You could head to the Los Angeles Athletic Club and work out for your summer bod or you can head to the third floor for a club called Invention (431 W 7th St., Downtown; 213.630.5200). Revamped by architect, Tracy Beckmann, there’s a well-stocked bookcase, well-stocked pub-style bar, and a giant flat-screen TV (streaming the Kentucky Derby for their viewing party on May 4th).
Cocktails come from Marcos Tello and Aiden Demarest. Order up a Pegu Club with gin and juice named after a gentleman’s club in Burma. Then snack on bacon-wrapped dates, antipasto, or lamb meatballs. You don’t have to be a club member to enjoy the perks of Invention: Social memberships are $250 to join with $80 per month dues. If you are a LAAC member, it’s free.
