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The HMS Bounty

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Wilshire Center - Koreatown, Los Angeles
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    "trip through the fading halls of the attached Gaylord"(4 Tips)
    Michael M.
    "Best dive bar in KTown maybe even LA"(2 Tips)
    Sarina W.
    "Great HMS lunch specials for only $3.95"(2 Tips)
    Andrew W.
    "Baseball steak"(2 Tips)
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  • Jeffrey J.heart icon on user image
    Jeffrey JamesNovember 25, 2015
    Right below the Gaylord apartments, formerly a hotel, the bar is a step back in time with a nautical twist. Heavy dark wooden furniture & a cosy ambience, staff are friendly.
  • The Standard
    The StandardJuly 16, 2015
    One of LA’s oldest restaurants, with leather booths bearing the names of old-time regulars, like Winston Churchill and William Randolph Hearst.
  • LA Weekly
    LA WeeklyAugust 4, 2014
    Making a break for the head is an adventure, one that requires a trip through the fading halls of the attached Gaylord Apartments into a thin, dark room that abuts the laundry facilities. Read more
  • Rainbeauheart icon on user image
    RainbeauDecember 27, 2018
    LA has no shortage of beautiful & hip bars. This is not one of them. But it’s also not a dive bar. The staff have been around longer than I've been alive. And the prices are on point.
  • Stephen S.heart icon on user image
    Stephen SmytheMay 7, 2022
    No better value in Ktown. Solid inexpensive drinks. Good service and good food.
  • Offbeat L.A.heart icon on user image
    Offbeat L.A.January 28, 2016
    Opened 1948. Kitschy nautical-themed bar & grill with red leather booths, a wooden bar & port holes in the walls.
  • Peter C.
    Peter CastilloMarch 25, 2018
    Been here 10+ times
    A throwback in time to a proper divey bar with ten dollar steak dinners and under ten dollar sandwiches.
  • Serious Eats
    Serious EatsAugust 23, 2013
    A nautical-themed bar in the bottom floor of the old Gaylord hotel in the heart of Koreatown.
  • Jen Pollack B.
    Jen Pollack BiancoApril 20, 2012
    Been here 5+ times
    Get a Wise Man's special (a shot & a beer) for $5.50 and entertain yourself with the World's most random jukebox: Babs, INXS, New Kids On The Block and The Wedding March all represent.
  • Stephen S.
    Stephen SandersJune 17, 2011
    One of the coolest bars in LA. A total throwback. Quiet, unpretentious with killer fish n chips and drinks stiff enough to light up the saltiest of seamen.
  • Sam W.heart icon on user image
    Sam WingMay 13, 2015
    Awesome little dive. The bathrooms are outside, across the lobby and down the stairs.
  • David S.heart icon on user image
    David SkinnerApril 8, 2018
    Shot and beer special, cheese burger, onion rings, staff were great
  • Jacqueline L.
    Jacqueline L.April 7, 2013
    No taps, only bottles. Beer & shot is a can of Tecate and an unbearable well whisky... drink at your own peril.
  • Gaston H.heart icon on user image
    Gaston HinostrozaJune 23, 2013
    Get the combo shrimp and fish and chips are the BIZ-a-OMB
  • Gillianheart icon on user image
    GillianNovember 8, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Not fine dining but a good spot if you want to feel like your time machine to 1999 is finally working.
  • Es K.
    Es KNovember 10, 2014
    Juxebox music. Get the Wiseman for $5.50 (shot + beer)
  • ivan r.
    ivan rhivanzNovember 25, 2012
    HMS lunch special $3bucks. Stiff drinks and cheap. Love it!
  • Adrian Y.heart icon on user image
    Adrian YuenDecember 20, 2014
    Good old school bar, lots of regulars
  • Michael M.
    Michael MazzeoNovember 26, 2020
    Been here 10+ times
    Best dive bar in KTown maybe even LA
  • Kathleen R.
    Kathleen RobbinsAugust 8, 2011
    Been here 25+ times
    They have a tiny bottle of extra dry sparkling wine for $4.50. Good deal!
  • Racin S.
    Racin SaubelNovember 15, 2013
    Try the Salmon Cesar Salad!!! Best thing I've ever tasted!
  • Carlos N.heart icon on user image
    Carlos NunleyMarch 1, 2016
    Been here 10+ times
    Lovely stiff long island!
  • Roxanna B.
    Roxanna BreitiganDecember 23, 2018
    The atmosphere and people are delightful.
  • TV Food Maps
    TV Food MapsSeptember 4, 2014
    Check out HMS Bounty as seen on Best Bars in America Read more
  • Devora S.
    Devora SOctober 22, 2011
    We love this dark and stormy bar. Cheap prices, honest food.
  • Oscar Z.
    Oscar ZubiaJuly 31, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    cheapest drinks all the time. $5.50 tecate/shot combo from 530/930
  • Manny G.heart icon on user image
    Manny GuzmanJanuary 2, 2017
    Strong drinks cheap prices.
  • Sarina W.
    Sarina WylieMay 23, 2011
    Sunday Afternoon Social Scene at the Gaylord next door. Great HMS lunch specials for only $3.95
  • Devereau C.
    Devereau ChumrauApril 7, 2012
    Been here 5+ times
    Fries, wings, and vodka martini. Deadly but sooo good!
  • Beth V.
    Beth Van DamAugust 22, 2012
    Amazing old school juke box!
  • Chrisheart icon on user image
    ChrisJuly 29, 2016
    fun bar for fun
  • Oscar Z.
    Oscar ZubiaMarch 21, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    decent. no happy hour, well drinks about $4, fish & chips $10 4/5
  • chelsy w.heart icon on user image
    chelsy wAugust 20, 2014
    Rockin everything
  • chelsy w.heart icon on user image
    chelsy wAugust 20, 2014
    Frickn everything
  • Madison G.
    Madison GirifalcoDecember 16, 2014
    Grrlz nite sad bar on a boat
  • Scott M.
    Scott MarkusSeptember 12, 2013
    Annie is a doll!
  • Andrew W.heart icon on user image
    Andrew WearyJune 30, 2015
    Baseball steak
  • Layth H.
    Layth HussainSeptember 11, 2011
    Say hi to Andy
  • Ben W.
    Ben WangOctober 17, 2014
    Why am I here
  • Brad C.
    Brad CrowellFebruary 16, 2010
    Been here 5+ times
    Get their famous Baseball Steak!
  • Eunha K.
    Eunha KimDecember 28, 2010
    Been here 5+ times
    Woohooo!!!
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