Checker Hall
Restaurant · Highland Park
104 N Ave 56, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Highlights
Mediterranean bistro & cocktail bar with great food & live music
Mediterranean bistro & cocktail bar with great food & live music
"Located on the second floor of an old masonic lodge in Highland Park, Checker Hall is part restaurant, part bar, and a rare spot where any type of night is possible. The cavernous main room is lined with booths and a Mediterranean-leaning food menu suitable for intimate date nights. But we love Checker Hall most for its late-night scene, especially when the attached music venue lets out, and the pentagon-shaped bar is suddenly wall-to-wall with people drinking excellent cocktails—like tequila and jalapeno Carmen #6, one of the best spicy margaritas in the city—and looking for an afterparty." - nikko duren, brant cox
"Located on the second floor of an old Masonic lodge in Highland Park, Checker Hall works well for a big group for several reasons. The casual Mediterranean spot is massive and snagging a primetime dinner reservation is never too difficult a task. It's also equal parts bar and restaurant, meaning if some people in your group want to chill in a booth and eat branzino and whipped feta all night, while others gravitate toward cute strangers at the bar, everyone will walk away happy." - brant cox
"Checker Hall feels like a bar and a Mediterranean restaurant wrapped in one, which is why a night here always goes late. It’s located on the second floor of an old masonic lodge in Highland Park and will please all your friends who want to chill in a booth and eat branzino and whipped feta. But no one will feel out of place spending the night flirting at the bar and drinking good cocktails (like the spicy, tequila-based Carmen #6). In reality, everybody in your group will probably partake in both approaches." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"If you heard a low, joyous yelp earlier this week, it was us reading about how one of our favorite pop-ups, Little Fish, is doing a month-long residency at one of our favorite bars, Checker Hall. The fried fish specialist will be popping up every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night in January with a full menu–including brand new items–and wine by Kae Whalen." - brant cox
"Checker Hall is a massive restaurant/bar on the second floor of an old Masonic Lodge in Highland Park. And if that doesn’t pique your interest, we’ll make it quite clear - Checker Hall is fantastic. The crowd is local and probably listens to better music than you, the cocktails are tremendous (get the Carmen #Six), and there’s also a full Mediterranean-leaning food menu. Which is good news for you, because your date’s been in the bathroom for 20 minutes, and you wanted your own hummus appetizer anyways." - brant cox, brett keating
