New Year’s Eve at
Best Dance Club
winner Zanzibar
Photo by Farah Sosa / farahstop.com
Best Bar
1st Place
Tompkins Square Bar & Grill
8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1212 t2barandgrill.com
2nd Place
Mo’s Place
203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com
3rd Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
Best Bar Food
1st Place
Tony P’s
Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
2nd Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
3rd Place
Tompkins Square Bar
and Grill
8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1212 t2barandgrill.com
Best Bartender
1st Place
Eric @ Tony P’s Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
2nd Place
Joey @ The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
3rd Place
DY @ Melody Bar & Grill
9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1994 melodylax.com
Best Beer Selection
1st Place
Father’s Office
1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica
(310) 736-2224
3229 Helms Ave., Helms Bakery District
(310) 736-2224
fathersoffice.com
2nd Place
Tony P’s Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
3rd Place
Wurstküche Venice
625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
(213) 687-4444 wurstkuche.com
Best Bloody Mary
1st Place
Tony P’s
Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
2nd Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
3rd Place
Mo’s Place
203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com
Best Comedy Night or Club
1st Place
M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater
1323-A 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica
(310) 451-0850 westsidecomedy.com
2nd Place
Venice Underground Comedy @ The Townhouse
52 Windward Ave., Venice
facebook.com/VeniceUground
3rd Place
Comics on the Spot @
The Warehouse
4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
comicsonthespot.com
Best Dance Club
1st Place
Zanzibar
1301 5th St., Santa Monica
(310) 451-2221 zanzibarlive.com
2nd Place
Circle Bar
2926 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 450-0508 circle-bar.com
3rd Place
Main on Main
2941 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 396-6678 mainonmain.com
Best Dive Bar
1st Place
Chez Jay
1657 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica
(310) 395-1741 chezjays.com
2nd Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
3rd Place
Hinano Café
15 Washington Blvd., Venice
(310) 822-3902 hinanocafevenice.com
Best Happy Hour
1st Place
Tony P’s Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
2nd Place
Mo’s Place
203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com
3rd Place
Melody Bar & Grill
9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1994 melodylax.com
Best Hookah/Vapor Lounge
1st Place
Venice Vapor Lab
13464 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 751-6598 venicevaporlab.com
2nd Place
The Candy Bar Hookah Shoppe
6208 W. 87th St.,
Westchester (310) 670-0708 thecandybarhookahshoppe.com
3rd Place
Vapor Delight
1855 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 986-2076 vapordelight.com
Best Hotel Bar
1st Place
High Rooftop Lounge @ Hotel Erwin
1697 Pacific Ave., Venice
(424) 214-1062 highvenice.com
2nd Place
Salt @ Marina del Rey Hotel
13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 301-1000 pacificahotels.com/salt
3rd Place (TIE)
Suite 700
@ Hotel Shangri La
1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica
(310) 394-2791 shangrila-hotel.com
and
Barbianca Local Kitchen
@ Hotel MdR
13480 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey
(310) 577-6039 hotelmdr.com
Best Karaoke Night
1st Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
2nd Place
Backstage Bar
10400 Culver Blvd., Culver City
(310) 839-3892 backstageculvercity.com
3rd Place
Melody Bar & Grill
9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1994 melodylax.com
Best Local Microbrewery
1st Place
El Segundo Brewing Co.
140 Main St., El Segundo
(310) 529-3882 elsegundobrewing.com
2nd Place
Santa Monica Brew Works
1920 Colorado Ave.,
Santa Monica (310) 828-7629 santamonicabrewworks.com
3rd Place
Venice Duck Brewing Co.
(310) 383-4927 veniceduckbrewery.com
Live Music Event or Series
1st Place
Marina del Rey Summer Concerts
@ Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey
(310) 305-9545 culvercitysymphony.org
2nd Place
Twilight Concert Series
@ Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
(310) 458-8901 tcs.santamonicapier.org
3rd Place
Playa Vista Concerts
in the Park
@ Concert Park + Central Park Bandshell
playavista.com
Best Live Music Venue
1st Place
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 828-4497 mccabes.com
2nd Place
Venice Whaler
10 W. Washington Blvd., Venice
(310) 821-8737 venicewhaler.com
3rd Place
Melody Bar & Grill
9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1994 melodylax.com
Best Margarita
1st Place
Baja Cantina
311 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey
(310) 821-2252 bajacantina.com
2nd Place
Paco’s Tacos
6212 Manchester Blvd., Westchester
(310) 645-8692 pacoscantina.com
3rd Place
El Cholo Santa Monica
1025 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 899-1106 elcholo.com
Best Martini
1st Place
Hal’s Bar and Grill
(Re-opening soon in Runway at Playa Vista)
halsbarandgrill.com
2nd Place
Tony P’s Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
3rd Place
Café Del Rey
4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com
Best Movie Theater
1st Place
AMC Dine-In Theatres Marina 6
13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey
(310) 827-7955 amctheatres.com
2nd Place
The Landmark
10850 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A.
(310) 470-0492 landmarktheatres.com
3rd Place
Cinemark Playa Vista
12746 W. Jefferson Blvd., Playa Vista
(310) 862-5668 cinemark.com
Best Large Concert Venue
1st Place
Burton Chace Park
(Marina del Rey Summer Concerts)
13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 305-9595 chacepark.com
2nd Place
The Broad Stage
1310 11th St., Santa Monica
(310) 434-3200 thebroadstage.com
3rd Place
Playa Vista Central Park Bandshell
12045 Waterfront Drive, Playa Vista
playavista.com
Best Place to Shoot Pool
1st Place
Mo’s Place
203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com
2nd Place
House of Billiards
1901 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 828-2120 houseofbilliardssm-hub.com
3rd Place
Hinano Café
15 Washington Blvd., Venice
(310) 822-3902 hinanocafevenice.com
Best Radio Station
1st Place
KCRW – 89.9 FM
(310) 450-5183 kcrw.com
2nd Place
KUSC – 91.5 FM
(213) 225-7400 kusc.org
3rd Place
KXLU – 88.9 FM
(310) 338-2866 kxlu.com
Best Sports Bar
1st Place
Tony P’s Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
(310) 823-4534 tonyps.com
2nd Place
The Shack
185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com
3rd Place
Mo’s Place
203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey
(310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com
Best Trivia Night
1st Place
Pop Quiz Team Trivia
Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
@ Tompkins Square Bar & Grill
8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester
(310) 670-1212 t2barandgrill.com
2nd Place
O’Brien’s Pub Quiz
Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
@ O’Brien’s Irish Pub
2941 Main St., Santa Monica
(310) 396-4725 obrienspubquiz.com
3rd Place
Action Trivia
Thursdays, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
@ The Cock ‘n’ Bull
2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 399-9696 cocknbullbritishpub.com
Best Wine Bar
1st Place
Bodega Wine Bar
814 Broadway, Santa Monica
(310) 394-3504 bodegawinebar.com
2nd Place
Primitivo Wine Bistro
(Now open as Casa Lindaw)
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice
(310) 396-5353 primitivowinebistro.com
3rd Place
BottleRock
3847 Main St., Culver City
(310) 836-9463 bottlerockculvercity.com
