“You don’t have to be a writer, you just have to drink like one” to appreciate this “lovely” throwback to Musso & Frank’s famed back room, where literary luminaries like Raymond Chandler and F. Scott Fitzgerald found liquid inspiration; you’ll need your “inner sleuth” to suss out the “leathery lair” tucked into an alley behind the famed restaurant, but once inside you’ll find a crowd of posh...
The specialty at this rowdy heart-of-Hollywood bar is shots, served with oversized, moderately priced burgers in a sports bar space with many big screens, bare brick walls, funky industrial lights and high stools.
A Hollywood haunt for famous authors has been resurrected as The Writers Room.:
The Writers Room Restaurant Review: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner used to imbibe and write in this room, which was once part of Musso & Frank Grill before the classic Hollywood restaurant moved next door in 1934. The speakeasy was dormant for years, but now you too can sip cocktails and perhaps compose something on your iPad. (The Writers Room is open to the public,...
This tucked away, secret-entrance bar off a back alley behind Musso & Frank's in Hollywood attempts to recreate the writer hangouts of yesteryear. Old leather couches, dim lighting, and even an old 1920s elevator cage from Paris all serve to inspire LA's creative types. With actors like Jason Segal and Jack Huston backing the place, it's bound to be infused with clever charm and classy...