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Tapping Into LA’s Less Known Watering Holes
By Natalie Bovis-Nelsen
(page 1 of 2)Do you like to fly under the radar only to find that your favorite hideout has become the next hot spot? Consider these spots the next time you're up for something other than the norm.
LA is the kind of town where you can step into and out of multiple worlds in one evening. Remain ahead of the crowd and check out some of these less-known neighborhood bars before they’re on everybody’s hit list.
Cure What Ales You
San Pedro Brewing Company brews its own lagers and ales (even a stout or two. Try a sampler flight of five house-brewed specialties:
•Hoppy and malty, Longshoreman Lager honors San Pedro’s local dockworkers.
•Point Fermin Pale Ale is named after the SP’s lighthouse, which dates back to the late 1800s.
•Harbor Hefeweizen hits refreshing citrus notes.
•Angel’s Gate Amber is the hoppy namesake of another historic lighthouse, built in 1913.
•Malty and floral Shanghai Red Ale is the bar’s most popular.
•Try Bruin Ale, a nod to San Pedro’s local allegiance, and chocolate porter, so rich and creamy, it’s better than dessert.
San Pedro Brewing Company, 331 West 6th St., San Pedro, www.sanpedrobrewing.com
Bowl Yourself Over
One of Mar Vista’s best watering holes is the cocktail bar at AMF Mar Vista Lanes. Its retro look is authentic—this old-time joint is the real deal. Drinks are cheap, red-leather booths are comfy, and you may even be tempted to bowl a round or two.
AMF Mar Vista Lanes, 12125 Venice Blvd., LA, www.amf.com/marvistalanes
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Shaken and Stirred
If blue-velvet banquettes are your speed, at The Side Door in Manhattan Beach you can sip cocktails to the sounds of Broadway performer Lou Giovannetti. The Sinatra-style crooner performs the first Saturday of each month. Space is very limited (the 50 seats fill up quickly), so call to make reservations.
The Side Door, 900 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, 310-372-1684, www.thesidedoor.biz
Do You Soju?
If you haven’t hopped on the Korean rice-wine train yet, a visit to The Prince in K-town is long overdue. A whole bottle can be had for $15 (enough for two or three people). If the drinks aren’t enough to tempt you into this part of town, the princely décor alone is worth the drive. Let’s call it kitschy Korean with colonial accents. (This venue is so under the radar it doesn’t even have a website.)
The Prince, 3198 W. Seventh St., Koreatown, 213-389-2007
Café-Club Fais Do-Do has a beer-and-wine-only license that makes it a great place to sip soju cocktails and other hard liquor alternatives, like agave wine margaritas. Reverberating with 1930s charm, this Art Deco building is a former bank and swinging ’60s jazz spot. Today, the nightclub’s underground charm attracts hipsters with its touring college bands and headliners like Les Nubians.
Posted by jasonr 116 days ago
Knowing about these bars is the key to having fun when on vacation i was in LA visiting my cousin and she took to me a few of these spots. The beer at them from local breweries is great i emailed a few <a href="http://celebs.pictorials.us/beer-of-the-month.html">beer clubs</a> when i got back to let them know about the pubs and beers they had and to go check them out
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