The venues
Townhouse
Venice's oldest bar, opened in 1915 as Menotti's Buffet and kept pouring through Prohibition. Cocktails at the bar upstairs, with live music, DJs and shows in the Del Monte Speakeasy below. Open until 2am.
Bar · Music · Venice, CA · Est. 1915
Menotti’s Coffee Stop
Named for Cesar Menotti, who ran Venice's first speakeasy in the 1920s. Great coffee, records on and a crew that knows your order. On Windward Avenue since 2013, and now in Culver City, West LA and Tokyo.
Coffee · Venice · Culver City · West LA · Tokyo · Est. 2013
Hatchet Hall
A lively neighborhood restaurant cooking wood-fired, Southern-leaning food shaped by California's seasons. Dinner nightly, brunch on weekends. Out back, through its own door, Old Man Bar keeps one of the best-curated American whiskey selections in Los Angeles.
Restaurant · Culver City, CA · Est. 2015
Si! Mon
An exploration of what a Central American restaurant can be in Los Angeles: coastal, ingredient-driven cooking that honors tradition without being bound by it. A lively bar, an elevated dining room, a tropical courtyard and an intimate casita, in the heart of Venice Beach.
Restaurant · Venice, CA · Est. 2023