These new bars, lounges, and nightclubs in Los Angeles have indoor, outdoor, private, and semiprivate spaces that can accommodate groups small and large for events, meetings, product launches, holiday parties, presentations, and other types of entertaining.
1. New from SBE, the intimate Sayers Club holds about 150, and is available for full buyout. Materials and decor include reclaimed woods, raw steel, Afghan rugs, dark hardwood floors, and iron details. Bottle service is provided on vintage rolling carts, and there is a stage. The venue, which soft opened in June, has an insider-y, speakeasy feel and is accessed through Papaya King.
2. Also opened in June is the Library lounge at the bohemian-inspired Redbury hotel in Hollywood. On the second floor, the space is filled with covered books and tufted leather seating. The venue has a capacity of 125.
3. The main level of new venue Icon LA is at the top of the its grand entrance. There is a 20-inch screen right for a logo or message to welcome guests, and 21 individual flat-screens. Two patios flank the space and offer downtown views. The main dance floor area can be reserved separately and made private with foldaway doors. This space holds 250 guests for a seated event or 400 for a reception. The whole ultra lounge has a capacity of 1,000.
4. Glow lounge at the Marriott Marina del Rey reemerged in June as the updated Glow Ultra Lounge. The space has a new design, including a V.I.P. entrance, new dance floor area, and lighting. The open-air area has fire pits, water features, amber lamps, and outdoor cabanas.
5. Saint Felix Hollywood opened in June. Owners Libertine Nightlife Group (who also own West Hollywood's Fubar) transformed the former Citizen Smith restaurant space with designer Troy Silva. Burlesque dancers move in a projection on two large globes near the entrance, and a rubber-dipped torso stands sentry in the L-shaped room next to a massive sliding antique door, which opens onto the city's first "green alley," where there are more tables; as part of a City of Los Angeles initiative, the space that runs behind the buildings connecting Selma Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard (formerly closed to the public) has transformed into a festive public walkway, with landscaping, new paving, and lighting. The current capacity is about 200, with plans to grow.
6. 3Twenty Wine Lounge is a small-plate and wine tasting venue geared towards experimentation and the pairing experience. Sommelier and owner Edgar Poureshagh works with guests to taste family-owned wines from around the world; there are more than 40 wines available for tasting at a given time. Capacity is 55 for seated events.
7. New entertainment venue Vodvil opened in July. It offers the experience of a game night for grown-ups, with word games, trivia, classic game show challenges, and party games like charades and Celebrity. Set in a lounge space that evokes a '70s game show vibe, Vodvil is available for a full buyout. The capacity is 150, and there are three private dining room options, as well.
8. The Beverly is now open in the former Guys & Dolls space (previously Guy's) in West Hollywood. The new venue marks Guy Starkman’s second collaboration with Darren Dzienciol, Brent Bolthouse, and Jenifer Rosero, who opened their first Sunset Strip space, Trousdale, in 2010. The Beverly is available for buyout, with a capacity of 175 and interior design inspired by the Industrial Revolution.
9. Eden opened in January in Hollywood. The 5,000-square-foot space has room for 450. At Eden, a mirrored vestibule leads to an outdoor area complete with mature trees, and the patio bar is adorned with a 10-foot diameter sculptured teak-root back bar.
10. Page 71 recently opened in the dense dining and nightlife area of Ventura Boulevard in Studio City. It's in the former Clear Lounge space from the same owner, Bryan Suckut, and it's available for buyout with room for 250. The 2,200-square-foot open space of the main room includes design details that the venue bills as a marriage of "a downtown New York City vibe with ultra-modern European style and a touch of midcentury Palm Springs," including a red palette and a collection of artwork from American artist Michael Gorman.
