Bars & Club Editorial Reviews
1. Spotlight on: A Club Called Rhonda
By Jane Pham, Special to Metromix - April 16, 2008
A polysexual disco dance party under neon lights
2. Spotlight on: Vinyl Vixens Thursdays
By Robin Lee, Special to Metromix - April 8, 2008
Femmes fatales kill it on the decks at Whiskey Blue
3. Wine challenge: Bacaro L.A. vs. Vinoteque
By Carly Milne, Special to Metromix - April 10, 2008
Two wine heavyweights open bars—on the same weekend!
4. Crushing on: the 'juice bar' at Beso
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - April 2, 2008
Celebrity chef Todd English mixes it up
5. Spotlight on: the Palihouse lounge
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - March 11, 2008
Where design freaks and fancy cocktails collide
6. Spotlight on: Villa
By Kathryn Romeyn, Special to Metromix - December 3, 2007
Even celebrities get rejected at the door
7. Spotlight on: Tranquility Base
By Robin Lee, Special to Metromix - February 19, 2008
A buzzed-about lounge that’s anything but tranquil
8. Spotlight on: Charlie O's
By Andy Gillette, Special to Metromix - February 6, 2008
Where mustached men congregate with artists, sneaker heads and aspiring Keanus
9. Spotlight on: the Garter
By Jane Pham, Special to Metromix - January 22, 2008
Venice dive bar gets a seductive makeover
10. Spotlight on: 86
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - January 15, 2008
Rudolph Valentino's infamous speakeasy is reborn as a glamorous supper club
11. Spotlight on: Chloe
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - January 8, 2008
A retro-glam lounge evocative of old Hollywood, but by the beach
12. Inside: Verdugo
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - January 8, 2008
A former dive bar restored to its '30s glory takes on Glassell Park, one premium draft beer at a time
13. Inside: La Défence
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - January 2, 2008
Finally, a place that answers that age-old question: What would a pan-Asian restaurant and karaoke bar in cosmopolitan France look like?
14. Spotlight on: Central 
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - December 10, 2007
A park-like lounge for the chic Hollywood crew
15. Inside: Crash Mansion L.A.
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - December 25, 2007
Downtown L.A. nightclub and music venue scene, Supersized
16. Spotlight on: Goa
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - December 10, 2007
A club so faux-international, it could only exist in L.A.
17. Cabo Cantina comes to Venice
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - December 24, 2007
If ever there were a bar that summed up the L.A. stereotype, this is it
18. Spotlight on: Sgt. Recruiter
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - December 3, 2007
A 14-person bar that pays homage to the wine cafés of Paris
19. Inside: The Happy Ending
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - November 13, 2007
The Hollywood bar that thinks it's a college frat party
20. Spotlight on: S Bar
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - October 29, 2007
This tiny Hollywood & Vine lounge is like a whimsical fairytale come to life, but with zanier drinks.
21. Inside: Libertine
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - October 14, 2007
This Sunset Strip club is like a house party, only the keg never gets tapped.
22. Inside: Awesometown
By Maria Holland, Special to Metromix - October 11, 2007
A post-punk, dance-rock party for hipper-than-thou, vintage-clad wanderlusters
23. Spotlight on: Eastside Luv Wine Bar Y Queso
By Tara Tyson, Special to Metromix - October 8, 2007
Cheers to the owners of this Boyle Heights bar that fought City Hall—and won
24. Spotlight on: The Boulevard Lounge
By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - October 2, 2007
WeHo's ultimate neighborhood lounge is in a...tree house.
25. Just opened: Heist
By Amir Kenan, Special to Metromix - October 1, 2007
Putting the Hollywood back in North Hollywood, one bank pun at a time.


