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1. Bar Marmont
- Celeb hangout
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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2. La Cita
- Low-key hipster hotspot
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3. The Short Stop
- Hipster bar with pool tables and (sometimes) djs
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4. Koi
- Koi Calling
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5. Guy's Bar
- Exclusive Westside place
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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6. Hollywood Canteen
- Fusion food and flavored martinis
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7. Shag Hollywood
- Upscale nightclub
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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8. Stone Rose Lounge
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9. ArcLight Cineramas
- Historic film dome plus 14 new auditoriums.
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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10. Silent Movie Theatre/The Cinefamily
- Unique place shows oddball movies.
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- Miracle Mile/Fairfax District
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The Best of NileGuide
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Los Angeles has night spots as hip and fabulous as you want them to be; beautiful party people, starlets and young millionares are all out there having a good time. And you can join them provided you get past all the velvet ropes and can afford the drinks.
This list opens with a classic, the Bar Marmont on the Sunset Strip. Books have been written on the antics and escapades of the celebrities over the years in the Chateau Marmont; the bar is still peopled by the famous.
La Cita and the Short Stop are both a lot lower-key. La Cita is popular bar/music spot downtown with different crowds on different nights of the week. The Short Stop is a good Echo Park bar, there is often a lively crowd and sometimes DJs and dancing. The owners of the Short Stop also run Footsie's -- a cool bar in the Highland Park area.
Back on the fabulous track, Koi is a Hollywood restaurant/bar that is very much a part of the A-list scene. Geisha House, the sushi joint that Ashton Kutcher has a stake in, is also a hot-spot.
The list rounds out with a lot of Hollywood night spots. Other places that could be added to this selection are Cinespace, Avalon, as well as other nightclubs.
Downtown can hold its own as a nighttime destinations these days nowadays. In addition to La Cita (mentioned above), some hip places to check out downtown include The Edison, The Association, Cole's (with Varnish, a bar within a bar), and The Standard Rooftop Bar. . .
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