From a 1930s Hollywood classic beside the Pantages to pitch-black Los Feliz haunts that open at dawn, LA's dives are where the industry unwinds and the locals never left. Cheap drinks, killer jukeboxes, and free popcorn.
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The quintessential LA dive, open since the 1930s beside the Pantages, with a glowing neon sign, Hirschfeld mural, and stiff cheap pours. Tiny, dim, and gloriously unpretentious.
Pip’s Tip Daily 11am to 2am beside the Pantages. Open since the 1930s, and it is the LA dive people mean.
A nautical-themed relic in the old Ambassador Hotel district with musty red booths, portholes, and cheap stiff drinks. A time-capsule dive beloved for its unhurried charm.
Pip’s Tip Daily 11am to 2am in the old Ambassador Hotel district. Nautical relic, musty red booths.
A tiny, pitch-black corner dive that opens at 6am for the day-drinkers, famous for absurdly strong pours and a fiercely loyal cast of regulars. Just a jukebox and cheap booze.
Pip’s Tip Opens at 6am in Los Feliz. Tiny, pitch black, and built for day drinkers.
A dim, wood-paneled institution with a free popcorn machine, a killer vinyl jukebox, and free Thai food from next door. Cheap and packed with locals who never want it to change.
Echo Park's beloved Dodgers dive, famous for cheap beer plus a free tequila shot, a loud jukebox, and free peanuts. Dark, sticky, and always packed on game nights.
A dimly lit Northeast LA favorite with red-tufted booths, a great jukebox, a photobooth, and a small back patio. Unpretentious and cheap.
A rough-luxe Arts District dive with cheap stiff drinks, a jukebox, and a big back patio rigged with foosball and darts. Dark, friendly, and grungy in the best way.
A scrappy Echo Park corner bar with a pool table, cheap drinks, and a come-as-you-are crowd spilling onto the sidewalk. Gloriously divey and unpretentious.
A dark, cash-friendly Los Feliz haunt famous for wings, cheap drinks, surly-charming bartenders, and every game on the TVs. A no-frills regulars' bar for decades.
A grimy, low-lit Hollywood dive open since 1947, pouring cheap well drinks to locals, punks, and industry stragglers. No tourists, no pretense, just a jukebox and strong pours.
The quintessential LA dive, open since the 1930s beside the Pantages, with a glowing neon sign, Hirschfeld mural, and stiff cheap pours. Tiny, dim, and gloriously unpretentious.
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