The Top 43 Places to Drink Near La Descarga Hollywood
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Rank 1. La Descarga Hollywood
Cuban Cocktail Bar
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Rank 5. Maru Coffee
Korean Coffee Shop
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- Punch 2025 · Real Charmer Daiquiri · Our Favorite Cocktails
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- 50 Best 2026 · #68 · North America's 50 Best Bars
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- Sprudgie Awards 2025 · Finalist · Best New Cafe
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #2 · U.S. Brewers Cup · Christian Bak
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Rank 12. Thunderbolt
Southern-Inspired
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- 50 Best 2025 · Sustainable Bar Award
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 14. Dan Sung Sa
Old-School Korean
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Rank 15. Donna's
American Italian
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Linda Douglas
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 16. Bar Flores
Latin
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- Esquire 2023 · Olive Drive · The Best Martinis in America
- Wildsam The 50 Most Essential Bars in America
- Esquire 2024 · The Best Bars in America
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Rank 18. Maru Coffee
Korean Coffee Shop
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Rank 20. Redbird
Contemporary
A former church converted into a buzzy contemporary restaurant, and yes, the ceiling still goes all the way up to heaven. The crowd is exactly who you'd expect in downtown LA: stylish, loud, and quietly hoping to spot someone famous. Grab a seat at one of the circular bars, order something from the global small-plates menu, and let the cocktail list do the rest. Dress up a little; everyone else did.
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Tobin Shea
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 21. Capri Club
Italian
- Esquire 2023 · The Best Bars in America
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 22. The Let's Go!
Italian Cocktail Bar
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Rank 24. Camelia
French Japanese
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Kevin Nguyen
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 25. La Dolce Vita
Italian
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Rank 26. Ardor
Californian New American
Ardor is the hotel restaurant at the West Hollywood EDITION, and it looks exactly like what would happen if a luxury spa decided to get into the dinner business: white velvet booths, soft neutrals, enough plants to make you feel virtuous before you've ordered anything. The menu leans vegetable-forward but still feeds a real appetite, and the room fills with the kind of guests who genuinely can't tell you what things cost.
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 27. Darling
Southern
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Rank 29. Firstborn
Contemporary Chinese
A Chinese American restaurant in Mandarin Plaza where the chef uses his first-gen background as a creative license, not a constraint. The result is a lively, sharing-style dinner spot that feels personal in a way most places don't. The crowd skews young and curious, the kind who actually read the menu before ordering. Get a cocktail first, and if aged duck is on the rotating mains, just say yes.
- Esquire 2025 · Bartender of the Year · Kenzo Han
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best New Restaurant
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Kenzo Han
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Rank 31. Manuela
Southern
Eating inside an art gallery sounds like a gimmick until you actually try the food here. Manuela is a proper sit-down restaurant tucked inside the Hauser & Wirth complex in the Arts District, drawing the kind of crowd that owns a lot of linen and definitely has opinions about natural wine. The kitchen leans Southern but keeps things creative and local, and the cocktails, built with house-made bitters and tonics, are quietly excellent.
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Rank 32. The Maybourne Bar
Seafood
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West
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Rank 34. Daisy
Mexican
- 50 Best 2026 · #44 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bars
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- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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- The Pinnacle Guide 2026 · 2 Pins
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
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