18 Postcards
The Semi-Tropic in Echo Park is a cozy café and bar hybrid, where you can sip craft cocktails and enjoy hearty bites in a stylish, relaxed atmosphere.
"Host of Dana’s Night on June 9, a laid-back party perfect for socializing on the bar or patio." - Rebecca Roland
"Not every birthday has to be an all-night affair involving 1am tequila shots and frantic discussions about where to continue drinking after last call. The Semi Tropic is the ideal place to go for a calmer group celebration involving draft wine and extremely well-made cocktails. The crowd is cool, but in a “that guy is probably in a Soundcloud-famous band” way, not a tiny sunglasses way. Take over one of the big booths, and it won’t be long before you stop using your phones for photos and buy a couple packs of Polaroid film (camera rental included)." - brant cox, brett keating
"Echo Park’s all-purpose spot The Semi-Tropic has reopened with new sidewalk seating on Glendale Blvd. for food, wine, coffee, and cocktails. They’re open Tuesday-Saturday, 5pm-12am. More details on their Instagram." - brett keating
"Among dozens of regular shows is the monthly “¡REVANCHA! a MAD drag king show” at Semi-Tropic, a bar in Los Angeles’s Echo Park neighborhood. The bar is also the basis for Dana’s bar on The L Word: Generation Q and a fitting home for other queer events, including monthly party Dana’s Night." - Virali Dave
"The Semi-Tropic has long been our go-to destination for getting work done. And now that they’ve converted their large outdoor space to a patio with socially distant picnic tables and heat lamps, this Echo Park hangout remains one of the best places in town to study for an upcoming test or analyze your ex’s Instagram for clues if they’ve moved on or not." - kat hong