Ruin Bar

Tucked behind the more well-known Habana Restaurant at the LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa, Ruin Bar has been around for a minute, but continues to fly under the radar. The edgy speakeasy is an Instagrammer’s dream from the moment you notice it. Each seating option—both indoors and out—is excitingly outlandish. Sip a cocktail in an old ski gondola, at a high top beneath a wall-mounted bull’s head statue, or at the piano you can actually play. Cat lovers will really dig this bar, which has a surplus of feline-centric decor throughout.