Most emailed Bars & Clubs items

1. Bordello

Dark-hued downtown lounge with rocker girls behind the bar

2. CT Lounge's $2 happy hour

Pints of Bud and Bud Light are $2 and munchies are half-price

3. The Underground

Drinking games and cheap pitchers, what a perfect combo

4. Chill at the W

Ice skating rink for the SoCal crowd

5. The Airliner

Live music, two full bars and enough room to dance—we're totally there

6. Trend report: vinegar cocktails

By Nora Zelevansky, Special to Metromix - February 11, 2008

The type of acid trip that won’t get you arrested

7. Libertine

Rumor has it that 8210 Sunset was once Charlie Chaplin's home in the '20s and later a speakeasy. Fact has it that it was an apartment building until the '70s, which explains why Libertine has the feel of a house party. Conceived as an anti-club, it never has a list at the door or a cover charge....

8. The 35er

Pasadena's almost-official Dodger bar

9. Old Towne Pub

If you're looking to fill your social schedule, check out the Old Towne Pub's packed calendar. With nightly music either live or spun by a DJ this alley-entrance bar behind the Container Store in Old Towne Pasadena will surprise you. Around since 1973, this is a nightlife mainstay in Pasadena.

10. Q's Billiard Club Pasadena

Like its sister Santa Monica location, Q's is part pool hall, part sports bar and part dance club. It's a winning combo 'cause the party-hearty crowd can come get their game on in more ways than one -wink, wink. Bonus: Q's is located above Barney's Beanery, which means classic American grub is...

11. 35-cent martinis at The Edison 1

It's the happy hour deal 100 years in the making: 35 cent martinis at The Edison

12. Trend report: loft bars

By Alexandra Le Tellier, Metromix - January 21, 2008

Downtown residents bring the booze home