{"id":418390,"date":"2026-07-30T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418390\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:18:08","slug":"review-blondie-is-west-hollywoods-newest-lowkey-rooftop-hangout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418390\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Blondie Is West Hollywood\u2019s Newest Lowkey Rooftop Hangout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Value is hard to come by these days but you wouldn\u2019t know it after a night out at Blondie<\/a>, the newest rooftop restaurant to hit the West Hollywood stretch of Melrose Avenue. Ascend the stairs adjacent to a fitness studio and salon to find a string-lit rooftop restaurant serving an approachable, vaguely Australian-inspired menu of bar snacks and a house cocktail list that maxes out at $17. (Yes, in this martini economy<\/a>.) The relatively approachable menu prices have already made Blondie popular among neighborhood locals, though its decent views of the hills and charming, relaxed atmosphere \u2014 ideal for a first date or a girls\u2019 night out \u2014 might merit a crosstown trip for the vibes-first-inclined<\/a>. Given the recent closure of longtime rooftop bar E.P.& L.P., Blondie is a refreshingly casual addition to the area\u2019s nightlife scene. For best results, focus your attention on the drinks and don\u2019t expect much from the food beyond straightforward sustenance.<\/p>\n

Among the drinks, the $15 Electric Feel and $17 Love a Martini strike a balance between craftsmanship and affordability. The former is a tequila-based drink that features Sichuan pepper and buzz buttons, which leaves a unique tingly, almost numbing sensation in your mouth. The latter is a savory, umami twist on a classic gin martini that incorporates tomato water.<\/p>\n

Request a table toward the back of Blondie, where a hidden set of intimate booths offers space to stretch out for larger groups and a bar with stools that overlook the hills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Value is hard to come by these days but you wouldn\u2019t know it after a night out at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28829,48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-418390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-dining-reports","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}