One Of South Bay's Favorite Watering Holes Expands On Pier Plaza Killer Shrimp has merged with The Mermaid to create Killer Shrimp At The Mermaid restaurant and bar in Hermosa Beach, CA. The owners are the same – they always were when Killer Shrimp was in another building – and it's now blended into the Mermaid building. The menu at Mermaid is expanding but for true … [Read more...]
Where To Go For Live Music In Hermosa Beach, CA
Saint Rocke, Standing Room & The Legendary Lighthouse Cafe Feature Local & National Bands One of the best live music spots in Los Angeles is the beach town of Hermosa Beach, making it kind of a mini-Sunset Strip by the sand. There are several great local bands – Pennywise is from Hermosa – that play here and also regional and national touring bands. Here's a … [Read more...]
South Bay’s Best Happy Hour Bars For Winter Sunsets
Daily Drink & Food Specials In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach When Daylight Savings Time ends in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities, locals complain that it gets dark too early. That's true – it's as early as 5 o'clock in the fall and winter. But there's one advantage to it – you can see the spectacular sunsets while eating and drinking cheaply because … [Read more...]
The Declining State Of Nightlife In Hermosa Beach, CA
Empty Bars Now Fill On Once-Thriving Pier Ave. People walking around, busy restaurants, long lines at the bars and a general sense that this place is happening – it's what used to be the scene on and around Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach CA. These days, tho, once-bustling South Bay Beach City is more like a bust. Once one of the top nightlife meccas of Los Angeles, Hermosa … [Read more...]
L.A. Top NFL Sports Bars Game Watching Locations Hermosa Beach
Where To Watch The Bears, Rams, Seahawks, Vikings, & Other Teams In Los Angeles There's more than Rams fans in Los Angeles. Many more, and when it comes to finding bars where transplanted fans watch their teams, look no further than Hermosa Beach. There are several lively bars on and around Pier Plaza that have specific groups watching their teams, as well as a … [Read more...]
Patrick Molloy’s Bar Hermosa Beach – 20 Years At The Pier
A True Pub Club In The South Bay's Hot Party Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & South Bay Resident I don't recall the first time I set foot in Patrick Molloys, but I recall some of the good times I've had in the place. There were the AVP weekends, post-Fiesta Hermosa beer garden nights, wild promotions like Cowboy Ugly featuring sexy girls … [Read more...]
Patrick Molloy’s 20th Anniversary Party Hermosa Beach
Pier Plaza Bar Celebrates Two Decades In The South Bay Patrick Molloy's, the Irish-named but everything-fun bar (pub, club, sports bar, locals' hangout) is celebrating its 20th anniversary on the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza this summer. It's having a special party on Thursday, Aug. 25. It will feature Happy Hour all night, DJ Joe Sol and a lot of fun. It starts at 9 p.m. … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts A True #SundayFunday
Free Shows On The Sand A South Bay Weekly Highlight Event There's the beach, the Pacific Ocean, surfing, sailing, beach volleyball and riding bikes along The Strand. But the Sunday highlight of several people in the South Bay during August are the free concerts on the beach, known as the Hermosa Beach Summer Concert Series. They take place on the sand on the south … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Band Barley Playing KAABOO Del Mar
Local Musicians Performing The Same Day As Jimmy Buffett They have played Saint Rocke, Standing Room and now have a regular gig at the Lighthouse Cafe (first Saturday of the month, 4-8 p.m.). They have been on stage at the Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts, Redondo Beach Lobsterfest and other local festivals. And now the Hermosa Beach, CA, band Barley is getting on the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts Vs. Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park
The Best Bands & Scene For Singles And Couples It's not exactly a battle of the beaches, but Hermosa and Manhattan Beach – sitting side by side in Los Angeles' South Bay – have something of a battle of the bands each Sunday in August. In one corner, it's Hermosa with its Summer Concert Series featuring locally-touring bands mixing in originals with familiar cover … [Read more...]
Patrick Molloy’s The Top Bar After Hermosa Beach Concerts
PubClub.com Tip Of The Week: The Best Sunday Nightlife Singles Bars At The Pier The summer Sunday beach concert is over for the evening, the sun has set, the bars on the Pier Plaza are right there, and it's still fairly early. So where do you go to continue to party? Patrick Molloy's. That's the most happening and best bar to go to on Pier Plaza, and PubClub.com's … [Read more...]
Graceband Big Band Elvis Show Returns To Saint Rocke
The King And Queen Tribute Show Heats Up Hermosa Beach In August Neil Diamond sang about "Hot August Nights," but on Saturday, Aug. 6, it will be the sounds of Elvis Presley – along with Queen and a local rock band – that will be heating things up at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA. The Elvis tribute band Graceband returns to Saint Rocke with its big-band show … [Read more...]
