This award-winning casual cocktail bar in Historic Filipinotown is known for its tech-forward, zero-waste approach to mixology. The Southern-inspired bar bites are great—after all, the food menu’s brought to us by the team at the Park’s Finest next door—but the drinks are the star of the show. Signature creations include the P-Town Boxing Club, made with pandan and coconut-washed rye, and entire menu sections dedicated to savory (“culinary adjacent”) drinks and texture-forward drinks like the Koji Killer: “a frozen painkiller with an umami punch.” Throw in a lively front patio, comfy leather sofas and top-notch playlists, and it’s no surprise we tend to stay all night.
If you’re no stranger to Thunderbolt, check out owner Mike Capoferri’s newest project, Night on Earth. Located in the Cahuenga Pass, the futuristic Valley strip mall joint serves an entirely different menu of first-rate drinks built at 16 degrees Fahrenheit—three degrees cooler than the ones offered at Thunderbolt, which translates into a slightly colder mouthfeel and less reliance on ice.