1. Avalon Hollywood
7.8
1735 Vine St (btw Hollywood Blvd & Yucca St), Los Angeles, CA
Music Venue · 111 tips and reviews
Music Alerts Now: Hollywood's premier nightclub. One of the only places open till 6 or 8am with the hottest DJs on the planet! Be sure to buy tickets ahead of time, and get there before 11, you may be waiting a while!
Where Los Angeles Magazine: For house-music aficionados, Avalon Hollywood is dance and DJ central Thurs.-Sat. Upstairs, find Bardot, a hip French-inspired bar and lounge with its own free shows featuring DJs and rock bands. Read more.
DJ Times: Catch 2012 America's Best DJ nominees Cedric Gervais & Sharam here 6/30/12! VOTE in person to enter to WIN a trip to VEGAS. Like/follow ABDJ on Facebook/Twitter to enter to WIN prizes from Pioneer DJ! Read more.
2. Sound Nightclub
8.3
1642 N Las Palmas Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Night Club · Central Hollywood · 46 tips and reviews
Jeff S: Nice venue. They have sofas to sit on that dont require bottle service. Food on premises with an actual kitchen. Drinks are decent priced. Most importantly they book djs that are really good.
Steve S: Fantastic sound system, excellent roster of deep house DJ's, and cozy space (for a Hollywood club) that rarely feels too crowded.
Lauren :D: I think this is officially my favorite spot in LA to see a DJ. Small, intimate, incredible sound, and great alcohol selection.
3. Echoplex
8.4
1822 W Sunset Blvd (at Glendale Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Rock Club · East LA · 64 tips and reviews
Terry: Great place to check out local bands & DJ's on weekend club nights.
RCRD LBL: DRIPPING with 80s excess: mirrors, neon, and gaudy colors everywhere... and some of most consistently great touring bands and DJ nites.
Peggy Lominac: Bootie LA - you gotta go listen to some of the best mashups being spun anywhere! DJ Paul V is the shit! First Saturday of the month - 9-2am.
4. The Do-Over
7.7
611 N.El Centro (Hollywood/ Gower), Los Angeles, CA
Beer Garden · Central Hollywood · 13 tips and reviews
KIIS FM: Always a party and the perfect way to dance off that hangover. They always have great DJs & musicians every week. Read more.
Malena Marie Luongo: Awesome DJs and great crowd. Mayer Hawthorn dropped in to spin few last time I was there.
Claudel: Summer backyard party at the Lure Nightclub in Hollywood. Has top of the line DJ's spinning hip hop, ol school hip hop and afro beats. Fun guaranteed!
5. EightyTwo
8.7
707 E 4th Pl (at Alameda St), Los Angeles, CA
Arcade · Arts District · 104 tips and reviews
Kirk Y: No food, but great drinks! Order the Dj if you enjoy Old Fashions.
Kim Yu: Pretty cool old school Arcade with a bar and Dj. Get the East Coast drink. It's vodka, cucumber, mint + other stuff. Very yummy.
Alicia J: Try the cocktails. Not sure if they change but top picks are: Pinky - noob & DJ
The Standard: LA (see) First Fridays! Enjoy DJs, live music and drinks amongst the dinosaurs on the first Friday of every month.
LA Weekly: Check out First Fridays featuring lectures, bands, DJs and special museum tours! Also, don't forget to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour on display out front! Read more.
Connie Chiu: And here summer nights, such hipness. Lots of activities like pot your own succulents and coloring and photobooth and cocktails and soulection dj! The food trucks are spensive af
7. Pitfire Pizza
8.5
12924 Washington Blvd (btw Lincoln & Centinela), Culver City, CA
Pizzeria · Culver-West · 100 tips and reviews
Tim: Walnut avenue radio providing the vibe today. Artisan djs and za!
Kyle Harris: The atmosphere inside is incredible. Super modern with a live DJ. A real family hotspot in the evening, but segways into a young and hip late night hotspot. Great beers on tap
Emily McNish: Salads and pizza are amazing! I love that this is a casual place with rockin food. They have a DJ on the weekends!