Mermaid Hermosa Beach: PubClub Party Tip Of The Week
Drink Of The Week Is The South Bay's Best Cocktail Deal Being out on the town means that PubClub.com has a lot of tips to share with readers and friends, and it's often difficult to get them all out in one simple system, like within the text of another post. So, based on input from a friend, we are now featuring a PubClub.com Party Tip Of The Week. This is starting … [Read more...]
Smackfest Hermosa Beach 2016 Photos & Event Review
Beach Volleyball Tournament Is A Halloween Party In July There were girls in sexy lingerie, people in grass skirts and Aloha shirts, a polling booth, elves, WWF wrestlers, American Gladiators, a DJ and a parade of silly-dressed people in the bars as if they were intentionally trying to lose a costume contest. It was Halloween in July in Hermosa Beach, CA, otherwise … [Read more...]
Spending A Typical Weekend In Hermosa Beach, CA
Volleyball On The Sand, Bicycles On The Strand By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger & Hermosa Beach Resident I woke up on a Sunday morning to see a group of about a dozen girls hitting volleyballs on a court on the beach. They stayed for about an hour, maybe more, encouraging each other in an organized practice of drills. After they left, another group took … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2016 Teams Sold Out For Hermosa Beach Event
Beach Volleyball Coed Costume Party Is July 23 If you did not sign up to play in Smackfest 2016, then you had better find some buddies with a team because it's sold out for spots. Of course, the event is free and open to spectators. Just a few weeks after being available, there's no more signups for teams. All that remains now is to see what costumes and themes those … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach The Ultimate Quick Guide For Visitors
Bars, Top Happy Hours & Things To Do In This South Bay Beach City If you're visiting Hermosa Beach or are new to the South Bay Beach Cities, here's a quick guide to the best bars, Happy Hours, activities and lifestyle. It's everything .you need to know about what to do and where to do it and even what to wear in Hermosa. Things To Do In Hermosa Beach The focal … [Read more...]
4th Of July Hermosa Beach The Strand Singles Scene
Red, White & Blue Bikinis, Board Shorts, Bikes & House Parties This the ultimate California summer beach scene, thousands of people walking and biking up and down a beach path while house parties rage around them. It's the Fourth of July and the location is Hermosa Beach, the tiny (two miles long) town in Los Angeles as part of the South Bay Beach … [Read more...]
4th Of July Hermosa Beach Strand Alcohol Policy Laws
Drinking Prohibited On The Walkway & On The Beach It may seem hard to fathom when you look around and there's thousands of people walking and riding bikes with beverages in hand, playing volleyball and games on the beach next to coolers and a seemingly endless line of house parties. But there's no alcohol allowed on The Strand and the beach in Hermosa Beach, CA. And … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Is USA’s Top 4th of July Party Destination
The Ironman, House Parties On the Strand & Single Partying People The three most important words in real estate are: Location, location, location. When it comes to a location to have a party, the beach is a good place to start. But it also takes the right mix of people, culture and tradition. And Hermosa Beach, CA, one of the South Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
Top Party Tips for the 4th of July In Hermosa Beach
Advice On House Parties, Drinking and Partying on Independence Day in This Fun Los Angeles Beach City It's one of the top party locations for the 4th of July in the country, a place on the beach with a sidewalk along the shore and house parties with nearly every step. The day begins with a unique event, something called The Ironman where local "competitors" run a mile, … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach 4th Of July An Alcohol-Free Event In 2016
No More Live Music For Seaside Lagoon Fireworks There is no question that the prime party place in the South Bay – heck, even in all of L.A. – is Hermosa Beach. Yet one of the questions that inevitably comes up is regarding the fireworks in Redondo Beach and specifically Seaside Lagoon. That's right under the fireworks and patriotic music is played to enhance the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Thursday Happy Hours Top Bars & Nightlife
Mojitos, Burritos, Pizza & Ladie's Night In The South Bay It's Thursday in the South Bay and you are thirsty. Okay, if you're in the South Bay you're pretty much thirsty every night of the week but here's what's happening for Happy Hours and Thirsty Thursdays at and around the Hermosa Beach Pier bars. Food & Drink Specials At The Hermosa Pier • American … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Tuesday Things To Do, Happy Hours & Tacos
A Weekday Guide To This L.A's South Bay Beach City If you're fortunate enough to find yourself in Hermosa Beach, standing at the surfer statue on the pier, hands on hip and suddenly declare "well we're here, NOW what to we do!?," then this article is for you. This is a guide from a local about what to do, where to do, where to eat and drink, Happy Hours and, of course, … [Read more...]
