Los Angeles

118 E 6th St, Downtown; 213.622.9999

In the back of Cole's (behind an oak door marked only with a framed drawing of a cocktail), this tiny bar from the vaunted mixologist minds behind Manhattan's Milk & Honey and Little Branch is delivering cocktails handcrafted with the same attention to detail as its NY counterparts (chipped block ice, homemade ingredients, fresh-squeezed juice, etc). Decor's turn-of-the-century, with cushioned, slatted-wood booths and a penny-tile floor; drinks're similarly old-school, with classics like the Bees Knees, the Gin & It, and the Hemingway Daiquiri -- drink a couple and tell the tale of The Old Man and the Pee.

8764 Melrose, West Hollywood; 310.432.2000

This London transplant's transformed the Morton's space into a massive, upscale Italian bistro (glass chandeliers, plush tufted leather banquettes) with subtle hints of 50's ice cream parlor (stationary purple barstools). Food ranges from creative breakfasts (wood-baked fritatta w/ pancetta/wild mushrooms & ricotta), to pasta lunches (crab ravioli w/ saffron sauce), to seafood dinners (charcoal-grilled Santa Barbara prawns w/ escarole & anchovy), as well as tableside-made tartares, carpaccios, and salads, including one with lobster, asparagus, and fava beans -- which also go great with a nice Chianti, and roving civil servants' livers.

Open to the public Saturdays at 7080 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood; 323.960.3300

Finally open to the public after months of private events, this club's party zones mimic the interior of a swanky house, with a flatscreen- and couch-saturated living room/dance floor, leather-trimmed bedroom/VIP area, and kitchen/bar w/ a working stove, which makes chocolate-chip cookies every night for good drunks who finish their broccoli-coladas.

Fri, 3-9pm at Poketo HQ: 510 S Hewitt St, Downtown

Artist-collabing wallet outfit Poketo's "pop-up art show" will have formerly-featured and new-to-the-company artists creating collaborative works during the day, then selling them at night, all amidst free beer, and food from Urth Caffe, which you will proclaim "Gud!".

Every week for the forseeable future, RSVP for Tuesday dinner at a selected resto through Screw's website and nab 50% off your entire food bill. Already confirmed: the steak-plating Abbey and the Katsuyas in Hollywood, Brentwood, and Glendale -- for Eastsiders, or those looking to screw their car's odometer.