The Red Lion Tavern
Beer garden · Silver Lake
2366 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Highlights
German beer garden with sausage, schnitzel & giant pretzels
German beer garden with sausage, schnitzel & giant pretzels
"Head to the Red Lion after Barbrix to sit outside and drink beer out of glass boots while surrounded by people wearing store-bought paint-covered jeans and locals who have lived in the area since 1975. It’s easy to lose track of time here, but if it gets to dinner and everyone is hungry again, do what all the regulars around you do: order some sausage platters and giant pretzels." - brett keating
"The classic German beer garden in Silver Lake is where you go when you and your friends want to chug giant steins of beer, eat sausage platters, and sit out on the gloriously kitschy back patio that kind of feels like the Germany section at Epcot. While this place is great for parties that’ll swell in size as the night goes on, it’s important to note that come Friday and Saturday nights, it also becomes a mob scene… so plan accordingly." - brant cox
"This German biergarten/biker bar has been a Silver Lake staple since long before most Silver Lake residents were born, and that’s what’s so charming about it. The servers are surly, but that’s fine when they’re bringing you glass boots of beer alongside sausage platters, and a pretzel that’s impossible not to order. The downstairs dining room is dark, and perfect for a nightcap after a long night out, but in the daytime, the upstairs patio is the place to be." - brett keating
"When in doubt, Red Lion Tavern in Silver Lake is always the move. The German beer garden has been one of our Eastside go-to drink spots for a while now, but when you’ve got a big group in tow, it’s a pretty inevitable solution. Its Bavarian theme is kind of overkill, but when you’re sitting on that massive back patio with a boot of beer next to you, you want all of it. And also another boot of beer." - brant cox, nikko duren
"For the constant sunshine this town gets, our outdoor beer garden situation is fairly dire. But then there’s Red Lion Tavern, the old-school German restaurant in Silver Lake that all but makes up for our shortcomings. Hang inside for a bit, listen to the really old guy sing at the piano, then make your way out back to their beer garden, where one boot of beer becomes two boots, which becomes you convincing everyone you’re 100% German and a master of Bavarian folk dancing." - brant cox
