Drink up, L.A. Stay up all night at some of our favorite places to drink
LA TimesFlamboyant cocktails and old-school cool Hollywood bars. 828 Traction Ave., Los Angeles, 519-5887, artsdistrictbrewing.com Bar Caló Jammed into a crowded Echo Park strip mall, Bar Caló is a dark, velvet-trimmed cocktail lounge that aims straight at the hearts of tequila and mezcal lovers. At Everson Royce Bar, or ERB, you can feel time crunching to a halt every evening on the patio, especially if there’s a Mexican boilermaker and some buttermilk biscuits on your table. This popular Arts District hub is an all-occasion sort of place: If the relaxed patio isn’t your speed, the bar’s interior is a dark, busy room with tufted seating and a marble bar. Ototo Tsubaki’s little-brother bar in Echo Park is the most enticing place in Los Angeles to learn about and consume sake.