You already know that LA hasa wealth of secluded bar , and that the most exciting part of the current food & drink scene in Ithiel Town is thatamazing things can down up accidentally just about anywhere . Plus , you belike already acknowledge that there ’s also an awe-inspiring amount of hugger-mugger theater here , because , well , we ’re in LA . But what you ’re about to find out is that the skillful fresh pop - up bar in town , aptly named Paradise , conflate all of those quality because it ’s blot out within an Arts District play calledThe Day Shall hold It . It ’s only open ' til July 31 , so here ’s what you call for to know immediately :
The play itself is based loosely on the writings of Tennessee Williams , and explore the heavy life theme of relationships , piece of work , and , uh , nuclear war , in a somewhat surrealist room , with the consultation imbedded into the performance , following the player through the sets – which include the bar ( more on that coming up , promise ) .
The caper is more emotion - push than plot - based : the characters move together and separately in a dance - type act throughout the space , and if that ’s your affair , you ’ll totally dig it …
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But even if you are n’t into plays – and , actually , regardless of whether you go to the play at all – the streak is subject afterwards , with high - end craft cocktails curated by Vagrant Bartenders , a group that ’s made menus for award - gain restaurants from chefs like Govind Armstrong and Mark Gold .
The bar itself is beautiful with a speakeasy vibration and period - specific style , which includes classic component like Edison lightbulbs and brick walls , and bartenders who expend their prison term on drink ranging from classic Old Fashioneds to specialism like the vodka - Benedictine - bitters Gypsy .
But the actual highlighting is the outdoor terrace , which get a self-aggrandizing reveal at the end of the performance and is full of its own surprises , including a live jazz dance band …
Gema Galiana
… and grampus BBQ sandwich , served on pretzel curlicue ( they ’ve also got classic measure bite like pickle eggs ) .
Wanna get over there ? playact fast : it come together up at the end of July , at which breaker point all of this becomes Paradise lost .
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Gema Galiana
Gema Galiana
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Jeff Miller/Thrillist
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