The Abbey West Hollywood – 25 Years and Counting

On May 25, 2016, The Abbey celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Long a mainstay bar in the heart of West Hollywood, The Abbey has received many awards and accolades over the years. They have been awarded:

• Best Gay Bar in the World – Logo / MTV
• Most Popular Nightlife Destination in Los Angeles - Zagat
• Most Popular Bar in California – Foursquare / Buzzfeed
• Most Popular Bar Drop off in the United States – Lyft
• Most Popular Nightlife/Bar/Restaurant Destination in Los Angeles - Uber 
• Best Gay Bar in Los Angeles – LA Weekly, LA Weekly Reader’s Choice, Time Out Los Angeles
• Best Nightlife in Los Angeles – USA Today

In time for their 25th anniversary, The Abbey completed the biggest menu update in its history. Known for its flavored cocktails, they brought in mixologist Armando Conway (Pour Vous, La Descarga, Harvard and Stone, Hakkasan) to redo the menu. Now there are more than one hundred cocktails on the menu and each one is made with fresh herbs and produce and house-made juices and syrups. The cocktail menu at The Abbey has joined the craft cocktail world. The menu is broken into categories and I did my best to try one from almost each category when I was invited to check out the new menu.