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

The Fifth is a rooftop bar/restaurant in Anaheim with great views of Disneyland and a touristy crowd that’s ready to get rowdy.

Anaheim Packing House is a massive food and beverage hall in downtown Anaheim and a great night out for all ages.

V DTLA is a massive, garish, disaster of a bar and restaurant in Downtown LA.

Hachi is an all-purpose party izakaya in Torrance where you and your friends can drink rare sakes and eat one of the best $40 omakases around.

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

The former Lowell Cafe - now the Original Cannabis Cafe - is the first cannabis restaurant in America. It’s basically a dispensary with food.

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

Broxton Brew in Westwood Village is a solid bar and restaurant in a striking space.

San Francisco Saloon in West LA is the bar to be at if you love everything beer, football, and Joe Montana.

Mom’s in Santa Monica is not your mother’s college bar... or is it?

The Stalking Horse is a very fun, very English brewpub in Cheviot Hills.

The West End might not look like much from the outside, but it remains one of our go-to cocktail bars in Westwood.

The Ordinarie is a Long Beach tavern with a creative take on traditional pub food.

Stout is a burger and beer bar with good food and a low-key space that provides a needed break from the chaos of downtown Santa Monica.

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