Sonny’s Hideaway, (5137 York Blvd., Highland Park; 323.255.2000) is a spot with a speakeasy vibe, you can see with dark wood accents and burgundy banquettes. Pull up a chair to indulge in a menu of handcrafted cocktails made from small-batch spirits, like the tiki-inspired Napali Death Toll (rum, passion fruit, lime, and Vietnamese cinnamon) or the Overproof Punch (gin, plum, apricot, and grapefruit).
Soak up the cocktails with rich, modern food by chef Jimmy Everett (Eleven Madison Park, WD-50). His menu is full of comfort dishes with contemporary twists like coffee-braised pork cheek with coconut milk, grilled octopus with avocado puree, and slow-cooked short ribs with bone marrow hash. Save room for dessert. They are serving up spiced pear cobbler, blood orange custard and coffee from local roaster True & Brave.
