Drawing Room

For over 35 years, seven days a week, 365 days a year, this family-owned mini-mall bar has opened at 6 a.m., doing good biz, even early, with film crews, graveyard shifters and sleepless in Silver Lake-rs looking for a lowkey hole to crawl in.

7 / 10
110
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  • Phone

    (323) 665-0135

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  • Type

    Dive Bar

Address

1800 Hillhurst Ave (at Melbourne Ave) Los Angeles , CA 90027 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards No
Parking Street
Restroom Yes
Menus Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 41


Keywords:

mario jukebox stiff great value Pabst Blue Ribbon karaoke bar alcohol staff cash only city
Mad

great for east coasters missing home: dark, $5 drinks, a bartender who knows your name, amazing juke box , strong mixer-for-color-only drinks

Briana Danielle

Sunday night karaoke . Probably the best in the city . The people are awesome. All great and unique in their own way. And not the typical music selection. These people have good taste.

Stephanie G

Def a dive bar , but they've got stiff , reasonably priced drinks, good music , and it's air conditioned . Make sure to bring cash, though.

Modern Hombre

One of L.A.'s quintessential dive bars (several are in this vicinity), the Drawing Room is a great place to get a night started...or draw it to a close.

Angus the Centaur

Sometimes they have free hotdogs & food there. Always good people - cheapest bottle pbr in Los Feliz.

Sam Wing

Some of the cheapest drinks in the hood. Stellar Sunday night karaoke too

Idea Monkey, Inc.

Just blocks south of here David Wark Griffith filmed The Birth of a Nation. It was premiered in Los Angeles on February 8, 1915 and is one of the most successful and controversial movies of its time.

Jojo R.

Diviest dive I've been to in a while. Not bad. Not bad at all. You'll probably meet some interesting characters.

Lori Tomsovic Laubacher

Good times! Sit in the back left near bathroom . It is comfy ..

MIMI

Cash only dive bar . ATM in the back

Lauren Randolph

Classic dive bar .

Men's Health Mag

Unlike half of L.A., it doesn’t matter what you look like at this bar . Maybe that’s why the drinks are so cheap , yet so strong. Go to? Whiskey soda , although, not sure how much soda you’ll taste.

Mary Pietrocini

The red stripe tastes likes its been sitting in the sun for 3 weeks, other than that its a sweet bar !

Allison Vallant

5 plays on the best juke box for $1!

Scott James

A charming dive with stiff drinks.

Zk

Best bar ever. Order alcohol . Tip well .

Amber

drink, play darts , hang out and smoke in the parking lot

cnelson ︻╦╤─

This bar has no windows ????????????

Melinda Jackson

Cash only . Cheap . Random crowd.

Gillian

Bring plenty of cash & challenge a stranger to a game of darts . Read more

Tamera Noll

Great place to meet a blind date cuz so dark...will still be blind lol

David M

Great Bar , Good Juke Box . Just Bring Cash... Its a Cash Only Bar .

Luis Mendoza

Cash only . Come prepared.

David Ochoa

Mario makes the best drinks there. Ask for him.

Jason Wood

Heavy handed drinks. Watch you're ass cheeks. . . Cuz Nick the bartender will take you there

ERIC VASQUEZ

Let me give you a tip....if you call yourself a regular you are not a regular...

Michael Petralia

Dark n' divey.

Jacqueline L.

Open 6AM to 2AM

Cheearra Esquerra

This bar is cash only ! No debit or credit cards excepted.

Kris Nelson

Bartender was aloof and distracted - with 6 customers early NYE. The bar is my old stomping grounds. Disappointment.

Raine Nobles

Best Bloody Mary !! Mario is the shizznit!

Zk

I live here.

Zk

Best place ever. Set up my office here.

Anita Gouloomian

if you want to hang out with some Art Dept Crew - this is where to find them...

Valerie Aiello

best bar in LA! mario is hot!

Lane Gold

Rock the jukebox

Vanessa Viboch

Dont go in the ladies bathroom

sigsby

Talk to Eric G. about sports and pottery.

Mitch Edelson

Stiff fucking drinks

Eric Gosselin

sing karaoke and drink a light beer

Be Be GCS

Try not to use the restrooms here, They F-ing SMELL...

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