery is holding receptions for two exhibitions opening tonight. The first is Nathan Ota’s An Unforeseen Homecoming. With works on acrylic on panel, the paintings explore new worlds, both “dark and fantastic.” The second show is Yumiko Kayukawa 49 Days. In Buddhism, the numbers 4 and 9 are bad luck. The paintings in Kayukawa's show all carry a feeling of existing between life and death, and her images of food and chopsticks can pertain to either. Opening receptions are tonight from 8-11 tonight. more ›

Having built it with his own two bartending hands, 30-year-old Oklahoma native Dustin Lancaster has created a polished yet rustic ambience he calls “flea market chic” with his new hit Los Feliz wine bar, Covell. On any given night, it is packed with locals, celebs, and those who have driven to Los Feliz exclusively to enjoy its latest hip, but attitude-free drinkin’ spot. Covell's momentum hasn't slowed since its July 2nd opening, with some patrons frequenting the delightful wine bar up to 4 times a week -- talk about alcoholism....er, I mean, customer loyalty. more ›

When a neighborhood establishment is threatened, the story stereotypically is about a proposed condo project or corporate chain taking over. That's not how this one goes. more ›

Dana Hollister has done it again. The famed interior designer and bar owner and founder 's latest venture can be found in downtown's Arts District, under the long shadows of the 4th and 6th Street Bridges and tucked into a sleepy nighttime area. Perhaps, however, this will change things. more ›

Three local businesses took top honors in the Restaurant Design Awards tonight at the Dwell on Design conference. Organized by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA), the 6th Annual Restaurant Design Awards accepts projects from across the country in three categories: restaurants, cafés and bars and lounges. more ›

Alochol-related incidents involving L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies, whether on or off duty, are up -- way up, according to a Los Angeles County report. This year so far there have been 33 of them, more than all of 2009 alone, says the Daily News. more ›

Right now in new restaurants and bars: The Border Grill Stop sets up shop in a DTLA kiosk, Cafe Habana brings Cuban flair to Malibu by way of NYC, a long-time coffeehouse space morphs into a wine bar called Vintage Enoteca, and there's another new wine bar, Noir, in Mid-City. Ladies and gentlemen, your table is ready. more ›

Not too long after city officials told a pair of Silver Lake residents that Phil Lumbang's popular "Hello!" mural must come down, a different mural in downtown's official Gallery Row neighborhood is targeted for removal today. Los Angeles artist Emmeric James Konrad's mural at the Down and Out Bar on Spring Street prompted a complaint, which alerted city officials to the illegal mural. more ›

The growing popularity of gastropubs in Los Angeles has forced the hands of Laurel Tavern owners to expand hours. That's a good thing, considering this popular Studio City pub is packed, even when it's pouring rain out and even if it's a Sunday or Tuesday night. Now the tavern is opening daily at noon for lunch and, of course, some good beer, including the Pasadena based Craftsman. The lunch menu includes serrano ham with apples, chorizo slider, steamed mussels and a lot more. Here at LAist, we're partial to their amazing grilled cheese. more ›

In case you haven't heard, this weekend is Super Bowl Sunday. If you are looking for big crowds, big drink specials and even bigger TVs, check out our picks for a few parties around town. Call Rush Street in Culver City to make reservations for Sunday and you are guaranteed a comfortable seat to watch the game and order up their gigantic burgers. The restaurant/bar is comprised of two stories with two bars and two patio decks... more ›

In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles City Council this morning approved a new city ordinance banning smoking near outdoor dining areas. It will go into effect 30 days after Mayor Villaraigosa signs it, beginning a one-year educational grace period before going into full force, likely in February of 2011. more ›