Sonny McLean's

​​There are 3,000 miles between Boston and Los Angeles, but that doesn’t keep Sonny McLean’s, an Irish pub in Santa Monica, from losing even an ounce of team spirit. Throughout the week, the Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins can be found playing on one of the bar’s numerous TVs, while East Coasters in low-slung Sox caps reminisce about Dunkin’ Donuts and the T (the older-than-dirt metro system, for the uninitiated). The menu boasts New England and California fare, but the best dishes here are of British and Irish descent: The bangers and mash—pork sausages with mashed potatoes and house-made gravy—is a stick-to-your-bones revelation. When it comes to clinking glasses, choose from a list of highly curated ciders, stouts and IPAs.