The Standard - View this location on map A hip, trendy bar on the Sunset Strip (there's also one downtown which I haven't been to). Free entry where one might mingle with stars on a busy night (including U.S. teen dream Chad Michael Murray) and where one might quietly play cards with his friends on a not-so-busy night. Expensive drinks, though, of course. 8300 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA Nightlife

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