Swill Automatic wine bar co-owner Poppi Monroe stands in its entrance on Industrial Street. It’s due to open and officially join the blossoming downtown L.A. bar scene in August. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Monroe sits inside Swill Automatic. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Tiffany Visser mixes a mezcal drink cheekily called a “Pablano Escobar” at Las Perlas at 107 E. 6th St. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Villains Tavern is busy on a Friday night in July. The bar is at 1356 Palmetto St. in the Arts District. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
