Around Night on Earth
2 stops, all within a short walk
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0.5 mi
5:30 PMDinner
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7:00 PMCocktails
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A cocktail night in Hollywood
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 17 cocktail bars in Hollywood. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights couples planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around The Palm & The Pine
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Around The Edmon
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.6 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Cocktail bars in Hollywood
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Cocktail BarNight on Earth
4.9(7)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarThe Palm & The Pine
4.8(8)Hollywood · $$
RestaurantThe Edmon
4.6(18)Hollywood · $$
BarBlack Rabbit Rose
4.6(16)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarLP Vinyl Bar
4.6(12)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarRemix Room Hollywood
4.3(26)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarGood Times at Davey Wayne’s
4.3(10)Hollywood · $$
Rooftop & LoungeI|O Rooftop
4.1(11)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarFranklin Lounge
Hollywood · $$$
Bowling AlleySpareRoom – Hollywood
Hollywood · $$$
Live Music VenueTramp Stamp Granny's
4.6(17)Hollywood
Rooftop & RestaurantThe Hollywood Rooftop Restaurant & Bar by Madame Tussauds
4.4(22)Hollywood · $$
BarSassafras Saloon
4.4(9)Hollywood · $$
BarGood Times at Davey Wayne's
4.3(24)Hollywood · $$
Lounge BarDesert 5 Spot
4.2(23)Hollywood · $$
Cocktail BarFrolic Room
4.0(12)Hollywood · $
Lounge BarBar Lis
3.9(13)Hollywood · $$
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Hollywood for a date?
- Our top pick is Night on Earth, rated 4.9 out of 5. The Palm & The Pine and The Edmon round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Hollywood?
- Yes — Night on Earth, The Palm & The Pine and The Edmon are all $$ 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.