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The Semi-Tropic

Name: The Semi-Tropic
Telephone: (213) 568-3827

Echo Park's go-to bar with craft cocktails, fire pits, weekend brunch, and daily happy hour. A perfect low-pressure first date spot.

Echo ParkCasualOutdoorsRomantic$50–100Under $50First DateEveningThis WeekendTonight

Address1412 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Venue typebar and restaurant

Price level2

Best for

first date, casual date, afternoon date, weekend brunch date, happy hour

You want a quiet, candlelit dinner. Gets busier and louder on Friday and Saturday nights.

Casual. Jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers are perfectly fine. This is Echo Park, not Beverly Hills.

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