(323) 467-9355

6255 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028 34.0981 -118.3256

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood, Central LA

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Hours:

Daily 5pm-2am

Last updated 3.16.10

Category:

Lounges, Bars & Pubs, Bars & Clubs, Restaurants, Singles Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Restaurant Special Features:

Happy Hour

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, 21 & Over

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About The Well

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This swanky space at the foot of the building that houses the House of Blues headquarters is a whole lot of sexy with a shot of sophistication. Keyhole doorways, intimate booths and cushy seating against one wall encourage a let's-get-to-know-each-other mood. Making new friends is easy because the jukebox volume is set low enough so you can actually hear what you're saying. Good thing, since it can be quite a mood-breaker when the songs switch from Sinatra to N.W.A. Get there early to pick your own soundtrack and order some finger food. Stick around when they dim the lights and you won't make…

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Know Before You Go:
The Well is tucked away beneath House of Blues' corporate offices on Argyle. Look for the bouncer and stray smokers congregated outside the velvet rope.
Save Money:
Well drinks, specialty cocktails and appetizers are discounted weekdays from 6-9pm.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Music is loud and annoying, but really the only kink in the otherwise perfect atmosphere.”
  2. “keep going back for the atmosphere and good peps.”
  3. “It has a great location, lighting, and seating.”
  4. “This place is awesome -- cozy booths and plenty of comfy lounge seating, dimmed lights.”
  5. “The crowd is fun, full of regulars and regular people, which is a really refreshing change for Hollywoo.”
  6. “Great atmosphere.”
  7. “Dim lighting, cozy seating, a lot of regulars.”
  8. “Overall, great atmosphere and the bouncer is very friendly (and no attitude!”
drinks
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “Think jukebox, good drinks, dark booths and plenty of single gals and the men who want to take them home.”
  2. “Best happy hour by far- $5 martinis and well drinks every weekday from 5-8pm.”
  3. “Overall, it's a great little bar, with some bad little people.”
  4. “They have a great little menu along with good drink prices and great bartenders.”
  5. “And the manage who also bar tends, James, is also very friendly.”
  6. “Nice bar, bad management”
  7. “My favorite bar”
  8. “This bar is perfect.”
  9. “Great background funk basically with an occassional song the whole bar will rise up and sing together.”
  10. “The drinks were good, the crowd was nice, and the music just the right level.”
  11. “The happy hour food is really yummy and the drink prices rock!”
  12. “No long lines, egotistic bartenders, overpriced drinks, unfriendly staff, dirty chairs, sticky floors, pretentious people, rude bouncers.”
  13. “Nice people, though, I would like to see more waitresses coming by the booths asking if people like to order more drinks.”
  14. “The circle bar was awesome, though they could've used one more bartender on.”
  15. “The bar food menu is big with lots of tasty snacks under $7 including veggie options!”
  16. “The drinks were strong, the attitude was friendly, the music was good.”
  17. “the best bar in Hollywood.”
  18. “This is a great spot to grab a drink after working for The Man all day and an excellent place to throw a few back with some friends while flirting with a stranger while singing along to The Stones.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “They also serve yummy snack-sized food of the Mexican/American variety, although it took over 30 minutes, but it was worth it!”
  2. “The happy hour food is really yummy and the drink prices rock!”
  3. “The bar food menu is big with lots of tasty snacks under $7 including veggie options!”
  4. “The bartender is very sweet, my coworkers and I love him, food is yummy and the happy hour is cheap.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The bar food menu is big with lots of tasty snacks under $7 including veggie options!”
  2. “They have a great little menu along with good drink prices and great bartenders.”
  3. “the best feature is the jukebox, which has a great variety of genres of pop music.”
  4. “They also serve yummy snack-sized food of the Mexican/American variety, although it took over 30 minutes, but it was worth it!”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It's a great place to go when you're in Hollywood!”
  2. “Its a great place for those of us who slave in the industry.”
  3. “This is a great spot to grab a drink after working for The Man all day and an excellent place to throw a few back with some friends while flirting with a stranger while singing along to The Stones.”
  4. “good starting place, and an even better staying place.”
  5. “Its a great place to hang-out.”
service
88.6400032043457% positive
  1. “No long lines, egotistic bartenders, overpriced drinks, unfriendly staff, dirty chairs, sticky floors, pretentious people, rude bouncers.”
  2. “Overall, great atmosphere and the bouncer is very friendly (and no attitude!”
  3. “The drinks were strong, the attitude was friendly, the music was good.”
  4. “awesome bartenders!”
  5. “Even the locals there are really cool and friendly.”
  6. “The bartender is very sweet, my coworkers and I love him, food is yummy and the happy hour is cheap.”
  7. “The crowd is fun, full of regulars and regular people, which is a really refreshing change for Hollywoo.”
  8. “Great bartender, friendly-approachable crowd and entertaining juke box.”
  9. “The crowd is cool, the chicks are hot, and the bartender is a 9 (no such thing as a 10.)”
  10. “best jukebox, cool people.”
  11. “Amazing service and the bartenders (Shelly, Nikki, Chrissen - just to name some) were sooo coool and of course "HOOOOT" :-)”
  12. “Martini's are great and everyone's really friendly.”
  13. “They have a great little menu along with good drink prices and great bartenders.”
  14. “The circle bar was awesome, though they could've used one more bartender on.”
  15. “Nice people, though, I would like to see more waitresses coming by the booths asking if people like to order more drinks.”
  16. “great people watching too!”
  17. “The perfect blend for chatting it up with some new people.”
  18. “Not too crowded, great service, prices are decent especially for LA.”
  19. “Overall, it's a great little bar, with some bad little people.”
  20. “Bartenders are fast,hot, and friendly.”
  21. “And the manage who also bar tends, James, is also very friendly.”
  22. “had the displeasure of having my birthday party here on a weeknite and though it was better than other places I've hosted parties, i was dissappointed by the lack of cortesey the lousy waitress bestowed.”
value
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. “They also serve yummy snack-sized food of the Mexican/American variety, although it took over 30 minutes, but it was worth it!”
  2. “They have a great little menu along with good drink prices and great bartenders.”
  3. “happy hour prices are great.”
  4. “No long lines, egotistic bartenders, overpriced drinks, unfriendly staff, dirty chairs, sticky floors, pretentious people, rude bouncers.”
  5. “The happy hour food is really yummy and the drink prices rock!”
  6. “The bartender is very sweet, my coworkers and I love him, food is yummy and the happy hour is cheap.”
  7. “Not too crowded, great service, prices are decent especially for LA.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “No long lines, egotistic bartenders, overpriced drinks, unfriendly staff, dirty chairs, sticky floors, pretentious people, rude bouncers.”
  2. “They also serve yummy snack-sized food of the Mexican/American variety, although it took over 30 minutes, but it was worth it!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/15/10

