The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge

On our list of the best live music venues in Los Angeles.

A scene in 1996's Swingers has Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau's characters take a booth in this Los Feliz lounge while Marty Roberts, half of its resident duo, sings the Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive.' Roberts played the room most nights for decades before his death in 2022, and the family since brought in rotating jazz and blues acts on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Continental-era Hollywood classics like iceberg wedge salad, prime rib and chicken piccata fill the dining room menu alongside cocktails such as Blood and Sand; reservations work there, while the lounge seats first come, first served.