Bar Flores

"Reopening its renovated taco cart area on the patio, offering tacos, potato taquitos, and mulitas from Thursday to Saturday." - Mona Holmes

"Bar Flores is just gorgeous. Nab a stool overlooking the open windows on Sunset near Echo Park Avenue, and watch the city speed by while taking things slowly with a gin beet cordial, or the incredible aged-rum cocktail with coconut milk, lemongrass, basil, galangal, and lime. Just below, Lowboy hums downstairs, serving even more drinks along with its signature Lowburger." - Rebecca Roland

"Ideal for a nightcap to complete a romantic evening." - Rebecca Roland

"Overlooking Sunset Boulevard, Bar Flores' second-floor space feels like a treehouse cabana, with arched, wooden ceilings and a gorgeous deck out back. The mezcal margarita at this surprisingly chill Latin cocktail bar should win some sort of liquid-related award for being potent and refreshing at the same time. And the pistachio and pandan daiquiri is the perfect thing to sip on a first date if you're too anxious to properly look over the long list of mezcals. Plan your schedule around the bar's live music programming on Tuesday nights." - brant cox

"Just above Donna’s and Lowboy, Bar Flores resembles a treehouse filled with really good mezcal. This Echo Park bar is for people who don't want to stay home and drink in an actual living room, but still want to spend time together. The compact cocktail menu has a nice balance of classics and creative originals, like a lemongrass-tinged daiquiri infused with pandan—the kind of stuff you order on a first date to impress someone with your “I just Googled this” knowledge of rare spirits. If it’s sunny, grab a bistro table on the brick patio surrounded by blooming bougainvillea bushes—there’s no better place to sip a cocktail outdoors in the neighborhood. " - brant cox, sylvio martins