The Ravine Club soft-opened at 1391 W. Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, a block west of Vin Scully Way and a few blocks from Dodger Stadium. The restaurant and bar is intended as a place for fans to gather before or after games, as well as outside the baseball season.
The space was formerly occupied by Button Mash; Eater LA reported that television writer Hank Chilton and co-owner Alex Soto developed The Ravine Club together. Soto told CBS News he saw the former establishment’s closure as an opportunity to open a Dodgers-focused gathering place. He described it as the biggest and closest bar to the stadium.
The design uses wood and draws on the ballpark, with Soto telling CBS News the aim was an elevated feel rather than that of a typical dive. The club’s location page places it beside the Sunset/Douglas stop (Code: 8009) on Metro Line 4. The business shares a 19-space parking lot, including two ADA spots, with its neighbors. It warns visitors not to leave cars there while walking to Dodger Stadium, noting that most nearby streets ban parking after 3 p.m. during Dodgers home games.
Getting to the Stadium and the Scale of Game-Day Crowds
For transit, LA Metro says riders can take bus Line 4 to Vin Scully/Sunset Boulevard and walk along Vin Scully to the stadium entrance. Fans with a game-day ticket can also ride the free Dodger Stadium Express from Union Station West, according to LA Metro.
As a measure of the crowds around the ballpark, the Dodgers’ 2026 season-end report says UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium drew 4,034,219 fans during the regular season, an average of 49,805 per game, according to MLB.com. That single-season stadium figure does not show how attendance changed across seasons or establish demand at The Ravine Club.
Twenty TVs, One Video Wall, And A Menu Built For Game Day
The venue has 20 televisions and a large screen for Dodgers games and other sports, according to Soto. OpenTable describes the restaurant as having 20 TVs and a 145-inch video wall. Eater LA reported that chef Hugo Sanchez, owner of Brown Soul Brewing in South Gate, was slated to serve wings, hot dogs, hamburgers and tacos, along with some gluten-free options. The menu was designed to offer upgraded sports-bar fare while keeping familiar staples.
The club is operating on limited hours while finishing work on the space, including a speakeasy, CBS News reported. OpenTable says the restaurant is accepting bookings through its waitlist and asks customers to contact it directly; the menu was last updated on October 20. Eater LA has reported that the club hopes eventually to open on weekend mornings for games and add a weekday lunch menu sometime in 2027.
A Fan Community Built Around Travel And Game Day Ritual
Soto founded Pantone 294, a Dodgers fan group that organizes trips around the country with tickets, flights, hotels and a pre-party. He told CBS News he hopes the club will be packed for opening day next March. Early visitor Cristian Diaz told the outlet he liked the club’s good vibes and simplicity.
Echo Park's Crowded Field Of Game-Day Options
The Ravine Club isn't the only stop for hungry fans in the neighborhood. Eater LA's guide to dining near Dodger Stadium points to options across Echo Park and Chinatown, including Semi-Tropic, which opens at 2 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on weekends and runs a daily happy hour until 6 p.m., and Ototo, a neighborhood spot just 0.3 miles from the stadium that offers an easy walk avoiding car congestion. For dessert after the final out, Eater suggests Fluffy McCloud's, an organic ice cream shop that stays open until midnight or 1 a.m.
Beyond Echo Park, Dodgers Nation has highlighted several other fan hangouts scattered around the area, including The Shortstop, located just blocks from the stadium, and the Sunset Boulevard location of El Compadre, also within walking distance. Farther out, the outlet points to 33 Taps in Silver Lake, just over two miles from the ballpark with Dodgers decor and plenty of screens, and the Greyhound Bar and Grill in Highland Park, described as a warm neighborhood Dodgers bar with a giant projector. With The Ravine Club now in the mix, fans heading to games have no shortage of places to post up before first pitch.
