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Formerly a sketchy area off Hollywood Boulevard, the Cahuenga Corridor has become a popular nightlife destination, luring in everyone from Paris Hilton (with celeb entourage) to beat-seeking hip-hoppers and rowdy punks. - LA.com 
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Citizen SmithPleasing celeb-obsessed pals is easy at this way-Hollywood restaurant and lounge that serves up dancing and stylized comfort food like fried chicken and mac-and-cheese with jalapeno to the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Piven and Chris Rock.
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ShagThis hot-and-bothered Hollywood club wasn't named after a type of carpet, if you know what we mean.
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Beauty BarStocked with cred-drenched young ones, the space offers amusing (and popular) deals like a manicure and a martini for $10.
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Hotel CafeThough unassuming, this music venue has become an essential part of LA's new folk scene, boasting headliners like Alexi Murdoch, Gary Jules and Gomez singer/songwriter Ian Ball.
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La Velvet Margarita CantinaTijuana chic meets Gothic creep at this cantina where black-and-white Mexican cult films play, and the bar fires up fresh pineapple margaritas.
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Burgundy RoomSmudged mirrors, shaky ceiling fans, sticky floors, a dinged-up table top bar and hanging red Chinese lanterns give the narrow interior of this dive bar a Vietnam-era G.I. look, while the tattooed Sid and Nancy-type crowd and punk rock aesthetic give it a CBGB's vibe.
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Big WangsWith pool tables, a digital jukebox, plasma TVs perched everywhere and the mouth-watering signature buffalo wings, this barn-themed bar is a haven for the jaded and starved.
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The Spotlight ClubFriendly neighborhood gays and Hollywood hipsters party side by side at this old-school bar that offers dirt cheap drinks, pool, video poker machines, and a shirtless dude restocking the occasional buffet.
 
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 I love to drink martinis.
Two at the very most. Three I'm under the table. Four I'm under the host! --Dorothy Parker
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