A cocktail night in Downtown Los Angeles
A proper drink between dinner and dessert.
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These are bars you go to for the drinks themselves — a considered menu, careful technique, a bartender who can make you something that isn't on it. They sit best in the middle of a night: after dinner, before dessert, or as the nightcap. Restaurants with a strong bar are on the restaurant lists instead.
This guide ranks 33 cocktail bars in Downtown Los Angeles. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Cocktail bars in Downtown Los Angeles
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Obscure
4.2(15)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Greenbar Distillery
3.9(19)Downtown Los Angeles · $
LOST - DTLA
2.9(14)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Spire 73
Downtown Los Angeles
LA Speakeasy
Downtown Los Angeles
Slipper Clutch
Downtown Los Angeles
18 Social
Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Golden Hour
Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
Sinners y Santos
Downtown Los Angeles
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Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Downtown Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Obscure, rated 4.2 out of 5. Greenbar Distillery and LOST - DTLA round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Downtown Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Obscure, Greenbar Distillery and LOST - DTLA are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a cocktail night: dinner, then cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.