Cocktail bar
Unclaimed profileLa Cuevita
Los Angeles, CA · $$$
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The editorial take
La Cuevita builds its drinks around agave spirits, with 12 named craft cocktails priced $15–$16. The Oaxacan New Fashioned uses Agua Del Sol Espadin mezcal, Aperol, and Aztec chocolate bitters; the Marjorie Blanco #2 combines JaJa Blanco tequila, Madre mezcal, Lilet Blanc, and absinthe. Beyond cocktails, the bar lists daily $9 shot specials, a beer section with 12 bottles and cans plus a $7 draft, and wine by the glass across sparkling, white, rosé, and red.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Oaxacan New Fashioned, built on Agua Del Sol Espadin mezcal with Aperol and Aztec chocolate bitters. The Marjorie Blanco #2 layers JaJa Blanco tequila and Madre mezcal with Lilet Blanc and absinthe. For a lower-commitment pour, check the daily $9 shot special.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who care about agave spirits will find the most to work with here, between the mezcal-and-tequila cocktail list and the rotating shot specials. Beer drinkers get a varied bottle-and-can selection plus a draft option, and wine drinkers have by-the-glass choices across four styles.
- When should I go?
- The daily $9 shot specials give each day of the week a different pour, so the day you visit determines what is featured. The menu changes periodically, so the cocktail list is worth checking on return visits.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Signature cocktails are $15–$16. Wine by the glass runs $11–$13, bottles and cans of beer are $4–$8 with draft at $7, and the daily shot specials are $9. Heineken Zero is $5.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The program leans hard into agave: the cocktail list names mezcal and tequila brands like Agua Del Sol Espadin, Vida, Madre, JaJa, Tanteo, Cazadores, Ilegal, Milagro, and Acre Cenizo. A daily $9 shot special rotates across tequila, mezcal, whiskey, and amaro, and the beer selection spans pilsner, white ale, IPA, lager, gose, radler, and cider.
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Cocktails
A 12-drink craft cocktail list with a clear agave focus, using named mezcal and tequila brands alongside classic riffs. Signature cocktails are $15–$16, and the list includes six happy hour classics. The menu changes periodically.
Menu strengths
- — 12 named craft cocktails with a deliberate agave-spirit emphasis
- — Named mezcal and tequila brands including Agua Del Sol Espadin, Vida, Madre, JaJa, Tanteo, Cazadores, Ilegal, Milagro, and Acre Cenizo
- — A separate set of six happy hour classics alongside the signature list
Standout selections
- — Oaxacan New Fashioned — Agua Del Sol Espadin mezcal, agave nectar, Aperol, Aztec chocolate bitters, and Angostura bitters, $16
- — Marjorie Blanco #2 — JaJa Blanco tequila, Madre mezcal, Alma Finca liqueur, lemon, Lilet Blanc, and absinthe verte, $15
- — Smoke & Peaches — Tanteo habanero tequila, Acre Cenizo mezcal, agave nectar, white peach puree, and lemon, $15
Pricing: $15–$16
Wine
A by-the-glass wine section covering sparkling, white, rosé, and red. The list includes Conundrum Red Cabernet, Brancott Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay, Pol Clement Brut, Santa Marina Prosecco, Chateau de Campuget Rosé, Leese-Fitch Chardonnay, Mark West Pinot Noir, and a Cannonball Cabernet split.
Menu strengths
- — Four wine styles represented by the glass: sparkling, white, rosé, and red
Standout selections
- — Pol Clement Brut — sparkling wine by the glass, $11
- — Conundrum Red Cabernet — wine by the glass, $11
- — Brancott Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay — wine by the glass, $13
Pricing: $11–$13 by the glass
Beer
A bottles-and-cans section with 12 options plus a $7 draft, spanning pilsner, white ale, IPA, lager, gose, radler, and cider. Rotating beer appears on chalkboards, and bottles and cans are priced $4–$8.
Menu strengths
- — 12 bottles and cans plus a draft option
- — Style range across pilsner, white ale, IPA, lager, gose, radler, and cider
Standout selections
- — Scrimshaw Pilsner — Fort Bragg, CA, 4.5%, $4
- — Boomtown IPA — CA, 7%, $5; Stiegl Grapefruit Radler — bottles and cans, $7
Pricing: $4–$8 bottles and cans; $7 draft
Nonalcoholic
The bottles-and-cans section includes Heineken Zero, a non-alcoholic beer, priced at $5.; A non-alcoholic beer listed among the bottles and cans at $5
Menu strengths
- — A non-alcoholic beer listed among the bottles and cans at $5
Standout selections
- — Heineken Zero — non-alcoholic beer listed under bottles & cans, $5
Pricing: $5
Spirits
A traditional agave spirits focus with a highlighted tequila and mezcal selection. Daily $9 shot specials rotate through the week: La Luna on Monday, Altos on Tuesday, Jameson on Wednesday, JaJa on Thursday, Fernet Branca on Friday, La Tierra de Acre on Saturday, and Vida on Sunday.
Menu strengths
- — Tequila and mezcal selection highlighted as a core part of the program
- — Daily $9 shot specials rotating across tequila, mezcal, whiskey, and amaro
Standout selections
- — JaJa — Thursday $9 shot special; La Tierra de Acre — Saturday $9 shot special
- — La Luna — $9 — Monday $9 shot special.
Pricing: $9 shot specials
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