Hot Girls Of The Hermosa Beach Ironman 4th Of July
Babes On The Beach During Annual Fourth Of July Kickoff Event The Hermosa Beach Ironman is known mainly as a kooky way to start the Fourth of July, but it also has another factor that makes it a morning must-do in this Los Angeles seaside community. There's a lot of hot girls at it. And not only at it, but in it, for it's not just men who run a mile, swim a mile and … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2016 Date & Registration Information
Costume Beach Volleyball Tournament In Hermosa Beach The creative, crazy, fun glad-I'm-single (or I'm-single-this-weekend) event in Hermosa Beach, CA, known as Smackfest is Saturday, July 23. Registration opened June 1, and is for teams of four (at least one girl is required, as if that's a problem). So get your teammates, register before it's sold out (which always … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Ironman 4th Of July – The Ultimate Party Event Review
Fourth Of July Kickoff Starts With Beer Chug & Mosh Pit In some circles, an Ironman competition is an athletic endeavor developed to determine the best overall athlete in three disciplines. The most famous of them all, held each year in Kona, Hawaii, consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a marathon run of 26.2 miles. But there's another … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Memorial Day Weekend Party Report
South Bay Happenings For Fiesta Hermosa, Champagne Brunches, Bands & Lifestyle Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report – Memorial Day Edition! The Party Report is brought to you by Kona Beer, which gives you "liquid aloha" with Longboard Lager (available at, among other places, American Junkie, Shade Hotel, Sharkeez MB, Shellback Tavern & Waterman’s), … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Visitors: No Drinking Beer On The Beach
No-Alcohol Policy Catches Some Tourists Off Guard Here's something important to know for visitors to Hermosa Beach, CA: There's no drinking on the beach. Not beer, wine or alcohol. Do it and get caught and you'll face a fine or, as a group of springtime visitors from Colorado found out one sunny Saturday in May, a very public lecture from the Hermosa Beach Police … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl
Kona Brewing Brings A Bit Of Aloha To Mexican Party What's happening in Hermosa Beach for Cinco de Mayo? Well here's one thing – a pub crawl with Kona Brewing Co. Yes, Kona Brewing, the Hawaiian-based beer is going out in the South Bay for Cinco de Mayo. You're invited to come along to all the bars or meet in one of them. Along the way there will be not specials on … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach House Parties Police Breakup Solution
Calling The Cops Should Be A Two-Way Street In a familiar scenario, a fun house party was broken up when Hermosa Beach police showed up after a complaint. This was a Saturday night and the party consisted mostly of adults in their mid-30s to mid-40s. The door was closed to keep any outside noise reduced as a result, the party was very hot and steamy inside and the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach The Essential Bars, Nightlife & Happy Hours Guide
The Best Bars, Cocktails & Happy Hours This is your essential party guide to Hermosa Beach, CA, the lively little beach town in Los Angeles. A local provides information on the bars, where to get the best cocktails and all the Happy Hours, some of which are seven days a week. The first thing to know is that the main area of activity is Pier Plaza, a … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lifestyle: A Beach Bicycle Ride Adventure
An L.A. Story From A Local In The South Bay I seem to have an incredible ability to turn something simple into an interesting – and, hopefully a lighthearted – storytelling adventure. Take the other day, when I went to pick up a new bicycle that had so generously been given to me by Kona Brewing Company. She's a sleek blue wonder, complete with Kona logos, a basket, … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2016 Date Add To Calendar Event
WHAT: More than 700 people, mainly weekend amateurs, playing in a coed beach volleyball tournament. Teams dress and play in costumes and have themes like vikings, pirates and even bananas. SINGLES SCENE: Outstanding. People in costumes and beach attire, going from the beach to the bars all afternoon. Good ratio of girls to guys. PARTY SCENE: Outstanding, one of the best … [Read more...]
Seeing The Rolling Stones Not In Cuba But At Saint Rocke
Hermosa Beach Live Music Venue Features The Stone, Beatles & Elvis In One Night By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The song is correct. You may not always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you can get what you need. And what I wanted was to see the Rolling Stones in Cuba. But what I got was a Rolling Stones cover band at Hermosa Beach's great live … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2016 Date Hermosa Beach Volleyball Party Review
Volleyball Meets Halloween In The 23rd Annual Tournament Smackfest is back on the beach, and the date for 2016 is Saturday, July 23. For those who may not know (this would be South Bay newbies or anyone who has their head stuck in the sand while living here), Smackfest is a coed beach volleyball tournament with themed teams that put as much energy into enjoying the party … [Read more...]
A Report On The State Of Hermosa Beach Report
A California Beach City Resident's Observations About A Small Town Meeting By The PubClub.com Blogger I attended my first State Of The City address recently and because I'm a trained reporter, decided to jot down a few notes from it. Let me state that I am not into politics or city affairs and have attended exactly two City Council meetings in my life – one when I had to … [Read more...]
