Club

Address

The Polo Lounge Bar


Upscale bar and lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel

9641 Sunset Blvd
Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-276-2251

 

Rainbow Bar & Grill-Rainbow Bar & Grill is a rockers musical and dining paradise. The joint has a relatively decent selection of bar-food and other faves including burgers, steaks, fried mozzarella sticks and Chilean sea bass. You won't lack for something to chew on while you marvel at the hair-rock clientele, who seem to have escaped post-1980s annihilation simply by refusing to leave the Rainbow.

9015 W. Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-278-4232

 

Rawhide at Cobra's-Fulfill your not-so-secret "Brokeback Mountain" fantasies by learning how to line dance from the flannel-shirt-clad experts at Rawhide, Cobra’s Sunday night country western beer-bust-and-barbecue located in the heart of North Hollywood. You'll have to pony up $5 to gain entry, but it's worth all the Stetsons in Texas to have a handsome hombre show you just how to boot scoot and boogie. Be sure to get there early—although the bar is open until 9 p.m., line dancing lessons are only from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

10937 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
818-760-9798


 

Red Rock

This Sunset Strip bar attracts people in search of watching the game, grabbing a burger, or having a rollicking girls night out. The large menu impresses as much as the generous pours from the tap.

8782 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA
310-854-0710


 

The Ruby-Well-known for, like, its totally rad '80s nights, The Ruby attracts a decidedly younger crowd (18+) with loud tracks, giant video projections, and gallons upon gallons of Red Bull. Three different rooms pump out three very different types of music (usually 80's rock, hip-hop, and techno), with some serious grinding going on in the hip-hop room.

7070 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-467-7070

 

Rumba Room-A Latin-tinged dancing, drinking, and tapas bar at Universal Citywalk. Serious dancers straight out of "Dirty Dancing." Havana Nights heat up the dance floor, while novices can master new moves at Rumba Room's weekly salsa lessons.

Universal City Walk
Universal City, CA 91608
818-877-2592

 

Skybar-Of all of LA's celeb hangouts, the bar at the Mondrian Hotel is probably the most infamous. (Britney Spears and Jesse Metcalfe both went on weekend benders here before checking into rehab.) In its heyday, getting into the Skybar was like a rite of passage, but unless they looked like a supermodel or were rolling with Leonardo DiCaprio, there was no way they'd get in much less get to lounge on the poolside bed that overlooks the city. The door policy has since mellowed, though we must warn you: Thursdays are still a tough night to get in.

8440 Sunset Blvd.
Mondrian Hotel
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323-848-6025

Spago Beverly Hills
An institution of luxury dining since the 1980s, Spago still satisfies locals and tourists looking to scout celebs and splurge on a good meal. Although the prices are steep, this restaurant is a bargain when you consider the quality and consistency of food and service you receive—and of course, the privilege of saying you were there.

176 N. Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-385-0880


 

Sugar
Celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Ali Larter don't look like they eat a lot of sugar, but they can't resist when it comes to this sweet club where the walls are made of rock candy and the cocktails are garnished with sugar crystals. Sugar fiends, be warned: The rock candy decorations are lacquered, so you may want to keep your salivating tongue back in your mouth

 1716 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 836-0854


 

Temple Bar
Westside beat junkies lose themselves on the dance floor at this red colored den where DJs spin hip hop, house and world. The decor has a religious theme (Temple Bar, get it?) with a giant Buddha statue and tons of candle lighting and we're sure that after your fourth drink, a couple minutes on the on the dance floor feels like a religious experience.

1026 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.393.3611
 

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