La Cuevita

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

A dark dive bar done up as a Mexican grotto, with skull heads on the shelves, papel picado hanging from the beams and a few tiny nooks a group can take over. The back patio is where people drink margaritas in the sun. The cocktails lean on agave spirits, happy hour runs until 8 daily, and free tacos come out on Tuesdays between 9 and 11.