Streamliner is the secret cocktail bar in the massive Imperial Western Beer Co. in Downtown LA, and it’s a great spot for an affordable cocktail.

Hermanito is a casual Mexican cantina on Sawtelle and a great place to post up after work while traffic dies down.

Death and Co. is a dark and mysterious bar in DTLA with great cocktails.

The Airliner is a long-standing bar and performance venue in Lincoln Heights that just got a fresh facelift.

Piccalilli in Culver City combines Asian cuisines with low country flavors - with mixed results.

Pinky’s is a sleek bar in Los Feliz that feels like a Miami club, but, like, in a good way.

Red Herring is a just-OK restaurant in DTLA, where most of the food feels like a misdirection from the real star - their chocolate torte.

Thunderbolt in Echo Park is a fairly new bar, but it already feels like a neighborhood institution.

The Cliffdiver is the ideal post-beach hangout spot in Malibu.

Portuguese Bend Distillery in Long Beach has a lot going for it, but you’re here for the amazing cocktails.

Bar Tiki Tiki in Long Beach is a bar hidden inside ANOTHER bar that actually feels like a well-kept secret.

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.

Adamae is a very fine dinner spot in Echo Park with American food and tasty cocktails.

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.