The Mermaid Hermosa Beach Adds Late Night Happy Hour
Pier Ave. Restaurant And Bar Features Wine, Beer & The Drink Of The Week Cocktail Here's a cheers to this move. The Mermaid, one of the few bars on the Hermosa Beach Strand, has extended it's daily Happy Hour hours and added a late-night Happy Hour. The daily Happy Hour – and by daily, we mean it's seven days a week – now goes from 3-7 p.m. Previously, it ended … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bike Tours On The Today Show
Beach Cities Bike Tours Part Of Win A Trip To Los Angeles Promotion If you were watching the Today Show and saw people riding bikes by the beach and as part of a win a trip to Los Angeles promotion, then said to yourself "hey I would like to do that," here's how to do it. The tours are run by Beach Cities Bike Tours and are guided tours along the beach on bicycles. Yes, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Bars Super Bowl Food & Drink Specials
#SundayFunday At Fenner's, Patrick Molloys, Sharkeez & The Deck Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most fun days of the year in the South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach. There are tons of house parties but it's also a huge day for the bars, particularly on the Hermosa Beach Pier. That is where you will find the most action, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach #SundayFunday: Big Waves, Blues Band & Elvis
Swept Away, Blown Away And Whisked Away In The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger When you live in an area as lively as Hermosa Beach, CA – and, indeed, the entire South Bay Beach Cities which also includes Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach – you are conditioned to know a fun time can break out at any time. Even during a hurricane. Yacht Club To … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Bars Sunday Happy Hours
#SundayFunday In The South Bay With Food & Drink Specials Sundays in the South Bay is #SundayFunday with the great weather, playing beach volleyball, surfing and cruising The Strand barhopping on bicycles. And, because a lot of singles live in the area, the bar scene is always on their mind. And here's where to find the Sunday Happy Hours at the Hermosa Beach … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Bars Saturday Happy Hours
Where To Eat & Drink Cheap On Weekends The arrival of the weekend doesn't mean the end of the Happy Hours. Here's where you can eat and drink for cheap on the Hermosa Beach Pier in this quintessential Southern California Beach City. • Fat Face Fenner's Faloon Saturday Happy Hour This casual beach bar – and sports destination for Boson transplants – is … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Sunday Live Music At HBYC
#SundayFunday At Hermosa Beach Yacht Club Sundays in the South Bay are often #SundayFunday and here's where to go to hear live music. The Hermosa Beach Yacht Club – or HBYC as it's affectionally known by locals – has acoustic music in the early evenings, perfectly timed to be after a day on the sand playing beach volleyball and/or riding bikes along The … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Strand + Pier Hotel May Have 5 Bars
On-Site Restaurants Part Of New Plan That Includes Hermosa Cyclery The developers of the new Strand + Pier hotel project, which would take over the prime spot occupied by The Mermaid for decades, say they want the massive development to fit the personality of Hermosa Beach as much as possible. And certainly one proposal would do just that, for they have asked the city … [Read more...]
12 Bars of Christmas Hermosa Beach A Fun Holiday Event
Seasonal Pub Crawl Has Been Happening For 20 Years One of the most creative events in a town with a lot of them is the 12 Bars of Christmas pub crawl in Hermosa Beach, CA. It's just what it sounds like, going to a dozen bars in one night dressed in holiday attire. The 2015 event was the 20th annual one and had more than 100 people visiting Sharkeez, Patrick Molloy's, … [Read more...]
Los Angeles The World’s Top Holiday Party Destination
L.A's The Place As A Singles Mecca, Especially In The South Bay When it comes to holiday parties, no place parties like Los Angeles. Especially for singles. In a place where it's impossible to get into the Christmas shopping mood because it's sunny and 70 degrees and Santa Claus wears shorts and there are palm trees instead of Christmas trees, there's something … [Read more...]
Surviving Another Hermosa Beach Party & Bar Challenge
How The Nightlife Blogger Made It Through All Day Night Bars & Parties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger My throat is scratchy and my voice is crackling, but I'm up, feeling good and ready to rock it again. It's a mid-Sunday morning in the South Bay, and I survived a long, busy and lively Saturday, which I've dubbed the Hermosa Beach Challenge. When you live … [Read more...]
Big 10 Pub Crawl Hermosa Beach 2019 Bars & Details
Midwestern Transplants Gather In L.A. For Annual Party There's no Little Brown Jug, Paul Bunyan's Axe, Old Brass Spittoon, brass bull or brass pig. And nobody to dot the "i" in Ohio. What there is, however, are more than a hundred transplanted Midwesterners now living in Los Angeles who converge on Hermosa Beach for the annual Big 10 Pub Crawl. Held on the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Standing Room Hosting Shari Puorto Release Party
Local Rock/Blues Artist To Perform Songs From Her Latest CD At Live Music Bar The passion that Shari "El" Puorto puts into her music is now being put into telling everyone in the South Bay that she's having a release party to perform her new CD. The release party is Saturday, Dec. 5, at Standing Room in Hermosa Beach. It starts at 9 p.m. There is no cover charge. The CD … [Read more...]
South Bay Top Holiday Events 2015 Dates & Information
Happenings In Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach The holiday season in the South Bay means plenty of events and activities, some unique to this area. Here's the dates and details of the top party and singles events in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach for 2015. Happy Holidays In The Los Angeles Beach Cities • Manhattan Beach Holiday … [Read more...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Of Oct. 23-25
What's Happening In Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach This is your Jimmy Buffett concert primer – what to wear, what to bring and what to know about the parking lot, concert and tickets. There are a few seats left on the bus so contact me ASAP if you want to get on board! JIMMY BUFFETT PARTY BUS/TAILGATE PARTY We are meeting at Sharkeez Hermosa at noon. … [Read more...]