Best Daily Happy Hour on Sunset!

by BlueOnBlast , Citysearch Contributor

Best Happy Hour by far- $5 martinis and well drinks every weekday from 5-8pm. The bar food menu is big with lots of tasty snacks under $7 including veggie options! You must try the sweet potato fries...they are crispy, salty and sweet potato flavorful!

  • Pros: Happy Hour Deal
  • Cons: Gets crowded if Palladium has a show
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/06/09

My Favorite Bar

by VitaLusty

My pros pretty much cover it . . . you can park on the south side of Sunset, you just need a little walk. Its better to walk off the stiff drinks anyway.

Bartenders are pretty girls who are very nice, so be good to them.

Music is loud and annoying, but really the only kink in the otherwise perfect atmosphere.

Its a great place for those of us who slave in the industry. Happy Hour 6-9pm.

  • Pros: Cheap Drinks, Late Happy Hour, No Tourists
  • Cons: Loud Music
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/04/09

Great Bar - too loud

by dslocum

I've been to the Well twice this week since New Years. It has a great location, lighting, and seating. However the music is way too loud. You can't hold a conversation with the person sitting next to you in the booth because the volume from the speakers is high. For a place with so much going for it I can't believe the staff is letting this detail slide. Also, the music in the jukebox is dated. You'd think a place that's cutting edge would play hipper music. Come on this is LA.

  • Pros: Location, location, location. Great interior seating and lighting.
  • Cons: The music is too loud and cheesy. For the kind of ambience I'd expect electronic music.
3 Star Rating: Average

09/22/07

Nice bar, bad management

by becca1126

We threw a birthday party here on Friday night. We reserved the back room, which was perfect for a group. We got there at 6 (for happy hour). The drinks were good, the crowd was nice, and the music just the right level. Everything went smoothly until one of the security guards started making a scene at about 10:30. Turns out, he wanted one of the people in the party to leave because he was wearing shorts and after 9 you can't wear shorts. We had not been told about any dress code earlier in the night and had already been there for several hours at this time. It seems pretty ridiculous to make someone leave a party after that many hours, especially since the crowd was so casual. We tried to talk to the manager, but the security card wouldn't tell us where he was. Luckily, someone had an extra pair of pants. Later on, I went to the bar simply to tell the manager how dissapointed I was in the way it was played out. I told the bartender I wanted to talk to him, and she relayed the message to him, but he wouldn't even talk to me.

Overall, it's a great little bar, with some bad little people.

  • Pros: Nice bar, not too crowded
  • Cons: staff on a power trip, parking
4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/13/07

Good Times to be had here.

by the_verdict

This bar is perfect. Not too crowded, great service, prices are decent especially for LA. Far from pretentious, yet full of swankiness. Dress code, anything goes. You will feel comforatble dressed up and/or in tshirt and jeans. There are booths/seating areas located all around the bar and the music is classic rock meets Jamiroquai meets Cake. Great background funk basically with an occassional song the whole bar will rise up and sing together.

The Details on The Well

Place Categories:

  • great starting place
  • great bartenders
  • like nice people
  • best circle bar
  • good more drinks
  • nice friendlyapproachable crowd
  • best daily happy hour
  • great atmosphere
  • great lounge seating
  • not too bad juke box
  • really great vibe
  • great happy hour prices
  • overrated lounges
  • good music
  • rude bouncer
  • overrated clubs
  • great service
  • really cool locals
  • great date spot
  • nice rocks
  • yummy snacksized food
  • nice s
  • bad little people
  • bad management
  • good peps

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