Cat Power: Where to Catch a Cougar in L.A.

3615 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (map)

Add one part Mexican spice, two parts live entertainment and strong cocktails, and what do you have? This sizzling cougar den in the South Bay. (We hear weekend nights after 9pm are when the ladies really come out to play.)

113 N Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (map)

Is that a celeb? No, it's a cougar. This power lunch hot spot is de rigeur for famous faces who want their mug splashed across the tabloids the next day, but during the weektime lunch rush, this place becomes fertile ground for hungry cougs sizing up the young male waiters/actors/models just desperate enough to land a housewife.

1221 N Valley Dr, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (map)

Coo coo for cougars? This Manhattan Beach hotel might be a quiet little beachside getaway by day, but come Saturday night, the lobby bar becomes an out of control frisk fest. Wall-to-wall short-skirted, hair-straightened, appletini-nursing cougars mix and mingle thisclose with the local set of hair-gelled dudes ready to party. Just be careful--trying to squeeze through the crowd just to order a drink can be lethal.

246 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (map)

It's open season every night at this posh Beverly Hills dining haunt. But it's not the food (or even the A-list celebs) that brings in the nightly parade of cougs. The "Cheers"-like vibe at the piano bar is where these ladies can let their (dutifully dyed) hair down and pounce on the young males looking for a sugar mama to hold them over till their next gig.

225 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (map)

It's the same old cat-and-mouse at this posh newcomer where tanned, bleached and wealthy cougars with large alimony checks are the nocturnal forces of nature. Once 10pm rolls around (every night except Sunday), expect to see feline packs circling the 20- to 30-something agent/manager types who are usually busy talking up the younger talent.

70 North Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106 (map)

Maybe it's the suburban ennui of Old Town Pasadena, or maybe it's the fact that wine--not food--reigns supreme at this swanky spot, but whatever it is, this place has become ground zero for connoisseurs and cougars alike. Sure, it's "vertical" in name, but it's the horizontal mambo that's on mama's mind.