Clear
Studio City gets a taste of the lounge life with a cool theme bar.
(818) 980-4811
11916 Ventura Blvd
Studio City,
CA
91604
34.1428
-118.3912
Last updated 7.09.09
What People Are Saying About Clear
The Owner
Clear
Owner
Clear Lounge offers great cocktails, friendly bartenders, a happening scene and excellent DJs. A modern cocktail lounge located on the south end of Ventura Blvd, Clear is quickly redefining what it means to be hip in the valley. The design speaks to a cozy minimalist feel, while avoiding the unfriendly black box club that is so frequent in LA. Clear has been described as "an intimate lounge that is palpably sexy."
The main room features white padded vinyl walls, curved couches that span the length of the room on the right side, and a mahogany bar with clear stools. Just outside the main room sits a garden patio that reminds visitors of "Palm Springs circa 1959" with palm trees, rock gardens and Zen like seating areas. Clear has hosted numerous fashion shoots, celebrity parties, and video shoots, as will as several commercials.
The Editor
Tara Lis
Citysearch
The Scene
No longer the Valley's best-kept secret, the unpretentious neighborhood vibe has been replaced by a velvet rope and guest list. Still, it's a beautiful venue. As the moniker suggests, most everything at Clear is transparent. A rotating cast of guest DJs mix it up between cool jazz and thumping hip-hop, depending on the night.
User Reviews
trOOthseeka
May 29, 2009
Clear was a very pleasant surprise for me because it was my first time really trying out night life in the valley (valley + night life used in the the same sentence, go figure?!) Props to my boy Karl for putting me on to this best kept secret, though I came to find out its celebrating its 7th year, guess I'm the late one, eh). Convenient location for me as a valley resident and very pleasant commercial strip - not Hollywood hectic! The bartenders do just that - tend the bar - and they do it well, tending to the guests all night and mix up the flavor nicely with male & female staff. All the while, the DJs set up the vibe sumthin proper like with a head-nodding soundtrack from breakbeat to new wave to dub and of course hip hop brining it all together with dem butta verses. The ooooonnnlly kind of annoying thing is that the bar is sticky to the touch. It may sound petty, but I'm really not tryin' to peel my forearm skin off the bar as a sip a 12 dollar cordial, naa'mean?!?! Strange, too, because its a nice looking curved, wood bar. Definitely subtracts a 1/2 star from this otherwise 3+ star lounge. Not sure what's up with that but I have a contractor who can shellack it or whatever to "Clear" that sticky mug out. At any rate, just as soon as I log off here I'm headed down there to smoke stogies on their enclosed outdoor patio, so you do the math . . .
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andregregory
May 16, 2009
I think the staff the ones that give good reviews and said that they're HOT. The tattoos and the piercing that attract the girls...lol..give me a break!!! This job probably the only job they could get since other places won't hire such jerks like them. If you are in the Valley go to other places, with inexpensive drinks and better crowds and music. And more experience and intelligent bartenders and this place is small and empty, dry....the bartenders only nice to good looking girls who are willing to give them their numbers...for after party...Stay away from this place...
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Knowmystuff
May 04, 2009
all the guys that work there are hottt. Especially the bartender Caleb. OMG he Is so HOTTTTTT. Ryans Hot too but he is too much of a bad boy for me. wink wink. Anyways badass place and it is a guarenteed good time.
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Look Good:
Nearby Sapphire offers similar decor, but with a darker, more lounge-like vibe. Be prepared for a wait on busy nights.
Know Before You Go:
Arrive early to chat up club owner Bryan, who concocts better mojitos than the bartenders--and does so from scratch--but only for special customers. Bring your own mint: It's available down the street at Trader Joe's.
The Extras:
The club's increasing popularity attracts higher-caliber DJs and has also turned it into a happening pickup spot.
Look Good:
Nearby Sapphire offers similar decor, but with a darker, more lounge-like vibe. Be prepared for a wait on busy nights.
Know Before You Go:
Arrive early to chat up club owner Bryan, who concocts better mojitos than the bartenders--and does so from scratch--but only for special customers. Bring your own mint: It's available down the street at Trader Joe's.
The Extras:
The club's increasing popularity attracts higher-caliber DJs and has also turned it into a happening pickup spot.
Category:
Message from Clear
- Cocktails
- High-profile DJs
- Hip hop and 80s music
Clear Lounge offers great cocktails, friendly bartenders, a happening scene and excellent DJs. A modern cocktail lounge located on the south end of Ventura Blvd, Clear is quickly redefining what it means to be hip in the valley. The design speaks to a cozy minimalist feel, while avoiding the unfriendly black box club that is so frequent in LA. Clear has been described as "an intimate lounge that is palpably sexy."
The main room features white padded vinyl walls, curved couches that span the length of the room on the right side, and a mahogany bar with clear stools. Just outside the main room sits a garden patio that reminds visitors of "Palm Springs circa 1959" with palm trees, rock gardens and Zen like seating areas. Clear has hosted numerous fashion shoots, celebrity parties, and video shoots, as will as several commercials.
