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    Bar Stella

    4.0 (30 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Juliet R.

    Gorgeous ambiance and even better cocktails! Service was excellent from all of the bartenders, especially Matt. He was super welcoming, knowledgeable, and had great recommendations! I would highly recommend stopping in to appreciate the atmosphere and the craft of the bartenders at Bar Stella.

    Avril S.

    This place is a bit of a hidden gem! Excellent ambiance, moody yet elegant lighting with just enough quirky decor to put you at ease and pique your interest. Cozy indoor area with cigar-lounge style couches and a charming outdoor patio framed with bougainvillea. Sophisticated and creative specialty drinks menu. Came here on a Sunday night and there was a decent crowd, surprised there aren't more reviews! Would recommend a visit.

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    Alexis H.

    This place is a viiiibe. This is a dope spot to come here with friends or on a date. They play some good music and their cocktails are delicious. Cocktail prices are a bit steep, starting at $20+, but it's worth trying out. Especially their seasonal cocktails. I ordered the C. Arthur cocktail, which was a bourbon based drink. My friend ordered the Norteno cocktail (tequila based drink). Both drinks were good and the service was pretty decent. They have a couple couches inside and a super small patio area, which gets crowded quickly. I'll definitely be back if I'm ever in the area again.

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    Brittany M.

    This is a cute spot, but I don't visit it as much anymore because I prefer cheap drinks lol. However, when I'm feeling in the mood to look cute and drop $20 on a drink, I come here! Yes it's usually crowded and loud ... and you probably won't find a seat at the bar unless you get there before 8 or 7pm. Even when it's crowded though, I find that everyone is polite and friendly. Saying "excuse me" is a thing lol.... And someone will always spark a conversation with you. I go out to a lot of bars and this one always has some interesting fun folks. The drinks are supper yummy.. which is why I don't mind spending the money. The staff/ bartenders are obviously very busy most of the night but they are friendly and when they finally get to you .. they are very attentive. My new favorite bartender is Chip. Not only is he cute, but his drinks are always on point! The whole lab coat lol works for me! Music is usually okay. The later the night gets the more crowded it gets and you can't really hear the music as much. I love the disco ball and the lounge sofa areas. I describe the space as cozy but chic. It's a good fall/winter bar.

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    1 month ago

    Chill vibes, my friends and I love this place! Gets really packed on a weekend so make sure to plan ahead!

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    1 month ago

    Great vibes and even better drinks, highly recommend if you're looking for chill but nice spot to grab drinks.

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    1 year ago

    Hidden gem. European vibe. Smart mixologists. And you can smoke outside! Only catch is parking sucks.

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    2 years ago

    Super cute spot to grab a drink with anyone, loved the atmosphere. Service was great, bathroom was clean...things that matter:)

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    8 months ago

    Amazing romantic atmosphere! Drinks were amazing and service was excellent. Would definitely come back here!

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    9 months ago

    Fantastic cocktails. Not cheap but high quality ingredients and professional bartenders. The vibe is good here!

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    Such a cool vibe. Good drinks too. Definitely recommend. Kind of upscale but down to earth. You could wear pretty much anything there.

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    The Semi-Tropic - Table setting with Lavendar Gimlet and hummus

    The Semi-Tropic

    4.5(592 reviews)
    1.4 miEcho Park
    $$
    Happy hour specials
    Full bar

    The salad I got was delicious! The tahini dressing was light and had the perfect flavor! I ordered…read morechicken kebab, which was just as good! The salad was amazing except they put a little too much corn. The waitress was very sweet! The ambience is really cute and a great place for a date!

