Around Shim Sham
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.9 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Ceci's Gastronomia
Italian Restaurant
2813 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Silver Lake / Echo Park
4.7
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A cocktail night in Silver Lake / Echo Park
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 5 cocktail bars in Silver Lake / Echo Park. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people 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 Bar Stella
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Around The Holloway
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Fluffy McCloud’s
Ice Cream
1814 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90026
Silver Lake / Echo Park
4.2
Cocktail bars in Silver Lake / Echo Park
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Silver Lake / Echo Park for a date?
- Our top pick is Shim Sham, rated 4.3 out of 5. Bar Stella and The Holloway round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Silver Lake / Echo Park?
- Yes — Shim Sham, The Holloway and The Semi-Tropic 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.