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A Punk Rock Landmark Is Now Stay, L.A.’s First Zero-Proof Cocktail Lounge
Stay, a zero proof cocktail lounge in L.A.'s Chinatown, was opened by Summer Phoenix and Stacey Mann.
This past New Year’s Eve was also a milestone event for the historic neon-lit space: It was the opening preview night for Stay, the first alcohol-free cocktail bar in Los Angeles. The sultry new cocktail lounge is the brainchild of actor and interior designer Summer Phoenix, of the celebrated acting family, and Stacey Mann, who worked in art direction for movies like “Red Rock West.” Located off Broadway on the pedestrian plaza of Gin Ling Way, the former Chinese restaurant oozes Hollywood glamour, from its ornately painted facade and entrance flanked with guardian lion statues to the glowing backlit bar, groovy ’70s coffee tables and original embossed ceilings. Beverage director Derek Brown, a prominent mixologist on the zero-proof scene, created the entire menu, naming the complex creations for signs of the Chinese zodiac.
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