    My boyfriend's cousin and his girlfriend came to LA to visit us so we had a full weekend of fun…read moretaking them around the city. To end the night before we headed off to dinner, we stopped by The Semi- Tropic bar for drinks. The parking situation was difficult to say the least-- there is no street parking or parking lot. And the neighborhood behind the bar is filled with park cars. We were lucky and parked at a parking lot that was for the surrounding business (so sorry to the pizza/ weed shop!). We arrived at around 6:30 PM so it wasn't too busy. We were greeted by one of the servers and she gave us options to either sit at a lounge table area or hightop tables. We opted for the hightop tables because we knew we weren't staying there for long. The server was friendly and patient as we looked over the menu for drinks. I've been sober for about a year so I only had water, my boyfriend ordered a Naoshima Dream, his cousin ordered a Mango Cart, and his cousin's girlfriend ordered a Lemon Drop Martini. The bar was super cute and hipster! I honestly would have loved going to this bar back when I used to drink. It's dimly lit, had a vintage 20's speakeasy feel to it and the music was a vibe. I'd recommend coming here for a little date with your partner or even coming with a group of friends. My boyfriend had been here once before and he said the food was really good and affordable. He had a panini and said for bar food it was a 10/10. We waited maybe like 10 minutes for our drinks to come, we were having such a fun time chatting and enjoying the environment that it didn't feel long at all. My boyfriend, his cousin, and his cousin's girlfriend really enjoyed their drinks. They said the drinks tasted "light" insinuating that there was barely any alcohol in it. Don't let the taste fool you, after finishing half of their drink there were full of smiles, giggles, and had a great buzz going. The prices here were all pretty fair for the cost and quality of the drinks. Would defintely recommend coming here for drinks and dinner for a date night or a night out with friends!

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    Mango cart cocktail with flowers

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    Bar Henry - Inside - bar area - great selection of whiskey

    Bar Henry

    4.4(162 reviews)
    2.3 miEcho Park
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    Bar Henry is amazing! They have such a great selection of non alcoholic drinks and they are…read morefantastic. They rotate their menu, this place is definitely worth a try. It had a nice intimate vibe inside without being pretentious. Definitely recommend!

    Local bar not far from where I live. Hadn't been here yet, not sure why, so was out and about and…read moredecided to pop in on the weekend. Indoor and outdoor seating available, Bar Henry is a cool little for in Echo Park serving up tasty cocktails in a friendly, local feeling environment. We tried a few cocktails when we visited. The Butthole Surfer is their version of a pina colada which, while decent, could have been a little more flavor forward. Feel it is premade in batches as I didn't see it made fresh but was brought getting the back, but still decent. The Lucid Dream had the smokiness from the mezcal posted with the mandarin, but then the rosemary comes in and helps add a little balance to the drink. The Swimsuit Edition was more flavor forward, but the passion fruit didn't necessarily pop in the drink for us. And finally was the Snitches Get Stitches, another mezcal drink with mango and horchats. Interesting was my first thought, then you start getting the nuances of the different interested and it's a respectable cocktail. Overall, good drinks, friendly people, chill atmosphere, and a nice addition to the bar scene in Echo Park

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    Bar Henry - Slow Release

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    El Prado

    El Prado

    3.8(356 reviews)
    1.5 miEcho Park
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    A few friends and myself make this a stop on an annual bar crawl! Love the space on a Saturday…read moreafternoon and always happy to see JT at the bar! Good selection of wines and you get to taste beforehand. Can get pretty full during busy hours or if there's a game that night. Great staff to be around and thanks for having us again!

    Ended up at this quiet, quaint, moody bar on what I believed was a failed Sunday night because…read moreSticky Rice was closed. My boyfriend and I sat at the bar and had the Chocolate Stout. It was so milky, creamy, delicious... just like me. After a couple more variety of beers, obviously it was time to feast on a classic, timeless all American gem- the hotdog. We ever so gently asked our beer connoisseur, "Excuse me, what comes in the hotdog?" Our mouths already salivating at the prospect of this delicacy. To which the fine gentleman responded "Mustard, mayo and Ketchup." Please remember this important detail, it's crucial to the story. We were feeling very bold as one does when you are glutes deep in a Hazy IPA and a second Stout so We said "Perfect. All three will do." Our eyes were beaming, our spirits were lifting, our bellies were grumbling with anticipation. After a brief three minutes, there she was. The gleaming glizzy. Doused in an intricate, interwoven condiment presentation. So immaculate, so beautiful. With such a moment it was only appropriate that we share the gleaming glizzy Lady and the Tramp style. Yes, sexy indeed. As we hold up both ends of the glizzy to our mouths, locking eyes we simultaneously take one big bite. And then... The most overpowering sensation dominates our mouths, our noses, our eyes even. In a state of shock, teetering on a state of confusion and then rage we jolted. WHAT IS IN THIS HOTDOG??? Because that was not just any plain yellow American mustard. It was a pulsating fire rampaging through our nasal cavities. It was like the world had stood still and we lost sense of gravity. This is not to be confused with a disbelief of happiness. It was a disbelief of deceit. Once we grabbed a hold of ourselves and a grip of reality we waved down the fine gentleman and said, "Is this horseradish???" To which he retorted, "No, everyone asks that. It's Spicy Dijon" Bewildered we looked at each other and knew we were thinking the same thing. A piece of us died that night. In that bar. Because that was Spicy Dijon mustard coursing through our blood, our veins, forever seared in our memories. We were lied to. Made to believe that this gleaming glizzy was normal. Beautiful and unsuspecting. Not even the coldest winter day on the snowy slopes compares to the journey we took with this hotdog. Anyway service 10/10, vibes and drinks spectacular. Will be coming back!

