Birthdays

16 spots that take the pain out of birthday plotting.

This Mid-Wilshire restaurant has solid Mexican food, fun drinks, and room for every person you know.

Somerville is a glamorous supper club in South LA with live jazz and enough ambiance to turn every night into a special occasion.

Carousel is a long-standing Middle Eastern restaurant in Glendale that always works for a fun dinner.

Find very good Chinese Malaysian dishes at this fun hangout in Historic Filipinotown.

Mexican restaurant La Cabaña is a Venice landmark with huge burritos and a killer back patio.

If you want to impress someone with incredible Imperial-style Chinese food and a blockbuster space, take them to Bistro Na’s in the SGV.

Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica has aged into a worn-in neighborhood spot that does farm-to-table as well as any place in LA.

A tale as old as time.

Mother Wolf is a splashy Italian restaurant in Hollywood that, while often quite good, is plagued with inconsistencies.

This Highland Park cocktail bar also happens to be LA's oldest bowling alley.

Guelaguetza is a Oaxacan spot in Koreatown that’s one of the best Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles.

Din Tai Fung is the stuff of legends—a dumpling empire with a location in the Westfield Century City mall.

Dada Echo Park is a hybrid restaurant-listening bar hidden in a service alley off Sunset Blvd.

Pitfire Pizza is a Echo Park staple with solid wood-fired pies and a great space for big groups.

Union is a decent Filipino fusion restaurant inside of Long Beach's Compound art center. Sit on the patio.

Bodega is an all-day wine garden in Los Alamos with hammocks, fire pits, and BBQ on the weekends.

Endless Color is a fun pizza place and record store in Topanga that wouldn't feel out of place in Echo Park.

Sushi Sonagi is an impressive 10-seat omakase spot in Gardena with creative Korean inflections. It's absolutely worth the wait for a reservation (and splurge).

The Ranch in Anaheim is one part steakhouse, one part line-dancing saloon, and all parts a good time.

Top Golf in El Segundo isn't just a driving range, it's also a full-on sports bar.

Checker Hall is part restaurant, part bar, and the kind of place where any type of night is possible.

All Season is a massive brewery in Mid-Wilshire and a fantastic place to day drink.

Koreatown's Chi Chi is a neon-lit bar that's home to virtual drinking games where you can win more than just a debilitating hangover.

Dan Sung Sa isn't just the center of Ktown nightlife, this Korean tavern is one of the best late-night hangout spots in the city.