Drinks in NoHo Arts District

Forty-odd taps and about twenty bottles, pool tables, and enough games that people stay longer than they meant to. It sits mid-block on Lankershim in the middle of the theater district, which means the crowd after 10pm on a Friday is half people who were just at a show. Order at the bar. No table service worth waiting for.

Mon to Thu, 4pm to 10pm. Fri and Sat, noon to midnight. Sun, noon to 10pm

A brick-walled Tex-Mex place with a big open patio on the Magnolia corner two doors off Lankershim. The menu starts with grilled street corn and Frito pie. Tacos and enchiladas follow. The bar keeps draft beer and frozen margaritas, with a mezcal list beside them. There is cornhole on the patio and the kitchen stays open until closing, which is 2am every night. It took over the building that was Bow & Truss, which shut.

Mon to Sat, noon to 2am. Sun, 9:30am to 2am

A dive on the east end of Magnolia with pool, craft beer on tap and cocktails that are better than the lighting suggests. It opens at 5pm and runs to 2am every night of the week, which in this part of the Valley is unusual. Regulars sit at the bar, and nobody is here for the décor.

Daily, 5pm to 2am