Shim Sham

On our list of the best cocktail bars in Los Angeles.

This Historic Filipinotown dive fills the old Genever space on Beverly Boulevard with a big horseshoe bar and a few TVs tuned to sports. Drinks go from beer-and-shot boilermakers and frozen cocktails out of the slush machine to a stirred Manhattan, the extra-dirty Mayatini and the Condor, a margarita with a Tajín rim, and there are several non-alcoholic options. Rotating DJs and movie nights fill the calendar, and you can take free photos at the booth by the bathroom. For food, check Instagram for the pop-ups on the sidewalk out front.