The Daily Distractions Of Working In Hermosa Beach
Bikinis, Babes And Beach Volleyball Here's the problem with working from home in Hermosa Beach, CA. And living on The Strand in particular. You are working in the living room, laptop on a tiki bar, writing stories for PubClub.com. And then a group of girls in bikinis appear on the beach in front of you. They start hitting around a volleyball and they are all very … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bartenders Receive Alcohol Awareness Training
Underage Drinking & Over-Serving In Bars Stressed In Sessions The many lively bars at and around the Hermosa Beach, CA, Pier can - and do – give the impression to some that this is a wild and crazy drinking town. It's not (for comparison's sake, one day and night on Mykonos in the Greek Islands would likely lead to quite a different perspective of things here) but … [Read more...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Events Oct. 13-15
What's Happening And Things To Do In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach At a Jimmy Buffett party, you've got to dress the part and look the part. Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! We trust all our South Bay friends in the British Virgin Islands are having a great time at the the nightly theme parties, daily dingy wars and bar-hopping to places like the … [Read more...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bars
Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach Drinking Landmarks After personal experiences, consulting with several others – over drinks, of course – and running down memory lane, PubClub.com has assembled a list of the Top 10 iconic bars of all time in the South Bay Beach Cities. This is the best of the best in Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach. This list went through … [Read more...]
South Bay Party Report Weekend Events Oct. 9-11
Things To Do In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report for the weekend of Oct, 9-11. These are events and activities happening in and around the Beach Cities. MLB PLAYOFFS Cubs Win! Cubs Win!!! And Silvio’s goes crazy. Those Crazy Chicagoans will be back on Friday as the Cubbies take on their bitter rivals, the St. Louis … [Read more...]
Taco Tuesday American Junkie $5 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos
Reviewing This Hermosa Beach Bar's Food & Drink Specials And Singles Scene Taco Tuesday is part of the culture in Southern California beach communities and it's particularly popular in the South Bay Beach Cities. Several bar/restaurants have specials on tacos and drinks this day of the week, and one of the best bargains is American Junkie at the Hermosa Beach … [Read more...]
South Bay Weekend Party Report Sept. 25-27
Redondo Beach Lobsterfest, Booze-N-Clues & Lingerie Volleyball September came in like a lion with Fiesta Hermosa and it’s roaring out that way, too, with a smart phone calendar full of party events this weekend. There’s the Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, the Brews-N-Clues scavenger hunt/pub crawl, plus 200 girls in lingerie playing volleyball in Santa Monica. Among … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Booze-N-Cruise Scavenger Hunt 2015
Fun Party Bar Events For Lyme Disease It's a party in the Hermosa Beach bars for the annual Booze-N-Clues. The 2015 Booze-N-Clues Bar Scavenger Hunt takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. What exactly IS the Booze-N-Clues Bar Scavenger Hunt? It's an annual event blends a scavenger hunt with bar contests where dozens of individuals will split more … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Bicycle Tours South Bay Beaches With Beach Cities Bike Tours
Sightseeing Along The Strand In Hermosa, Manhattan & Redondo Beach In a city of unique adventures and attractions, there is one activity that truly defines this place and its creative culture. It is riding a bicycle along the beach in La La Land – think the opening from the "Three's Company" TV show – among surfers, volleyball players and runners and, well, those … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars Nightlife Clubs & Singles Party Scene Complete Guide
Updated 2025 Once a hangout for hippies, Harleys and hang-loosers, Hermosa Beach is now the mecca of the South Bay's social scene. All these bars profiled here are within walking distance and many are within sight distance of one another. There is one-block, pedestrian-only Pier Ave., possesses a plethora of places and, combined with more bars on Hermosa Ave., it's … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Girls: South Bay Singles Life Blog
Wild Child Frustrates A Date When She Goes Crazy In Sharkeez It was, admittedly, against my better judgment. But she's cute. So when the girl – who had just frustrated me two nights earlier but then apologized with the "it's not me and it will never happen again" line – I took a chance and met her out on a Saturday night. I figured I had a chance to control her if I could … [Read more...]
The Mermaid A Top Hermosa Beach Bar For 30+ Locals Singles
Strong Drinks, Great Bartenders And Happy Hour 7 Days A Week First – and for a long time – it was Sharkeez. Then it was Fenner's. And now it's The Mermaid. A group of long-time local South Bay singles have a new favorite "go-to" bar and it's one that has been in Hermosa Beach for decades: The Mermaid. A couple of years ago the long-standing bar with the dark interior and … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Sports Bars College Football Alumni Game-Watching Places
Where L.A. Transplants Watch Arizona State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wisconsin & More Schools In Los Angeles, a huge number of transplants from the rest of the USA means there are fans and alumni of schools who gather to watch games together and of course, that's in a bar. Here's a rundown of bars in Hermosa Beach where groups – sometimes 50+ strong – gather to watch … [Read more...]
