Los Angeles area (mostly vintage) bars and Restaurants - Tiki Travel

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:48 AM On 2011-06-07 00:18, mrsmiley wrote: Any more places? Wow, this is already a pretty comprehensive list. I'd add in the following... In my beloved K-Town there's the Prince and Frank & Hank's. Hank's Bar - Dunbar Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. It became Hank's in 1959 but I believe the bar dates back to 1933. Here's my review of the Short Stop in Echo Park. Not too far from Tiki-Ti is the Drawing Room (1968) which is a good place to go if you want to get into a drunken fight. Across the street is Ye Rustic Inn (1971) where you'll find the smells of fried food and slumming movie stars. In the SGV, there's Embers-related (same owner) Poor Denny's Saloon and the Crest. Big Dean's - A funky beach dive at the base of Santa Monica pier. It's the oldest bar in Los Angeles dating back to 1902 (albeit under different names). Town House in Venice - This place dates back to 1915 !! Billingsley's Steak House in West LA - 1946. I love this place. There's several places in Culver City - Cinema Bar (1947), Tattle Tale, & Scarlet Lady. And Atwater Village - Tam O' Shanter (1922), The Roost (1930), & Club Tee Gee (1946). The Blue Room in Burbank - 1947. Remember the scene in "Memento" where Carrie-Anne Moss spits into Guy Pearce's beer stein? It was shot here. And oh yeah, the Foc'sle in Wilmington. All the addresses and further reviews are Yelp-able. Oh, and that Denny's above, it's one of the former Van de Kamp’s Bakeries. Also on that note of repurposed Mid-century restaurants, the Mr. Cecil's BBQ joint in West LA is a former Chili Bowl... [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2011-06-08 09:13 ]

On 2011-06-07 00:18, mrsmiley wrote:
Any more places?

Wow, this is already a pretty comprehensive list. I'd add in the following...

In my beloved K-Town there's the Prince and Frank & Hank's.
Hank's Bar - Dunbar Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. It became Hank's in 1959 but I believe the bar dates back to 1933.
Here's my review of the Short Stop in Echo Park.
Not too far from Tiki-Ti is the Drawing Room (1968) which is a good place to go if you want to get into a drunken fight. Across the street is Ye Rustic Inn (1971) where you'll find the smells of fried food and slumming movie stars.
In the SGV, there's Embers-related (same owner) Poor Denny's Saloon and the Crest.
Big Dean's - A funky beach dive at the base of Santa Monica pier. It's the oldest bar in Los Angeles dating back to 1902 (albeit under different names).
Town House in Venice - This place dates back to 1915 !!
Billingsley's Steak House in West LA - 1946. I love this place.
There's several places in Culver City - Cinema Bar (1947), Tattle Tale, & Scarlet Lady.
And Atwater Village - Tam O' Shanter (1922), The Roost (1930), & Club Tee Gee (1946).
The Blue Room in Burbank - 1947. Remember the scene in "Memento" where Carrie-Anne Moss spits into Guy Pearce's beer stein? It was shot here.
And oh yeah, the Foc'sle in Wilmington.

All the addresses and further reviews are Yelp-able.

Oh, and that Denny's above, it's one of the former Van de Kamp’s Bakeries.

Also on that note of repurposed Mid-century restaurants, the Mr. Cecil's BBQ joint in West LA is a former Chili Bowl...

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2011-06-08 09:13 ]

Post #592829 by JOHN-O on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:48 AM