The Edison

108 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-784-3678

A throwback to Hollywood's Golden Age, this underground haunt is without a doubt one of the coolest places in Los Angeles. (Sort of ironic, considering it used to be a boiler room.) Located near Harlem Place Alley--core of L.A.'s early 20th century music scene--the sprawling downtown space is old-school glam done up right.  (Even the enormous central power generator is visible through a glass wall.)  (Sometimes the bouncers can get a little uptight, but hey, this is downtown, after all.)