Club Tee Gee

Heavy-handed pours and a digital jukebox are a couple of draws to this dark dive in Atwater Village. A local watering hole for buzzing barflys and unpretentious types alike, Club Tee Gee is your safe haven from the hair gel of Hollywood hell. Slip past the windowless, steel doors where a sparkled ceiling and 1970s time capsule awaits—mint green wraparound banquettes, glass and wood–paneled walls, and dimly lit lamps provide privacy for chatter and optimal lighting. Take your sweet time getting saucy on $5 cocktails and, for that salty fill, Doritos and beer nuts for $1. Occasional town drunks are part of the bar’s charm, but it's the strong, affordable libations—the bar is cash only—that makes this hideaway go a long way.