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Friends out in West Los Angeles

A three-stop friends out in West Los Angeles — a proper dinner, a loud middle, and one last round. Built from real venues, in walking order.

7:30 PMStart
4hLength
3Stops
  1. Start7:30 PM

    Hammys smash burgers

    Restaurant · West Los Angeles · $$$ · 75 min

    Eat first — it settles the group and gives the night somewhere to begin.

  2. Peak9:00 PM

    The Wellesbourne

    Bar · West Los Angeles · $$ · 70 min

    The high point. Everything before this builds up to it; everything after eases off.

  3. Wind down10:25 PM

    Hakata Izakaya HERO

    Restaurant · West Los Angeles · $$$ · 75 min

    Somewhere quieter to land, so the night ends instead of just stopping.

Stops are real venues, ordered so the night builds and then eases off — food first, one high point, somewhere quieter to finish. Times assume about 15 minutes between stops, which is a short walk at this scale.