Best speakeasies for a date in Los Angeles
Dinner first, then the unmarked door.
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Half the fun is finding the door. These are the bars behind a phone booth, a freezer, an unmarked stairwell — small rooms where the drinks are made slowly and it stays quiet enough to talk. Most are small, so go early or book where they take reservations, and eat first: few of them serve much food.
This guide ranks 36 speakeasies in Los Angeles, from Downtown Los Angeles to West Hollywood and Manhattan Beach / El Segundo. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
The Hoodoo Hut
Redondo / Hermosa Beach · $$
The Wolves
4.7(6)Downtown Los Angeles · $$$
The Slipper Clutch
4.6(16)Downtown Los Angeles · $$
The Rendition Room
4.5(23)$$
The Lucky Tiki
4.5(15)West Hollywood · $$
Employees Only Cocktail Bar and Restaurant
4.5(13)West Hollywood · $$
Lucky Tiki Highland Park
4.4(26)$$
The Speakeasy
4.4(20)Pasadena · $$
The Del Monte Speakeasy
4.4(19)Venice
X Speakeasy
4.4(8)Manhattan Beach / El Segundo
LA Speakeasy
Downtown Los Angeles
The Kibitz Room
West Hollywood · $
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Good to know
- What's the best speakeasy in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is The Hoodoo Hut in Redondo / Hermosa Beach. The Wolves and The Slipper Clutch round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best speakeasies?
- Downtown Los Angeles (3), West Hollywood (3) and Manhattan Beach / El Segundo (1) have the most spots in the top 12.
- Are there affordable speakeasies in Los Angeles?
- Yes — The Hoodoo Hut, The Slipper Clutch and The Rendition Room are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for The Rendition Room and The Lucky Tiki, while The Wolves takes walk-ins.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a speakeasy night: dinner, then hidden cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.