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Best Pubs in Los Angeles

Los Angeles's pub equivalent is the heritage neighborhood dive — Tom Bergin's (1936 Irish heritage), Frolic Room (Hollywood Boulevard 1934), and Jumbo's Clown Room (Hollywood) anchor the LA pub scene.

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    Tom Bergin's

    Hollywood · $$

    Heritage 1936 Irish pub on Fairfax. Wood-panelled, full LA heritage.

  2. 02

    Frolic Room

    Hollywood · $$

    Hollywood Boulevard heritage 1934 dive bar.

  3. 03

    Jumbo's Clown Room

    East Hollywood · $

    Hollywood heritage tiki-and-burlesque dive bar.

  4. 04

    The Smog Cutter

    North Hollywood · $

  5. 05

    Tonga Hut

    Downtown LA · $$

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    Hank's Bar

    $

    Downtown LA heritage dive bar with cheap drinks.

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