Bar Flores is the exotic, low-key cocktail bar Echo Park deserves. It’s very fragrant inside, too.

Songbird Cafe is a bar in Chinatown that’s fancy, dark, and always fun.

Mixtape in Fairfax is an American-Carribean-Jewish-French restaurant that we’re not so sure adds up to much.

Lo-Fi is a tasting room in Los Alamos that specializes in excellent natural wines and vinyl collecting.

Casa Dumetz is a tasting room in Los Alamos with tremendous wine flights.

1880 Saloon is the bar in Los Alamos to head to for people-watching, whiskey shots, and cowboy standoffs.

Bodega in Los Alamos is the summer camp you wish you had - fire pits, hammocks, and an all-day beer and wine garden on the weekend.

Municipal Winemakers is a tasting room in Los Alamos that’s loved by both the community and weekenders alike.

Gran Blanco is a new bar next to the Venice Boardwalk with good food, great drinks, and a surprisingly chill crowd.

Lowboy is a new bar in Echo Park with fun music, a mellow crowd, and particularly lethal cocktails.

Sagebrush Cantina is a restaurant and saloon in Calabasas that’s always guaranteed to be a wild time - especially during their Sunday brunch.

Edwin Mills is an all-day cafe in Old Town Pasadena with a great bottomless brunch deal on the weekend.

K.C. Branaghan’s is a casual Irish pub in Long Beach.

Formosa Cafe is a certified Old Hollywood landmark that’s been freshly restored, with a reinterpreted Chinese-American menu added as well.

Firestone Walker - The Propagator is a large complex in Marina del Rey for all things craft beer and sports watching.

Cellador Ales in the Valley is an absolute must-visit for anyone who’s serious about drinking good beer.