Broken Shaker at Freehand LA

On our lists of the best rooftop bars and cocktail bars in Los Angeles.

This cocktail bar sits on the rooftop pool deck of the Freehand hotel downtown, a James Beard Award finalist known for handcrafted drinks built on homemade elixirs and unusual ingredients. Non-hotel guests can post up poolside for a minimum spend rather than a cover, with a two-hour limit on lounge seating, or grab a stool at the thatched-roof bar for guac and chips or a jerk chicken sandwich. The Oscar De La Hoya, a strawberry-and-Aperol take on a spicy margarita, is a house specialty. It runs daily from noon to midnight.