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    El Prado - Interior/vibes | IG: @nom.noms.only

    Interior/vibes | IG: @nom.noms.only

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    Taix 321 Lounge - From the website - http://www.taixfrench.com/calendar.html

    Taix 321 Lounge

    4.0(94 reviews)
    1.1 miEcho Park
    $$

    One of our favorite restaurants. Their ambiance is chill and the staff are super friendly and…read morewelcome. Their Taix chicken is a must try. Every time, it's crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

    Taix's 321 Lounge reminds me of a bar from a Cohen Brothers film where people who are up to no good…read moreset in motion their inevitable downfall. The vibe is midcentury, neglected, gloomy, and masculine. (I'd bet that, fifty years ago, 7&7s were served here by the puncheon.) It's not the best stocked bar, so one shouldn't try to get to fancy with the mixology. The wine list is rather threadbare considering it's a French restaurant, and they were even tapped out of Kronenbourg 1664 -- the only French beer on offer -- on my visit. Cocktails are not very Gallic, either, mostly featuring vodka, tequila, and mezcal to appeal to local tastes. (While the French aren't the biggest cocktail drinkers, I'd expect to see the French 75, Kir/Kir Royale, Boulevardier, and Sidecar at the very least.) Honestly, 321 Lounge could be attached to any kind of nondescript restaurant, or no restaurant at all. There's nothing particularly French about it. But that also doesn't really really matter. Taix and 321 Lounge has a special authenticity that has nothing to do with France. As far as food goes, the specials for the brief happy hour aren't very exciting (Tempura shrimp? Again, not very French...), and it's best to stick to the restaurant's main menu. Service was direct and no-nonsense, somewhat earthy, but friendly. I was taken care of well. When I entered, there was only one other table occupied; when I left, the place was on its way to being packed. I must say, I really enjoyed the dark, throwback feel of the 321 Lounge, with its wood paneling and brick walls, faux barrels and faux barrel vaults. Places like this are rapidly vanishing in Los Angeles, so I hope 321 Lounge and Taix will stick around for a good long time to come.

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    Taix 321 Lounge
    Taix 321 Lounge

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    Melody Lounge - Hang out area

    Melody Lounge

    4.2(285 reviews)
    3.0 miChinatown
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    Night out in LA…read more Parking: Welcome to LA where finding a parking spot sucks a--. Highly recommend getting dropped off or carpooling. We got lucky with steering parking two streets away. Ambiance/Environment: Looove the vibes here. They have a small space, so it can get hot real quick. They'll check IDs at the entrance. There's in n out privileges until a certain time. Music: If you're into house music, then this is the lounge for you. They have different DJs during each set. Drinks: They offer beer, cocktails, and wine. I don't remember the names of the beer, but it did the job lol. The Mango Sticky Rice cocktail was really strong; I enjoyed it!

    Melody Lounge is my MOST FAVORITE HIDDEN BAR OF 2026 SO FAR! You can easily walk past by, thinking…read moreits some run down or closed looking restaurant or warehouse looking building.... its tattered fading red curtains gently billowing.... you do a double take, you try to peek inbetween and its all dark.... you decide to jump in anyways and your eyes quickly adjust to beautiful red lanterns hanging in the ceiling, a quaint little bar on its right and seated corners in the left.... move to the bar, meet Sam and start enjoying the scene. You're here to stay and savor the experience. OC holds no flame to these LA vibes. Lots of cool people, they carry local beers and the bartender can serve up some awesome drinks. Do some street parking, check out Chinatown in all its old glory before the gentrification takes over.

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    Mango Sticky Rice cocktail

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