Cresting the latest wave of celeb-crazed nightspots, Area is an ultra-exclusive and ultra-expensive lounge that's part of Sam Nazarian's nightlife empire. As with many...

Completed in 1927, this cavernous theatre remains LA's pre-eminent superclub. Avalon's Saturday-night bookings have embraced Europe's techno renaissance and aim for a...

A ripple in the tidal wave of new Hollywood venues, this indoor-outdoor expanse (in the space that once housed the Hollywood Athletic Club) arrives courtesy of the folks behind...

In the warmer months, this resort-themed, indoor-outdoor nightspot buzzes with pretty young people lounging in cabanas near the reflecting pool, while everyone else soaks up...

One of the rare Hollywood hot spots that doesn't require guests to book a table through their publicist or shell out something like a week's wages for bottle service, Cinespace...

Co-owned by Latino stars Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez and Sheila E, among others, this fabled and fabulous showcase of Latin music and musicians recently moved from Wilshire...

Porn plays alluringly on the monitors as leather daddies get their boots polished at the premier leather and fetish bar in Los Angeles. Throbbing Thursdays are the bar's...

While other starry spots blur the lines between lounge and bar, or between restaurant and disco, Element is built for partying: this is twentysomething Hollywood's main...

Formerly Ivar, this mid-sized dance club has had trouble finding its place in the Hollywood nightlife renaissance. It's neither an exclusive lounge nor a come-one-come-all...

Two venues for the price of one, run by the same team and almost sharing a building. The Factory's line-up is highlighted by Friday's top-40 Popstarz party; on the same night,...

A West Hollywood oasis, Fiesta Cantina is Club Tropicana for gays and their straight gal-pals, celebrating island life with a slew of festive drinks and loud music. Things pump...

Right at the centre of Hollywood's tourist zone, perched above the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood & Highland complex, this modern superclub is probably the most...

Opened in 1972 as the first nightclub aimed at the African American gay and lesbian communities, Jewel's Catch One continues to draw a mixed clientele with a variety of theme...

King King descends from a legendary, smoke-filled venue on S La Brea Avenue that used to host MC battles, acid jazz bands and DJ-driven parties that felt as illicit as they...