This Costa Mesa bar remains a hot spot, not just for its huge booths, retractable roof and wall made out of living plants, but also because the cocktails and food are ever-inventive and all the items on the happy-hour menu cost less than 10 bucks. Yeah, we wish it were longer than two hours, but at least you’ll be able to stake your seat and watch the oncoming parade of girls out of Refinery 29.
725 Baker St., Costa Mesa, (714) 557-6700; www.mesacostamesa.com.
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