Julian Cox, star bartender at such places at Picca, Petty Cash, and Manhattan Beach's Circa, likes to drink at this seafood shack in West Hollywood, where bartender Laura Lindsay makes "killer drinks." Generally preferring anything on Lindsay's menu, Cox still opts for wine with the oysters.

Matthew Biancaniello enjoys the ambiance at the Ritz-Carlton in the Marina. He loves sitting outside once a week while watching the boats and sipping a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. In terms of cocktails, he'll get a Cynar on the rocks, gin and tonic with extra lime, or will walk the bartenders through a Mexican Negroni. But generally, he doesn't really drink cocktails.

Cari Hah of the new Peking Tavern, as well as Cole's, loves the whiskey selection at this Little Tokyo bar. The prices are pretty good, to boot.

Cari Hah also likes this bar in Little Tokyo where an older Japanese bartender named Joe "truly doesn't give a f***." She orders the Yamazaki neat and enjoys the ambiance (though it consist of "crappy" karaoke on some nights).

Josh Goldman of Acabar likes the "ambiance" at Jumbo's Clown Room, as well as the full bar, where he gets two beers and two spirits neat because he's a "thirsty guy." He also says, if you want to feel like owning the place, go at 4 p.m. when they open.

On Sunday nights, Eveleigh bartender Dave Kupchinsky likes to hang out at this whiskey-centric bar in Silver Lake, where they play live jazz.

Dave Kupchinsky also likes drinking at this classic dive bar in Los Feliz since he used to live a block away and says it still, "feels like home."

Justin Pike of The Tasting Kitchen likes this dive in Playa del Rey, where everything comes in a basket. He last time he was there, a customer was drinking beer out of a pitcher. To that, says Pike, "why waste a glass?"

The Corner Door's Beau du Bois likes Joe's in Burbank, mostly for the live entertainment, and cheap draft beers served in massive jugs that take two hands to hold.

Beau du Bois also likes to go to this Franklin Village spot with his wife, where they tuck into a corner, then knock back a few beer/shot combos paired with a foot of onion rings.