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Downtown Los Angeles
Las Perlas
BAR
With Old Mexico whimsy, a chalkboard menu of more than 80 tequilas and mescals, and
friendly barkeeps who mix things such as egg whites, blackberries and port syrup into
new-school takes on the classic margarita, there's a reason we love downtown's best
tequila bar. But if you truly want to dig tequila, select a highland variety and sip it neat.
Varnish
BAR
213-622-9999;
www.213nightlife.com/thevarnish
;
118 E 6th St;
7pm-2am)
Tucked into the back of Cole's, is this cubby-hole-sized speakeasy, where good live jazz
burns Sunday to Tuesday.
Hollywood
La Descarga
LOUNGE
323-466-1324;
www.ladescargala.com
; 1159 N Western Ave;
8pm-2am Wed-
Sat)
This tastefully frayed, sublimely sweaty rum and cigar lounge is a revelation. Behind the
marble bar are more than 100 types of rum from Haiti and Guyana, Guatemala and
Venezuela.
No Vacancy
BAR
An old, shingled Victorian has been converted into LA's hottest night out at research time.
Even the entrance is theatrical. You'll follow a rickety staircase into a narrow hall and enter
the room of a would-be Madame (dressed in fishnet), who will press a button to reveal an-
other staircase down into the living room and out into a courtyard of mayhem.
