Thunderbolt Los Angeles

02/26/2025

New wines that are perfect for the park or pound on the patio.

Wanna get first dibs on cool wine before it hits the Bottle Shop?? Join the wine club! Three days left to get in on the March drop. $79 / month for 3 curated and rotating bottles + 10% off the Bottle Shop ALL THE DAMN TIME. Sign up with the link in bio.

02/20/2025

It is the last week of Shochu month!! From now until February 22nd, visit us and enjoy our effervescent and refreshing lychee flavored Raichi Highball and the complex and pear inspired Nashi Martini before it’s too late!!!

02/11/2025

Thunderbolt is proud to once again be a part of Shochu Month — a month-long celebration of Japanese shochu, a distilled spirit made from sweet potato, barley, rice, or black sugar.

Our head bartender, Tom Liu (), has created two Shochu cocktails that will be available until Feb. 21:

The Raichi Highball features Daiyame, a Shochu distilled from sweet potatoes. The unique floral nose of Daiyame is combined with lychee black tea and Pisco. By force carbonating the cocktail, Tom was able to create a refreshing and effervescent lychee flavored high ball.

The Nashi Martini pairs the complex and savory notes of Iichiko Saiten, a barley Shochu, with Asian Pear and buckwheat tea. A touch of manzanilla sherry is added to create a layered and complex pear Martini.

02/11/2025

01/29/2025

This Sunday, our annual Lunar New Year celebration is back with an unreal lineup of guest bartenders and delicious cocktails featuring and .shochu

And, this time we’re raising money for wildfire victims with

We’ll be open normal Sunday hours (2p-12a), but has lined up the to kick off the celebration and guest shifts right at 5p.

This years guests are:




And of course our own

No reservations or RSVP required. See you Sunday!

01/07/2025

DENVER! We’re excited to announce that we’re opening a brand-new cocktail bar in your city this spring, and we are now accepting applications for General Manager.

Our ideal candidate:
• has both management and bartending experience.
• uses both sides of their brain — can seamlessly switch from r&d to p&l.
• wants to learn the unique type of bar program we’ve implemented at Thunderbolt and .la so well that they can teach it.
• takes great pride in their work and wants to be a part of building something great.

If this sounds like you (or someone you know), shoot your resumé to [email protected] and we’ll send over the full job description!

12/17/2024

gift ideas!!!
grab some things for your festivities or yourself.
Carbonated and canned cocktails to go, with or without coozies!! prices vary
join the wine club and be part of a curated monthly menu of 3 wines for $79. Or gift it.
And our house OF - the P Town Boxing in 375ml for $41.

10/24/2024

It’s that time of year again, folks, when a bunch of adult hospitality “professionals” get to play dress-up and bring our guests something new for the week of Halloween!

From the completely unhinged bartenders that brought you W*ffle House, Gabagool’s and The Dusty Dolphin, we present to you: Le Bolt!

From 10/30 to 11/2, we’re transforming into your favorite fictional, chef-worship-y, fine-dining restaurant, including the Italian beef shop out back!

At the bar, Le Bolt will serve a fully-pretentious, fine-dining menu of cocktails, replete with all the pomp & circumstance (don’t worry they’re as painstakingly-developed as every Thunderbolt cocktail).

From the kitchen, The Bolt will be slinging Chicago-style Italian beefs and other delicious classics in collaboration with the sub-sando geniuses from !

Regular Thunderbolt operating hours apply. No Reservations. Yes, it’s still GF-friendly!

10/22/2024

We’re way late on posting this, but here is the official appreciation post for the team at Thunderbolt.

Our little neighborhood bar has once again been recognized as one of the best in the world by , and now with our best world ranking yet! It only happens because of the hard work and hospitality of:



Thank you to all the voters who made the trip out west and to for the love!

09/18/2024

¡LOS GALLOS ARE FINALLY COMING TO LA!

This Sunday from 5-9p, — recently named No. 14 on the list of North America’s Best Bars by — takes over the Thunderbolt bar as part of their ‘Jalisco on the Road’ tour with

and will be behind stick bringing the Tequila y Parranda Guadalajara-style.

Doors at 2. Party at 5. No reservations.

08/10/2024

Buyout season came early this year, y’all!

We’re shutting it down tonight for a private party. We’ll catch you all tomorrow for Sunday funday!

Thanks for your understanding!

07/28/2024

This Sunday, we can’t wait to welcome .zam and .lbscnt for — a traveling duo of veteran bartenders stirring up cocktails for great causes around the world!

The guys will be serving drinks featuring and with a portion of the proceeds going to support — teaching music skills children from impoverished Oaxacan neighborhoods!

Doors at 2p. Popup from 6-9. No reservations. See you tomorrow!