Jay's Bar

Jay’s Bar in Silver Lake is pretty much an ideal happy hour spot. While some critics are having gastro pub fatigue, you might consider this a kind of greatest-hits compilation of what made you fall for gastro pubs in the first place, with a few remixes in the set. Jay’s Bar is mainly a large one-room space, designed with industrial elements — mostly wood and metal with occasional touches of whimsy. A mirrored menu of draft beer selections sits in the center of the main wall, and hooks for jackets, hats and handbags are lined across the bar. The high booths that sit perpendicular to both sides of the bar make for comfortable seating with substantial cushioning; the bar stools have a slight concavity for a better seat. Two flat screen TVs flank the bar, tuned to different sports. So the games are there for the viewing, but not conspicuous in sight or sound for those uninterested in sports.