Bar Jackalope, the hidden whiskey den tucked behind Seven Grand in downtown Los Angeles, is reopening Thursday, November 19, after sitting dark since July 2025. The relaunch brings back the room's original emerald green leather chairs and glossy black leather banquettes, along with a refreshed menu of whiskey flights, cocktails and a new bottle-storage membership program.
According to Eater Los Angeles, the back-room bar first debuted in 2014 and closed in July 2025 before its planned return this month. Adam Kloos, who became Seven Grand's general manager in October 2025, made reviving Bar Jackalope his personal project over the past few months, per the same report.
A Bar Built Around Bottles
The reopened space keeps its signature wood bar with whiskey bottles stocked in cabinets above and below, the outlet notes. Kloos told Eater LA the bar is emphasizing independent scotch bottlings and Japanese whiskey releases, a focus reflected in the new flight menu.
Drinkers can order a Japanese whiskey flight featuring Ichiro's Malt and Grain and Iwai Tradition for $62, a bourbon flight built around Old Forester Seven Grand Single Barrel for $50, or a scotch-focused executive flight featuring Glenfiddich 18 for $110. The bar also plans to add bar bites eventually, according to the report.
Six whiskey cocktails round out the menu: an old fashioned made with Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond, a rye Manhattan, a Sazerac, a sour built on Maker's 46, a julep and a highball. Bar Jackalope will open Thursday through Saturday evenings once it returns.
Membership Tiers Bring Back Bottle Storage
The reopening also revives Bar Jackalope's membership program, which includes on-site bottle storage and priority reservations. Three monthly tiers are on offer: $10 for one bottle stored, $15 for two bottles, and $20 for three or more.
The bottle-locker concept isn't new to the bar. A 2014 Los Angeles Times article reported that Bar Jackalope's earlier whiskey-locker experience started at $250 and included priority seating and reservation privileges, while a separate 2015 LAmag report said the bar offered 500 lockers at the time, part of a broader bottle-keep trend the outlet said was gaining momentum among Los Angeles bars and restaurants.
Published descriptions of the room's capacity have varied over the years. A 2014 Los Angeles Times article said the bar accommodated 18 people at a time and was available for seated guests only, while a separate Unicorn Auctions review described it as a 50-person lounge.
Betting On Downtown's Comeback
Kloos said guests have continued to ask about reservations and express disappointment that Bar Jackalope was closed, Eater LA reports. He sees the reopening as a chance to offer excitement amid other businesses going away, and hopes the bar's return will draw more people back to the neighborhood, according to the outlet.
Kloos said guests have continued to ask about reservations and express disappointment that Bar Jackalope was closed, Eater LA reports. He sees the reopening as a chance to offer excitement amid other businesses going away, and hopes the bar's return will draw more people back to the neighborhood, according to the outlet. That hope comes as downtown Los Angeles has experienced a tumultuous few years for its restaurant scene, per the report, even as Seven Grand itself has retained regular customers and neighborhood support. Bar Jackalope's comeback lands in the same month as another downtown reopening: the Los Angeles Times reported that the Original Pantry Cafe, which closed abruptly in March 2025 following pandemic-spurred hardships and a labor dispute, is set to reopen under new ownership later this month, with 13 of its 21 former staffers returning.
