Los Angeles - Silver Lake - Nightlife

2939 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026
323-661-6007

Thirsty Crow

Small-batch bourbon is the name of the game here. There's a full bar, of course, but all the specialty cocktails are bourbon-based. The signature drink includes citrus, Sazerac rye, bitters and gin... read more

2442 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles 90027
323-662-2442

Barbrix

The 'round-the-world wine tour available here is a thing of wonder. Croatia! Slovenia! How progressive! It's complemented by a well-curated beer list. Don't forget, the food shouldn't be an afterth... read more

2609 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles 90027
323-644-8000

Barbarella Bar

This was a sad, sad all-ages club for way too long. The classy folks at the Bungalow Club swooped in to class it up, and we'll see the results any day now. Named after a movie, but not really theme... read more

2939 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026
323-661-6007

Stinkers

The bar's been open before, but never like this. And it never lasts. Maybe a truck stop theme will make it happen, where Vargas girls couldn't. Stinker's opens in November, with 70's movie posters ... read more

4441 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90027
323-664-0871

El Chavo

El Chavo the restaurant ain't much: been there forever, food not so good. But new baby bro El Chavito has it all in place. Right crowd, right DJs, right time for a pseudo-dive bar with cheap drinks... read more

2366 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles 90039
323-662-5337

Red Lion Tavern

The final, uh, solution to the sobriety problem. German love affair that doesn't end with us weepily fleeing for Switzerland, although the owner can show more mean-spirited ferocity than the Axis p... read more

2375 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles
323-660-7595

Cha Cha Lounge

Colorful tropical chachkas and local paintings wrap the nouveau punk shanty from tables to walls looking like a Jane's Addiction album exploded in the joint. Black Flag-strength cocktails for flirt... read more

4519 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
323-660-4540

Little Temple

Temple bar gone West, young man! Shinto holy site of paper lanterns, bamboo and Zen rock décor. Party with Subhumanoid, possibly Make 1. Remember it's not the size of the temple that matters, it's ... read more

4100 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
323-666-4460

4100 Bar

Ass-kicking-est jukebox in town—rock from the blues, classic, and hard vintages. As impenetrable with emotionless emo trendoids as the smoke cloud outside the front entrance on weekends. Giant Budd... read more

2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
323-666-2407

Silverlake Lounge

Rough trade transgender, Latino crowd, except on weekends. On work days, wandering club Fold takes over with some of the nation's most talented live noisemakers. Spot talent about a year before the... read more

4356 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
323-665-6810

Akbar

Straight-friendly gay bar of shadowy Arabian allure. Been a long time since we've seen Akbar's Jeff, causing breakup rumors. Notable draws include true smoking area and buff stuff in muscle tees. W... read more

2838 Rowena Ave., Los Angeles
323-666-2000

Mixville

What starts in f -and ends in -uck? Firetruck! The crowd is more mature than you might think for this hood, old enough to remember roller derby, but too old to play. Edendale firehouse refurbished ... read more

864 N. Virgil Ave., Los Angeles
323-667-9832

Smog Cutter

Favorite karaoke dive for a rowdy night where owner and friends party harder than you do. Local talent—if one might be so bold as to describe it as such—ranges from Taylor Hicks to Sanjaya, heavy o... read more

3668 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
213-385-0479

The Mexican Village

Latin rump-bumpin' & back the F up! DJ Booth y mucho dance floor pulsation with revelers whirling to salsa, reggaeton, bachata, merengue, or mambo blues.Hot Fridays and Sabados Picantes just keep h... read more

4427 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
323-669-9381

Tiki Ti

Crazy headhunter hut celebrating 45 years, with an equally loony bar staff of paw and son bartenders. Suck down top-strength Ray's Mistake over cheers and have a legal cigarette. Joint holds roughl... read more

4212 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90029
323-668-0318

El Cid

Show restaurant that is more Mexican hat dance than Medieval Times, heavy on live rock madness and bizarre burlesque. Frail anti-hair gel kids brood, wishing Cap n' Jazz were still around at this s... read more

3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026
323-663-6517

Los Globos

Although this kitschy-looking Latin dance club has been around forever, it's recently gone through a major renovation and its doors are open to hipsters everywhere. A new soundsystem, Nicaraguan ti... read more