Patrick Molloy’s Is Hermosa Beach’s Top Sunday Night Party Bar
Happy Hour Prices & Live Music At The HB Pier The South Bay has a long history of hot, happening, "must do" Sunday afternoon/evening bars: Beach Bum Bert's, La Paz, 12th Street, H2O, Chiller's, Harry O's, Sharkeez Hermosa. And now, after a recent void, add Patrick Molloy's to the list. The bar on Hermosa's Pier Plaza is rocking on Sunday nights with a non-stop … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Yacht Club One Of The South Bay’s Top Dive Bars
HBYC Has Cold Beers & Hot Bartenders When one thinks of good dive bars in the South Bay Beach Cities, Shellback Tavern and Ercoles at the Manhattan Beach Pier come immediately to mind. In Hermosa tho, the dive bar is a disappearing relic. The Mermaid has been spiffed up and even the Poop Deck (now just called The Deck) is somewhat of a wine bar. But there is one place … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2015 Registration In Hermosa Beach Filling Up Fast
Coed Beach Volleyball Tournament Is Saturday, July 18 Registration for Smackfest – the coed beach volleyball tournament in Hermosa Beach that involves teams in costumes in one of the top singles events in Los Angeles – opened on Monday, June 1. And before the day was done, more than half the spots had been filled. So if you want to play in Smackfest, get your team, … [Read more...]
From Fiesta Hermosa One Weekend To Temecula Wine The Next
A Beer Garden, Then A Festival It was fun that's for sure! Three days in a beer garden at Fiesta Hermosa in Hermosa Beach, CA. That's pretty much how I spent my Memorial Day Weekend. But why stop there, right? The next event on this PubClub blogger's calendar is the Temecula Balloon & Wine Festival in Southern California's wine country. The former was by the … [Read more...]
Another Hermosa Beach Party Event, Another Night In The Pier Ave. Bars
LA Galaxy Championship Party Provides This Excuse Just when I thought it was safe to stay at home – spend a quiet evening with mindless TV on the background while adding articles to this blog and PubClub.com – then another event comes up that will have me back out on the Hermosa Beach Pier. And the bars. Blame the LA Galaxy! The MLS soccer team won the league … [Read more...]
Rating Jimmy Buffett’s Fin Fest Hermosa Beach Concert Show
A Parrothead Reviews Discovery Channel's Shark Week Performance By KevinWilkerson, Parrothead After years of going to see Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffett finally came to see me! He played practically in my front yard, right on the beach, here in Hermosa Beach, CA. I live a quarter of a mile from where the Discovery Channel set up a stage on the south side of the pier to … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Or Jack Johnson Playing Shark Week’s FinFest!?
Fins Up: Buffett Confired For Hermosa Beach!!! Could it be, or is it just my wild imagination? Well, I'm going to let my imagination run with it and I believe the special musical guest for the Discovery Channel's FinFest event taking place in Hermosa Beach on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, is Jimmy Buffett. UPDATE: This HAS been confirmed!!! Then again, it could … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach A World’s Top Party Spot With World Cup & 4th Of July
Popular Bars & Big Events Bring In The LA's Hot Singles The best place to be in the world to party right now is Brazil. First of all, it's Brazil. Second of all, the country is hosting the World Cup. That's one heck of a combination to begin with, and then throw in the passion for soccer of Brazilians and just says party! But if you can't be in Brazil and want to be … [Read more...]
USA-Germany World Cup Match Shown On Hermosa Beach Pier
LA Galaxy Hosts Public Game-Watching Party On Big Screen Despite Team USA's disappointing finish – by not finishing off – Portugal, Team USA can still advance to the World Cup equivalent of the Sweet 16. And one Los Angeles city having a public game-watching party against Germany. Hermosa Beach is having a big screen on the pier, much like it does for bands during the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Booze-N-Clues Bars Scavenger Hunt Charity Party
A Pub Crawl And Games For Teams In Costume To Raise Money For Lyme Disease Victim There's a beach party happening in Hermosa Beach, CA, and it's part pub crawl, part team contest and all fun. It's the inaugural Booze-N-Clues Bar & Beach Scavenger Hunt. It takes place on Saturday, Sept 28. As the name implies, it involves a scavenger hunt. Teams of up to six people … [Read more...]
Chelsea Pub Is Hermosa Beach’s Top College Football Sports Bar
Alumni Of Arizona, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon And Virginia Tech Watch Games Here And Underground Pub College football season is upon us and it's one of my favorite times of the year. And not just because I love college football – I'm from the South, where the colleges outrank the NFL in terms of passion and importance – but because I love watching it in sports bars in … [Read more...]
