1642
Bar · Westlake
1642 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Highlights
Wine & craft beers, intimate setting, candlelit, live music
Wine & craft beers, intimate setting, candlelit, live music
"Cozy bar that serves a great selection of beer and wine. The dark interior, booths, and candle lit tables pair with an amazing playlist of tropical, jazz, and vintage reggae to make the atmosphere really comfortable. Thursday happy hour boasts free tamales (from neighbor Tamales Alberto) for each drink you purchase." - Ludlow Kingsley
"This bar on the edge of Echo Park and Historic Filipinotown has minimal signage out front, but you'll hear a live band playing from the sidewalk on most nights. Sometimes, it's a swing jazz quartet and other times, it's a ragtime pianist playing in a candlelit corner, but it's always a perfectly moody evening with a great beer and wine selection, too. So sit down, grab a glass, and put those thousands of dollars you spent on improv classes to use by listening." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"In actuality, 1642 is probably a place you didn’t know about rather than one you forgot existed, but either way, this intimate Historic Filipinotown spot is definitely worth a visit. Open since 2010, it’s wine and beer only, and the kind of place that exudes an effortless cool. The bare-bones space is full of people who seem like they genuinely read for pleasure, there’s live music most nights of the week, and if you need some food, there are usually a few good taco stands outside." - brant cox
"1642 in Echo Park is back for weekend service, with barriers up between tables and booths. Friday-Sunday only, more information and hours on their Instagram." - brett keating
"If this video of Ko Hyojoo ever came to life as a bar, it would be 1642. Which is to say, this hidden spot on Temple St. is extremely cool, and almost effortlessly so. The chalkboard behind the bar is constantly being updated with local wines and beers, they host a tamale-filled Happy Hour every Thursday, and if you stop by after 9pm on any given night of the week, there’s a good chance that one of their many house bands will be playing. Ranging from blues to swing to honky-tonk and ragtime, it’s time to put those hundreds of dollars spent on improv lessons to use and listen." - kat hong
