The Melrose Station is a speakeasy on Melrose Avenue that requires going through Glass Hookah Lounge first, where a host escorts you to the back of a smoke-filled room and pulls open a bookcase to reveal the entrance. The bar itself is a sleek, fitted-out cocktail room with attentive bartenders and a craft cocktail menu that runs $16 and up. The entrance sequence is one of the more elaborate in LA, which raises expectations that the drinks sometimes struggle to meet based on mixed reviews. It enforces a dress code requiring fashion-forward or business casual attire. Worth visiting for the entrance experience at least once, particularly if the speakeasy format is what you are after.