College Football Games Make For Long Labor Day Weekend at Sports Bars
Sports Bars Provide A Fun Time, Along With The Fiesta Hermosa Beer Garden It was a long day of partying – and drinking lots of beer – and I have college football to blame/thank. Opening weekend of the 2013 season took place on Labor Day Weekend, with the big day being Saturday. And where I live, in the Los Angeles Beach Cities, Labor Day Weekend also means Fiesta Hermosa … [Read more...]
Fiesta Hermosa Beer Garden Is South Bay’s Labor Day Party Place
Schedule Of Bands, Craft Beers And South Bay's Hottest Singles When it's Labor Day in the South Bay, all locals know what that means: Fiesta Hermosa! That's the three-day festival of craft booths, busy bars, bands and the beer garden at the pier in Hermosa Beach, CA, the most happening of the beach cities along the Los Angeles coast. Several thousand people are … [Read more...]
World Series Of Beach Volleyball Party Bus From Hermosa Beach
Beer On The Bus, A Beer Garden, Bikini Contest And Live Music Await In Long Beach There will be a party bus running from Hermosa Beach to Long Beach for the biggest beach party of the year. The event is the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an event featuring the planet's top pros in a USA-vs-the-world format, plus the fun weekend players from the South Bay in their own … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2013 Hermosa Beach Party Events & Bars Schedule
Fun Beach Coed Volleyball Tournament Lasts All Week It's a full week of fun for one of the top social events of the South Bay in LA's Beach Cities. It's Smackfest week! There are drink specials at the bars (since Bud Light is prime event sponsor, expect a lot of specials on bottled and draft beers at the bars), free gear, prizes, and lots more. The team captains meeting … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach 4th Of July Crackdown Blown Out Of Proportion
Raucous House Parties A Figment Of City Officials And Media's Minds Warnings from city officials, a completely misrepresented story in the Los Angeles Times, TV news trucks doing live reports, a "command center," mobile jail cell and enough cops to stop a riot in Egypt. It was all part of the 4th of July in Hermosa Beach in 2013. Was it all necessary? In a word: … [Read more...]
Silvo’s Hermosa Beach Shows Good Customer Service With A Cold Beer
Manager Makes A Warm Budweiser A Cold Bud With A Simple But Impressive Solution It's often the little things that impress me the most, small gestures that go a long way toward making me loyal to a person or a place. Silvio's, a small restaurant/bar in Hermosa Beach, CA that specializes in sizzlin' Brazilian food, did one of those small things for me recently. I'll … [Read more...]
Summer Beach Volleyball Dates Set For Hermosa And Manhattan Beach
Hermosa And Manhattan Open, Smackfest, 6-Man And The Gills 2013 It's not summer in Southern California unless there are beach volleyball tournaments and here's the dates for the key pro (and fun) ones in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach. • SMACKFEST: JULY 20 North side of Hermosa Beach Pier to 15th Street What a way to start the South Bay summer of beach volleyball! It's … [Read more...]
Chicago and Boston Bars in Hermosa Beach LA Stanley Cup Party Spots
Silvio's And Fat Face Fenners Full Of For Fans Of Blackhawks And Bruins If you're from Chicago or Boston and live in Los Angeles, there are two bars in Hermosa Beach that are the party places for the Stanley Cup Finals between the Blackhawks and Bruins. They are Silvo's for Chicagoans and Fat Face Fenner's Fishack – also known as FFFF or simply Fenner's by locals – for … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Hermosa Beach Is South Bay’s Top Sunday Night Bar
'The Black Hole' Lives Up To It's Local Nickname With Berry Bly's afternoon rooftop parties at Ocean Bar, the return of afternoon bands on the deck of Chiller's (well, now called On The Rocks) and even monthly bands and BBQs at BALEENkitchen, Sundays are again a good party day in the Los Angeles Beach Cities. But despite all these other tempting options, the king of South … [Read more...]
Smackfest Hermosa Beach Volleyball Signups Now Open
Top Beach Event's 20th Anniversary Is July 20 Signups are now open for one of the top summertime events in the South Bay. Smackfest, the fun, comical and only occasionally serious dress-up beach volleyball tournament that involves some 800 people in teams dressed in themed costumes, is July 20. This is the 20th consecutive year for Smackfest, put on by and named after … [Read more...]
South Bay Bars Provide Fun Partying For Visiting Australia Friend
Old Tony's Fire Chief Starts Inferno Of Bar Hopping Someone pinch me. I'm having too much fun. My friend Casey has been in town, visiting from Sydney, and I'm taking her around the South Bay Beach Cities. And she's adapted to them like dolphins to the surf. She's a natural! She loves the beach, of course, but she also loves the bars. Apparently where she lives, many of … [Read more...]
Playing Tour Guide To The Bars In Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
South Bay Nightlife Daytime Playtime Awaits A First-Time Beach Cities Visitor It's time to play South Bay tour guide again, as I have a friend visiting me in Manhattan Beach. It's her first time to the Beach Cities and that's even more exciting than someone who has been here before, because it's all new to her. And I love playing South Bay tour guide! First, we'll get on … [Read more...]
