Cafe Bleu in Koreatown

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

Open since 2001 in a Koreatown strip mall on 6th Street, this bar leans sports-bar despite its French-sounding name — the kitchen turns out tacos, kimchi fried rice and kimchi pasta rather than croissants. More than 200 bottles line the shelves, and the calendar has included comic skits and musical performances alongside the usual game-day crowd. Happy hour runs daily from 5 to 9, with discounted bites and Coronas.