The Ride-Along Report: First Takes From Last Night’s Dinner

"What It Is: A new cocktail bar in Chinatown Perfect For: Impressing Out-Of-Towners, See And Be Seen If the name Apotheke sounds familiar, you might know it as the speakeasy/jazz bar your friends took you to in NYC. Update: There’s one in LA now. Much like the NYC original, all the cocktails at this Chinatown bar are apothecary/medicinal-themed, and fantastic enough to soften the blow of the $16 price point. The interior is fairly small, but there’s a big patio in the back with its own bar that we predict everyone will be drinking at by summer. Or next weekend. Go now before the line’s down the block. Verdict: One of the coolest cocktail bars to open in LA in a while. It’s going on the Bar Hit List." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating