"Tower Bar opened in 2005—a fact that feels like some Berenstain Bears-level simulation glitch. Somehow this iconic West Hollywood drinking den seems way older than it actually is thanks to its location inside Sunset Tower, an Art Deco landmark built in the 1920s as a luxury apartment building for the rich and famous. (Howard Hughes, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Billie Burke all used to pick up their mail here.) These days, it’s a fancy hotel and one of the most chaotic industry scenes in town. Come for lunch and you’ll spot sobbing starlets, stressed-out attorneys, and screaming agents who just chucked their last burner phone into the pool. Don’t skip the sundae bar." - brant cox