Nightlife & the Arts in Los Angeles

Nightlife & the Arts in Hollywood

Name	Category	Location

Acme Comedy Theater This comedy club is really what its name suggests, the height...	Comedy Clubs	Hollywood

Avalon The landmark, formerly known as the Palace, is now the Avalon...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Baked Potato Powerhouse jazz and blues please crowds at this tiny club. The...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Boardner's This bar has a multidecade history (in the '20s it was a speakeasy)...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

Burgundy Room The dark and groovy hotspot has been a Hollywood favorite for...	Bars	Hollywood


Cabana Club The name of the game at this club, as the tabloids say, is canoodling...	Bars	Hollywood

California Institute of Abnormal Arts For the sake of pithiness, this place abbreviates its name to...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Cat & Fiddle Pub This pub is a SoCal hacienda-style venue with a touch of England...	Bars	Hollywood

Catalina After moving to a bigger space in 2005, this jazz club is hotter...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Circus Disco and Arena Ethnically mixed gay and straight crowd flocks here for two huge...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

Club Empire Formerly Sugar, this Hollywood space offers sleek decor, a descent...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

Dragonfly Dark and grungy, this live music venue showcases a mix of live...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

El Floridita The Cuban food here is anywhere from good to great—and...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Florentine Gardens The 18-and-over set crowds into this spot on weekends. DJs from...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

Genghis Cohen Cantina At this longtime music-industry hangout you can hear hopefuls...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Green Door The Green Door is one of the most charming newish lounges in...	Bars	Hollywood

Groundlings Theatre For close to forty years, this renowned theater company has been...	Comedy Clubs	Hollywood

iO West Theater Formerly known as Improv Olympic West, this comedy club showcases...	Comedy Clubs	Hollywood

Ivar This swanky club has been attracting the model-actor "discover...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

King King Everything from Latin rhythms to electronic music to raging punk...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Largo Musician-producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, and others)...	Music Clubs	Hollywood

Las Palmas (at Los Angeles County Airport) The wait outside this Hollywood hotspot can often be as bad as...	Dance Clubs	Hollywood

Musso & Frank Grill Film-studio moguls, movie extras, and those longing for a look...	Bars	Hollywood

My House Offering a brand-new take on the house party, this 10,000-square-foot...	Bars	Hollywood

Playhouse Not for the weak of heart, this Vegas-style nightclub offers...	Bars	Hollywood

The Room Dark and sequestered, this Hollywood spot promises some of the...	Bars	Hollywood

Three Clubs This casually hip club is in a strip mall, beneath a sign that...	Bars	Hollywood

Tropicana Bar This outdoor, poolside lounge in the Roosevelt Hotel, had so...	Bars	Hollywood

Upright Citizens Brigade New York's UCB marched in with a mix of sketch comedy and wild...	Comedy Clubs	Hollywood

Yamashiro A lovely L.A. tradition is to meet at here for cocktails at sunset...	Bars	Hollywood
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