Bars

Pre and Post

Tower Bar. Tinkly ivories and walnut panelling inside, or twinkly city views on a patio by the pool. Romantic. Sunset Tower Hotel / 8358 Sunset Blvd / WeHo / 323 654 7100 / 6-11pm Sun-Thu, till 11.30pm Fri-Sat / sunsettowerhotel.com

Musso and Frank. Tad touristy, but the martis are tops.

6667 Hollywood Blvd / Hollywood / 323 467 7788 / 11am-11pm Tue-Sat / mussoandfrank.com Scene Upstairs. Shagadelic rooftop and poolside aerie with metro views, boho-bourgie vibe and downtown trendoids. ACE Hotel / 929 S Broadway / Downtown / 213 623 3233 / 11am-2am daily / acehotel.com

Chateau Marmont. Social moths flit around Bar Marmont, but discreet tipplers make for the lounge and terrace. 8221 W Sunset Blvd / Hollywood / 323 656 1010 / Bar Marmont at #8171 / 323 650 0575 / 6am-2am daily / chateaumarmont.com

Hang Good Times at Davey Wayne's. Enter this, err, not so stylish vintage garage, open the fridge door, and find a 70s kitsch but super fun snow-cone sipper + backyard. 1611 N El Centro Ave / Hollywood / 323 962 3804 / 5pm-2am Mon-Fri, 2pm2am Sat-Sun / goodtimesatdaveywaynes.com

The Prince. Eclectic, scarlet-tinged K-town dive that's more Seoul than SoCal, for soju-fuelled late-nighters. 3198½ W 7th St / Koreatown / 213 389 1586 / 4pm-2am daily / theprincela.com

Bar Covell. Cosy, civilised, sommelier's choice vino nook.

4628 Hollywood Blvd / Hollywood / 323 660 4400 / 5pm-midnight Sun-Thu, till 2am Fri-Sat / barcovell.com

Bar Stella. Cafe Stella's little sis packs in the charmant cosy atmos, fashion and French-y craft cocktails. 3932 W Sunset Blvd / Silver Lake / 323 666 0265 / from 6pm daily / cafestella.com

No Name. No sign either, but this by-invite-only, celebcentric alcove is the insiders' after-dark haunt du jour. 432 N Fairfax Ave (opposite Animal resto) / Hollywood / 6.30pm-midnight Tue-Thu, til 2am Sat-Sun / a good concierge will get you in

El Prado. Retro-slanted, vinyl-spinning brick n' timber watering hole luring lurvers far from the WeHo madness. 1805 W Sunset Blvd / Echo Park / 213 484 6079 / 6pm-2am Mon-Fri, from 2pm Sat-Sun / beer & wine only / elpradobar.com

The Otheroom. Rammed West Coast industrial alehouse.

1201 Abbot Kinney Blvd / Venice / 310 396 6230 / 5pm-2am daily / beer & wine only / theotheroom.net