Let me be very clear, I have only been to los angeles a total of 3 times in my life. However, every time I have gone, I have had the best nights out ever! Luckily, I have amazing friends that know the best spots to go for a memorable night. TY in advance Abby for being my LA tour guide always!
desert 5 spot
I celebrated Abby’s birthday with her here in 2025 and it was not a miss! Desert 5 Spot is a western-themed bar but with chic flair. I loved the cowboy boots mirror ball as pictured below.
My favorite part of this bar was the live music with intermittent line dance breaks. Of course I don’t know a single line dance, but it is REALLY entertaining to watch those who give it their 100% .
If you’re not into line dancing, there is still plenty of room for normal shimmying. We liked hanging out on the rooftop wraparound patio with beautiful views and good ambience!
bar lubitsch
For my 24th birthday, we started our crawl here at the Russian-themed Bar Lubitch. You enter into a very non-assuming bar area with GREAT cocktails (get the cucumber gimlet) and the most perfect photo booth.
Once you make your way past the photo booth, the real party is in the back room. We were busting down song after song on the dance floor. The management was also nice enough to let me know that my phone in my back pocket was probably a bad idea and to keep it in my purse, LOL.
Loved this place, definitely would like to go back.
no vacancy
To be so honest, this was one of our last stops and is a bit woozy, but what I remember was awesome. The outdoor section of No Vacancy was super moody and good vibes. The stage out back had a few occasional performers come out that danced? I think? Honestly, Abby and I couldn’t really remember….
We got super lucky as I chatted up an engagement party who had a table and offered us their bottles as they were leaving. So maybe just linger around the tables and chat people up to try your luck!
I do not have any images from this bar so you will just have to imagine it. Rumor has it I may or may not have been giving a friend a foot massage at this bar when her shoes started hurting her. Be sure to add that into your mental imagery of this cool vibe place <3