The best fireplace bars in Los Angeles

Head to the back of Culver City’s Hatchet Hall for a cocktail at this rustic bar, which just so happens to feature plenty of taxidermy and a crackling fireplace. Bar director Duncan Mischo keeps things toasty with drinks like the Doverhill, made with Old Forester rye, vermouth, amaro and Cointreau. 

Lined with stocked bookshelves, wood-paneled booths and a roaring fireplace, the Wellesbourne is your booziest library dream come to life. It’s modeled after 18th-century England, specifically Shakespeare’s hometown, so every room is filled with refined touches. To get into the mood, try the Dealer’s Choice and specify “strong and stirred,” letting the experts do the choosing, or opt for seasonal specials such as the Egg Nog Blue Blazer, made with three different rums and house-made nog.

The fire-pit–studded restaurant in Rancho Palos Verdes is seriously romantic—just sip by the flames with your significant other and try not to shack up at the adjoing resort. Wondering what to order? The Rip Tide mixes Bacardi rum, myer's dark rum, giffard banana liqueur, chambord, pineapple and grenadine.

Located inside a former groundskeeper’s cottage, this stunning Pasadena bar (along with its equally cozy restaurant counterpart, the Raymond) boasts a stone fireplace indoors and some of the most well-executed cocktails in L.A. String lights and rustic design flourishes add to the hygge factor, and you can also order the full dinner menu to enjoy at the bar (which is open late Friday and Saturday evenings right now—otherwise it’s still being used as expanded restaurant space). 

Sweeping views of the Valley all the way to the coast? Yes, please. Of course, sitting on a patio to get these views can get pretty cold and windy, especially when perched high in the Verdugo Mountains. Thankfully, Castaway’s recent renovation decked out their famous deck with multiple fire pits to keep you warm. To get the VIP treatment, visit the classy Green Room, Castaway’s reservation-only bar, which features its own outdoor fireplace and lounge area.

Idle by the fire and nosh on beer queso and Belgian fries over cocktails at this indoor-outdoor hideaway. It’s perfectly charming on the patio or in the lovely brick alleyway of this low-key Pasadena spot, but we recommend waiting for the snug sofa by the fire, housed inside of an old Craftsman-style bungalow.

At the newest location of this vibey local mini-chain, you'll find Bacari's signature Mediterranean-inspired, Italian-leaning dishes inside a stellar new Valley space with a gated-tunnel entrance, a cozy parlor with a fireplace, a sprawling courtyard patio and an airy, window-wrapped dining room and bar. Head to the second bar inside the parlor for a glass of sangria or a stiff drink, where a roaring fireplace keeps guests warm all night long.

L.P. Rooftop—the upper deck of E.P. & L.P.—has sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills, which makes it all the more enjoyable to huddle around the rooftop fire pit and take in the scenery. The straightforward cocktail menu and full bar here hits the spot for a scenier but still cozy night out, including a delightful bubble tea-laden drink, and a solid menu of bar bites.