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The LA outpost of the famed New York bar, tucked into an Arts District hotel: dark wood, candlelight, and a menu that's a small book.
The menu is deep and inventive, but the move is to tell the bartender what spirits and flavors you like and let them build something. You'll get a drink you couldn't have ordered.
Book ahead for a table, then make a night of the surrounding Arts District, breweries, galleries, and late-night bites are all walkable. Go early for the calmest seats.
It's cash-only and often has a line out the door, and it's the most purely joyful bar in Los Angeles.
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