"Tom Bergin’s dates back to 1936, which makes it not just the oldest Irish pub in LA, but one of the city’s oldest bars altogether. Housed in a Tudor-ish cottage in Mid-Wilshire, you can feel—and hear—the history from the moment the heavy wooden front door groans as you pull it open. If you’re stopping in for a quick pint or their famous Irish coffee (made the same way since the 1950s), the so-called Old Horseshoe Bar is where you want to be, with its iconic ceiling covered in shamrocks bearing the names of old patrons. Tom Bergin’s serves respectable pub food too, including one of the better versions of fish and chips in town, so if you’re hungry, order at the bar and wander to the back dining room with a giant brick fireplace, emerald booths, and wrought-iron chandeliers." - Brant Cox
