3 Best Bars in Studio City, Los Angeles

The Baked Potato might seem like a strange name for L.A.'s oldest continuously operating jazz club, which has been holding nightly performances of well-known acts under its roof since the '70s. But one look at the all-ages venue's cheeky menu makes it make sense. That's all they serve—24 varieties of souped-up spuds. The taters range from one-note cheese-only numbers to more creative compositions piled high with maple ham, corn, and pineapple or hot dog and sauerkraut. Each comes with sour cream, butter, and a simple salad to offset that carb intake.

With footie on the screens, full English breakfasts and fish-and-chips coming from the kitchen, and pints aplenty (16 imported beers on draft and 12 in bottles to be precise), this pub is as British as it gets—though they do also air American football and basketball. There's a daily happy hour and weekly trivia, karaoke, and naughty game nights.

Step through a bookcase at Vitello's restaurant and into a 1930s speakeasy full of intimate curtained booths and leather chairs. It’s a member’s club with pretty laid-back rules about nonmembers joining for Classic Movie Night screenings, holiday gatherings, and live performances by velvet-throated crooners, all of which are bolstered by themed cocktails and five kinds of cake. As long as you're dressed to impress, that is.