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The five best per neighborhood. No filler.

Echo Park, CA

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Scrappy, loud and loyal. Taco stands and noodle counters next to natural-wine rooms, all within walking distance of the lake, and the bars fill up with Dodgers crowds on game nights. How we pick

Plan your nightDinner, then drinks, then somewhere late — in Echo Park, all on foot.Plan it →

Bars

Ranked by editors
  1. Bar Flores
    Cocktails · Agave$$·Mezcal, market produce, garden patio
    1542 Sunset Blvd
  2. Thunderbolt
    Cocktails · Southern$$·World-ranked drinks, neighborhood room
    1263 W Temple St
  3. The Semi-Tropic
    Cocktails · Mediterranean$$·Day-to-night room, serious sound system
    1412 Glendale Blvd
  4. The Douglas
    Beer bar · Bar food$$·Corner dive, patio, real beer list
    1400 W Sunset Blvd
  5. Lowboy
    Cocktails · Smash burgers$$·Airy barroom, sidewalk seats, no gimmick
    1540 Sunset Blvd

All four lists in Echo Park →