LBH, there aren’t too many places in DTLA left to saddle up to the bar and enjoy a leisurely time caressing your glass. Little Easy(?) is still sorta tranquil, but the cocktails are meh.
Coles sounds good. I visited the newly revamped joint by the fucking cedd Moses crew on opening day back in 08/09.
Solid drinks. And not to cute for school if you meant Coles main bar rather than The Varnish.
But The Varnish might work on a week nigh earlier in the week. And they do whipp up some creative cocktails.
I just thiught Bar Toscana might work too.
Please tell me more about the Burgundy Room and Minibar.
Oh and Birch prolly won’t work but that rabbit Napoleon surely will.
It’s quite the experience to drink in splendor even if I lack sartorial sensibilities and that unique hipness factor, am balding as we speak and getting older as the days seemingly become but a ephemeral, fleeting memory.
yknow that joint on melrose makes a pretty decent drink and seemed pretty low key. melrose umbrella company or something like that.
havent been in a year or so.
ive always enjoyed the classics at coles; especially as an appetizer before heading into the varnish.
The omakase drink flights in the Walker Inn part of the bar is probably too twee for what you’re looking for (really excellent drinks and service tho), but the main part of the bar is pretty laid back.
The Proper in La Canada Flintridge. Crowded but not sceney because it’s so far off the beaten path for “scenes”. Great cocktail program, though, and a pretty amazing gin selection.