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Make like a movie star at Los Angeles's most glittering nightspots. Whether it's looks or personality you want, these picks from Zagat's new guide to "L.A. Nightlife" will help you find that perfect unmarked door.
TOP NEWCOMER:
Velvet Margarita Cantina 323-469-2000; what looks like "just another black door on Cahuenga" leads to a "kooky Hollywood spin" on "Tijuana chic"; sidle up to the "sunken bar" and order a "delish" pomegranate margarita to sip on a "velvet couch."
APPEAL 24 | DECOR 26 | SERVICE 19 | COST $10
MOST POPULAR
Standard Downtown 213-892-8080; "Break out your expensive designer shades, scrunchy boots and irreverent haircut" and get prepped to "see and be seen" "partying amongst the skyscrapers" on the "chic, spare" rooftop of this "super-cool" downtown hotel.
APPEAL 26 | DECOR 26 | SERVICE 16 | COST $11
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TOP DECOR
La Boheme 323-848-2360; "Vampires and mystery women" indulge their Anne Rice fantasies at this "uber-Goth" West Hollywood "oasis"; the "long, comfortable bar," fireplace and outdoor patio "ooze easy luxury," bolstered by "signature martinis."
APPEAL 25 | DECOR 28 | SERVICE 24 | COST $12
APPEAL & SERVICE
Hotel Bel-Air Bar 310-472-1211; "Does it get any classier?"--for a "romantic and elegant encounter" over a "glamorous cocktail," this "beautiful" Bel Air lounge "may be the world's best hotel bar"; it's a "quiet and refined" "island of civility."
APPEAL 27 | DECOR 26 | SERVICE 27 | COST $14
GAY/LESBIAN
Abbey 310-289-8410; "Still the queen bee" for "mixing and mingling" with the "best of Boystown," WeHo's "mainstay" hive is "fab for food, cocktails and man-gayzing"; the buzz is best on "packed weekends" when "it's a true act of dexterity to get through the crowd."
APPEAL | 25 | DECOR 25 | SERVICE 19 | COST $10
MEAT MARKET
Chateau Marmont 323-656-1010; "I don't think it's possible to have a sexier place" "to lounge around with starlets," say "rockers" of this "legendary" Sunset "retreat"; "lay back on a couch" and make like you're "in one of William Randolph Hearst's mansions."
APPEAL 26 | DECOR 26 | SERVICE 21 | COST $12
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