A Lucky 13 Collection of Downtown Bars

This week's Sunday L.A. Times Image section included a pretty good roundup of Downtown L.A.'s top bars of the moment.

The list:

Cana Rum Bar: 714 W. Olympic Blvd.
Cole's Red Car Bar: 118 E. 6th St.
Drago Centro: 525 S. Flower St.
The Falls: 626A S. Spring St.
First & Hope: 710 W. 1st St.
Las Perlas: 107 E. 6th St.
Mignon Wine & Cheese Bar: 128 E. 6th St.
Seven Grand: 515 W. 7th St.
Swill Automatic: 1820 Industrial St.
Rivera: 1050 S. Flower St.
Tony's Saloon: 2017 E. 7th St.
The Varnish: 118 E. 6th St. (located at the back of Cole's)
Villains Tavern: 1356 Palmetto St.

I've been to a few of these... but still have a long way to go. My friend Christy just Tweeted a challenge: "My friend, we are going to try every one." That sounds like a pretty good goal for the rest of 2010.

Get the full details on each spot here.

(Flickr pic by KayOne73.)