Great Way to Spend an Idle Hour
The valley has been undergoing a renaissance for quite a few years now and the iconic North Hollywood barrel bar from 1941 has been brought back to life as Idle Hour thanks to the 1933 Group.
What to Drink
The barrel shaped bar offers a series of unlabeled taps for your skilled mixologist to decipher offering with a wide variety of beers and cocktails on draft.
Crowd favorites created by Chris Amirault (Harlowe), include the hand crafted World’s Greatest Cosmopolitan and The Mule-which is offered on draft.
What to Eat
Taking this watering hole one step further, Chef Sam Hoke (Also from Harlowe) has resurrected the term bar food with Colossal Chicken Wings; Vegetarian Mac-n-Cheese; Barrel Burgers; and Sloppy Joe’s braised in Bourbon and cinnamon.
What I love about this Place
They are open daily from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. (except Sundays when they open at 11 a.m.); and they offer DAILY happy hour from 3 to 7p.m. most days! They also have a dog-friendly patio so you don’t have to feel guilty leaving leaving your fur-baby at home for a boozy brunch.
And speaking of brunch! Idle Hour offers Bottomless Mimosas for just $15!
Now sit back and enjoy an Idle Hour facing the Bulldog Cafe; an homage to LA’s Programmatic Architecture movement of Brown Derby’s, Bulldogs, and Barrels.
