Members-only lounge, boasting a ridiculous selection of small-batch rums. For a mere $20 a year, enjoy gratis tastings & “spirit education” & with $6 selected drink specials, you can't go wrong. Read more.
Who checked it out this summer when we took over for X Games? missed it, check the recap by clicking "More Info" Read more.
One of downtown's newest literary landmarks, the Last Bookstore is a cavernous space housed in an old bank building. It houses a wide variety of books plus vinyl records and a coffee shop. Read more.
Let the chef decide what you should feast on. That’s how Chef Kazunori Nozawa has cultivated such loyal clientele. You’ll get the best, because he knows what’s best &, more importantly, what’s fresh. Read more.
They have one heck of a business plan! Their food, coffee and customer service is all equal. You like the coffee just as much as you like the friendly barista. -Danielle Keene, Top Chef Just Desserts
A great bistro with a lively ambiance and terrific menu. The wines are all on the walls and counters so there is immediate service. I could easily go there once a week if I lived in LA. -Rick Moonen,
While the Umami Burger menu is a given (do yourself a favor, try that shrimp burger), there’s also a Spring for Coffee bar. Read more.
This Downtown “Purveyor of Exotic Grilled Sausages” will sell you its product raw for 30% off the list price.
During the week it's really cool to go to the roof and check out the view of downtown L.A. -Danielle Keene, Top Chef Just Desserts
Seven Grand offers 271 distinct varieties of whiskey, plenty of cold beers on tap and a staff of veteran bartenders. The oak, cabin-like interior essentially screams “guys’ night out.”
Sandwiches come on soft house-baked brioche buns and include fillings like cheddar, honey mustard aioli and a juicy, chile-flecked turkey sausage patty made in-house.
CA (Eat, See) Sneak in an extended lunch by the pool, the view will make you forget you have to go back to the office! Read more.
Birds of a feather eat pork belly confit together at this foliage-ified rooftop bar. Snag Frenchy fare like rabbit rillette or the "Duck, Duck, Goose" platter. That is, unless you’re too chicken. Read more.
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) holds one of the country’s most comprehensive collections of American and European art created since 1940, with more than 5,000 objects
If you want a pisco sour, you're in the right place: The foamy, tart, lightly bitter version of the Peruvian national cocktail flows like water. Read more.
Check out Varnish, a speakeasy accessible through the back of the restaurant, for old-fashioned libations.
Nickel Diner bakes its own bread, prepares elaborate cakes and maple-bacon doughnuts and makes delicious fried catfish with corn cakes. Don’t miss the Lowrider Burger. Read more.
Expect some of the freshest traditional Italian food in the area, masterfully prepared, served in a cool, chic dining room. The atmosphere alone make this a great downtown spot. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Sangrias poolside is a chill Saturday afternoon. -Jim Tanner, Launch My Line
Get thee to the Library Court Lofts building for some ground-floor quality drinking time with friends. The beer menu is also darn good, especially if you like yours with the Belgian monk touch. Read more.
