Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso

Less wine bar than Eastside party, this Boyle Heights dive across from Mariachi Plaza pays homage to the nabe's Chicano roots with Mexican-themed movie posters, regularly featured and rotating art from local Latino artists and live mariachi bands. There's also a live DJ and burlesque show every week, plus themed karaoke nights (think: mariachioke, Morriseyoke, Selenaoke, Radiohead-oke, etc.). It's a fanboy's fantasy.