Rock & Brews Redondo Beach Opening Opens Up A Fun Day Of Barhopping
Crawling Through The Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach Bars The opening of the new Rock & Brews rock and beer (mostly) bar in Redondo Beach, CA, provided the perfect launching pad for a day of bar-hopping in the South Bay Beach Cities. I had arrived to Rock & Brews from Manhattan Beach and what followed was a full day of fun. It also included a margarita at a … [Read more...]
Playing South Bay Tour Guide To Bars & Restaurants In The Beach Cities
Showing Off Manhattan, Hermosa And Redondo Beach On Bicycles I love playing the part of host. Taking people around and sharing my knowledge of an area, entertaining them by taking them to fun place. I've done it in the Greek Islands with some friend who went with me for on a trip, I do if with newcomers to the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach each April and most … [Read more...]
Poop Deck Hermosa Beach’s Dive Bar Celebrates 56th Anniversary in 2013
South Bay Legend Has Stood The Test Of Time (And Generations) It has survived the fun patrons from volleyball tournaments taking place right out its door, spirited flip cup games on his back patio, buzzed (and bad) pool players, a Hermosa Beach makeover that saw other dives replaced and weathered heavy winter storms that had ocean water rolling over the beach wall. And on … [Read more...]
Mickey McColigan’s Hermosa Beach Irish Bar Initial Review
Locals Exited About New South Bay Nightlife Option It's always great when a new bar opens in an area. First of all, it gives us patrons another place to go to and as any local will tell you, no matter how much fun you have in your local bars, you need to break out of your routine. Change things up a bit. And so it is now in Hermosa Beach with Mickey McColigan's, a NEW … [Read more...]
Wine Tasting In The South Bay Goes From Bottle Inn To Baleen To FishBar
A Tasting By The Beach, Half-Priced Wines By The Harbor And Reverse Happy Hour I went on a wine tasting tour recently in California. It was not in Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley or even Monterey or Mendocino County. Instead, it was a tour of my own design and right here where I live, in the South Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles. Inspired by a Tweet … [Read more...]
South And American Junkie Are Michigan Alumni Sports Bars In L.A.
Westwood Spots And Hermosa Beach Became Wolverine Territory When UM Plays American Junkie in Hermosa Beach and South in Westwood. These are the conquerors of the West for Michigan alumni on the West Coast, at least in the Los Angeles area. They are the places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game against Louisville. There are tons of Michigan alumni in … [Read more...]
Even Without LA Kings Fever The North End Bar Is Rocking Hermosa Beach
South Bay's Neighborhood Bar Among The Best In The Beach Cities You know what makes a great bar? Well, several things, but in this case it's a bar just being itself. One that has not been tainted by publicity, does not think itself any better because it's been featured on TV, is not anything more today than it was before it achieved local fame. That place is the North … [Read more...]
American Junkie Hermosa Beach Extends Friday Happy Hour To 9 PM
South Bay Bar Deserves A Cheers For This Brilliant Move Here's some good news for South Bay bar junkies. American Junkie has extended its outstanding Happy Hour on Fridays until 9 p.m.! That makes it the latest Happy Hour in the Beach Cities. Patrick Molloy's goes until 8, from Monday thru Friday. Sharkeez goes until 7. Then again, Sharkeez owner Greg Newman is not one … [Read more...]
Where To Find Goose Island Chicago’s Craft Beer In South Bay Bars
Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach Bars Are Pouring These Good Brews Looking for a new craft beer to try in the South Bay? Then let me suggest Goose Island, the Chicago specialty brewery that is making a big splash nationally. Currently the bars serving it in the South Bay are: BrewCo and Shellback Tavern in Manhattan Beach and American Junkie in Hermosa Beach. At the … [Read more...]
Kegs A Good Beer Bar Alternative To Najas On The Redondo Beach Pier
Live Music And 25 Taps Provide Another South Ba Bike Ride Destination Finally! It's about time. For the past couple of years, I've been searching for a good beer bar alternative to Naja's on or even around the Redondo Beach Pier. I tried to like On the Rocks, but it's not been anywhere close to a happening place since it was Chiller's a few years ago. Kincaid's is great … [Read more...]
World’s Most Dangerous Canadian Starts The LA Beach Party
Watch Out South Bay Beach Cities He's Back In Town Bring it on. I'm ready. I've been bracing for this for a couple of weeks now, ever since my friend said he was coming to visit me in California. He's The World's Most Dangerous Canadian, and I say that with the utmost respect. And fear. He is a former bartender and is currently a manager of a high-end restaurant. And … [Read more...]
It’s A Full St. Patrick’s Day Party Weekend So Erin Go Bragh!
Saturday's Parades Followed With Partying Die-Hards Out On Sunday Green beer, parades, Irish bars and Erin Go Bragh. It's St. Patrick's Day and the Irish luck is smiling on all of us this year because we get not one, but two days to celebrate. St. Patrick's Day in on a Sunday, and that's actually a bonus day. The parades in major places – Boston, Chicago, New York and my … [Read more...]