8. Verdugo Bar
8.5
3408 Verdugo Rd (at Avenue 34), Los Angeles, CA
Beer Garden · Glassell Park · 51 tips and reviews
Chris Kolodin: the DJs here play everything from new wave to hip hop
Los Angeles: The space is built for hanging out, with a near nightly DJ, a rotating fleet of food trucks that park in the lot, and a BBQ grill that hides behind fencing.
Jason Senac: Best craft beer in town. Great bartenders and atmosphere
9. La Cuevita
8.2
5922 N Figueroa St (at Ave 59), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Highland Park · 42 tips and reviews
Scarlett Casanova: $5 girly drinks every Tuesday night on Dj Caroline's Totally 80's night!
LAist: On Tuesdays, La Cuevita offers free tacos and Sundays equal live jazz. DJs spin most nights of the week, so if you're looking for quiet, intimate conversation, it won't happen here. Read more.
Nathen McVittie: Great little dive bar, but what's up with everywhere in LA needing a DJ for zero reason? Avoid when someone is playing.
10. Wurstküche
9.0
625 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA
German Restaurant · 191 tips and reviews
Diana Bernal: Live dj -- SUPER LOUD-- cafeteria- style seating, large selection of beer (taste test available)
Alistair Jeffs: Dance on the tables to the iTunes DJ!
Mary Dawson: The best hotdogs we've ever had. Fries are great too. Fantastic atmosphere with a live dj. Don't be put off by the weird ordering, the staff will guide you and there is a nice seating area.
11. The Virgil
7.6
4519 Santa Monica Blvd (at Virgil Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Cocktail Bar · East Hollywood · 35 tips and reviews
maria: Was welcomed on a Tuesday with mellow vibes, great funk & soul playing DJ (volume that allowed for convos) and top notch cocktails. My new favorite bar.
Carmen T: Cheap well drinks and good DJs! It gets pretty hot in there so be ready to sweat a bit.
LAist: The Virgil's Funkmosphere is a low-key weekly event helmed by Stones Throw artist and founder Dam-Funk. Expect to get down to '80s funk, soul and electro music from a lineup of rotating DJs. Read more.
13. No Vacancy
9.2
1727 N Hudson Ave (at Hollywood Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Speakeasy · 62 tips and reviews
spa girl: Really cool spot!bartenders friendly and on point! Crowd is hot and mix between band and Dj! Very impressed by this place😘
Félix: The biggest good surprise I experienced. Unique entrance, nice mood, good cocktails (strong) and definitely good crowd. Come to have a chat, forget your phone. Good live music and DJ too. Always nice!
Veronica Chavira: Get there early so you don’t have to wait in line. Long wait after 10pm. Beautiful burlesque dancers with live music. Good DJ for dancing all night.
14. Mandrake Bar
7.9
2692 S LA Cienega Blvd (btw Venice Blvd & Washington Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Mid City · 46 tips and reviews
Anastasiya B.: DJ at Mandrake sucks tonight. At least pretend you're going to play my request eventually.
Joseph C: Travis is The Best Tender here! (Pony Tail) always cool movie playing on the projector. DJ's a hit or miss. Back patio is awesome except, when it gets too smokey! Damn Smokers! 🚭👎😤😥😧😳😲😵😖😫😱
Lauren Brown: Happy hour, great djs def check out #bashmentboogie and #drink a tomato water martini
15. The Roxy
9.1
9009 W Sunset Blvd (at Hammond St), West Hollywood, CA
Rock Club · 80 tips and reviews
Melinda Jackson: Awesome music venue but I came for RockSweat, a high intensity interval workout on Saturday mornings. They have a DJ who plays classic rock.
Stephanie Smith: DJ are awesome at on the rox!
Sharon: Famous LA rock club and well worth the reputation. Their stage is an odd shape but the room is an intimate size and it's a great place to see the next up-and-coming band, and maybe some old favorites.