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Drinking alone

Drinking alone

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Created by Jacqueline L. • Updated On: February 3, 2014

Low-key places where no one really gives a shit how you're dressed or if you're there alone. (Some places, at any time of day, any day of the week; other places get busier on Fri/Sat nights.)

Smog Cutter is one of Drinking alone.

1. Smog Cutter

864 N Virgil Ave (Burns Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · East Hollywood · 22 tips and reviews
The HMS Bounty is one of Drinking alone.

2. The HMS Bounty

8.0
3357 Wilshire Blvd (at S Kenmore Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 41 tips and reviews
The Surly Goat is one of Drinking alone.

3. The Surly Goat

8.1
7929 Santa Monica Blvd (at Hayworth Ave), West Hollywood, CA
Bar · 79 tips and reviews
Mom's Bar & Lounge is one of Drinking alone.

4. Mom's Bar & Lounge

7.5
12238 Santa Monica Blvd (at Wellesley Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · West Los Angeles · 67 tips and reviews
Ham & Eggs Tavern is one of Drinking alone.

5. Ham & Eggs Tavern

433 W 8th St (Olive St.), Los Angeles, CA
Wine Bar · Jewelry District · 10 tips and reviews
Frank N Hank's is one of Drinking alone.

6. Frank N Hank's

7.2
518 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 27 tips and reviews
The Well is one of Drinking alone.

7. The Well

8.0
6255 W Sunset Blvd (at Argyle Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Central Hollywood · 55 tips and reviews
Far Bar is one of Drinking alone.

8. Far Bar

8.5
347 E 1st St (at Central Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Little Tokyo · 87 tips and reviews
Blipsy is one of Drinking alone.

9. Blipsy

6.5
369 N Western Ave (btwn Oakwood & Elmwood Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Larchmont · 32 tips and reviews
Monte Carlo is one of Drinking alone.

10. Monte Carlo

6.8
3514 3rd St (at Vermont Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 4 tips and reviews
Mandrake Bar is one of Drinking alone.

11. Mandrake Bar

8.0
2692 S LA Cienega Blvd (btw Venice Blvd & Washington Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Mid City · 46 tips and reviews
Chimneysweep Lounge is one of Drinking alone.

12. Chimneysweep Lounge

6.2
4354 Woodman Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA
Dive Bar · 23 tips and reviews
District 13 is one of Drinking alone.

13. District 13

1556 N Cahuenga Blvd (at Selma), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Central Hollywood · 26 tips and reviews
Sunset Beer Company is one of Drinking alone.

14. Sunset Beer Company

1498 W Sunset Blvd Ste 3 (btw Laveta Ter & Portia St), Los Angeles, CA
Beer Store · East LA · 42 tips and reviews
Drawing Room is one of Drinking alone.

15. Drawing Room

6.8
1800 Hillhurst Ave (at Melbourne Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · Los Feliz · 41 tips and reviews
4100 Bar is one of Drinking alone.

16. 4100 Bar

8.3
1087 Manzanita St (at Sunset Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Silver Lake · 46 tips and reviews
Wendell is one of Drinking alone.

17. Wendell

656 S Main St (at 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Fashion District · 15 tips and reviews