Top Torrance Venues

• Spaces for 20-200 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 2 Landmarks
• 3 Total Spaces

In the heart of Los Angeles’ Downtown Arts District, kodō offers more than a restaurant or hotel—it is a sanctuary for food, design, and connection. Housed in the historic Engine Company 17 firehouse, the century-old building has been reimagined by architect Matthew Royce with Gry Space, blending modern elegance with historic charm. The name “kodō,” meaning heartbeat in Japanese, reflects vitality, rhythm, and cultural fusion. Every element—raw steel, boulders, gravel, and ash wood—creates a serene backdrop where guests can reset, recharge, and celebrate. Distinct Spaces for Every Occasion kodō is home to five unique dining and gathering spaces, each with its own energy. Outdoor Patio The sunlit patio features booth seating surrounded by natural light, perfect for cocktails, dinners, or daytime events. Its relaxed ambiance invites guests to enjoy the outdoors in an urban oasis. Lobby Café Minimalist seating, earthy plaster hues, and tatami benches create a tranquil escape inside the lobby café. Opening onto Santa Fe Avenue through restored firehouse doors, it blends the street’s vibrancy with a Kyoto-inspired calm, ideal for casual gatherings or coffee meetings. Private Dining Room This moody, rustic space centers around a 16-foot live-edge pine table with benches that seat up to 20. A greenhouse-like setting, it doubles as a gallery for art or ceramics, making it a flexible space for intimate dinners, collaborations, and curated experiences. Firepit A dark, cozy retreat with exposed concrete walls and vaulted ceilings, the firepit is ideal for smaller celebrations, birthdays, or photoshoots. In cooler months, heaters extend the warmth, creating a space that feels both intimate and atmospheric. Indoor Dining Room With textured gray and brick walls and booth seating, the indoor dining room balances casual comfort with sophistication. It is a versatile setting for events, business dinners, or productions, serving as the core stage for kodō’s culinary journey.

• Spaces for 20-250 Guests
• 5 Restaurants

From birthdays, bridal showers and bar mitzvahs to swanky soirées, family gatherings and office parties, Birdie G’s is the place to be! We’re helmed by award-winning Chef and Co-Owner Jeremy Fox (also the Chef/Co-Owner at Rustic Canyon) and Executive Chef Matthew Schaler. Located within Santa Monica’s historic Bergamot Station, we are a proud member of #artsdistrictwest. We are also a member of the Rustic Canyon Family, a collection of celebrated, neighborhood dining destinations throughout Santa Monica and Ojai. At the end of the day, Birdie G’s is “where fine food and good people meet.” So, relax & have a great time! We’re so grateful you joined us tonight.” From the food to the cocktails to the wine list, everything has a story and pays homage to loved ones – friends, family, farmers – who inspire the team. Basically, we’re the kind of place where you eat too much, drink too much and leave with a really big smile on your face. We’d love nothing more than to host your event, and share this joy with you! The 5,000 square-foot restaurant is housed within a former art museum, surrounded by galleries and creative workspaces. An alley breezeway, filled with a variety of lush plants and succulents, ushers guests from Michigan Avenue and serves as an expansive outdoor seating area that wraps towards the back of the restaurant. There are a variety of indoor and outdoor options to host gatherings large and small.

Enjoy a fun filled, over-the-ocean event with unlimited amusement rides, midway games with cool prizes and delicious BBQ all mixed with sun, ocean breezes and spectacular views on the historic Santa Monica Pier. Pacific Park® is the perfect iconic location for corporate events, company picnics, wrap parties, movie premiers, sales incentives and more! Pacific Park’s Seaside Pavilion offers spectacular views of Malibu, the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island, and can accommodate up to 200 guests reception style in the 3,600 sq ft space. For larger events, the entire Park can be rented exclusively for up to 1,500 guests. Custom event packages and catering are available including specialty menus, traditional theme park fare with bar packages all topped off by an experienced culinary team and a beautiful ocean setting. Treat your employees to an experience beyond the basic picnic table. Enjoy an oceanfront picnic with fun rides, gam

• Spaces for 1,000-1,500 Guests

Bike Shed Moto Co boasts a huge Resturant, Barbershop, Tattoo Shop, Retail Space, Private Members Speakeasy Bar & dedicated Events Space. This unique destination is in the heart of LA's Arts District. Our dry hire event space also hosts a green room & VIP mezzanine fully furnished. Our event space is 5000sqft that is connected to a 500sqft Green Room and an overlooking 1500sqft Mezzanine area, perfect for hosting VIP's. This highly versatile space comes equipped with state-of-the-art AV/Lighting managed by Visual Elements. The space is accessible via floor-to-ceiling glass shutter doors leading to a terrace that has disables slope access down to a large 8000sqft parking lot. Perfect for Car launches, Weddings, Product launches, Filming & More.

We are a CASAMATA restaurant in Los Angeles' Arts District serving contemporary cuisine rooted in Mexican culture. Inspired by the Pacific coasts' culinary traditions, while celebrating seasonal Californian produce. Damian's beverage program focuses on artisanal spirits and mirrors its cuisine, letting the high quality ingredients shine.

• Spaces for 24-200 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 3 Ballrooms
• 1 Outdoor

At Hotel Figueroa, architectural gems, unexpected finds, and culinary offerings are reimagined within our 10,000 square feet of atmospheric meetings & events space. From spacious rooms steeped in character and history to charming outdoor spaces backed by the L.A. skyline to sleek secret hideaways, Hotel Figueroa has just the venue to ensure your next Downtown Los Angeles event is one your guests won't forget.

• Spaces for 75-450 Guests
• 3 Restaurants

The Buffalo Club is the perfect place to celebrate engagements, birthdays, award nominations, holidays, or movie and television premieres. The Garden Courtyard at The Buffalo Club is an ideal spot for both wedding ceremonies, rehearsal dinners and receptions, and the staff at our property can help make your event feel personal and customized based on your wants and needs. Private event spaces at The Buffalo Club lend themselves well to any type of party design or theme, which means you can bring your event vision to life. In the past, many event planners and designers have transformed The Buffalo Club into exciting and creative theme-events to suit their guests ideas.

Description: The Reserve is a nightclub with handcrafted cocktails in the basement of a 1920s beaux arts bank at 650 S Spring St in downtown Los Angeles. Open Friday and Saturday from 10 PM to 2 AM for Finally Friday and Status Saturday, with DJs, bottle service and VIP tables across the main room, The Vault (1,250 sq ft) and The Billionaire's Lounge (470 sq ft). The venue holds up to 700 guests and is available for private events. Strictly 21+ with valid government issued ID; fashionable, upscale attire required. Part of EMC Hospitality Group, alongside The Majestic and The Catwalk Club. List of Services: Bottle service Table reservations Private events Handcrafted cocktails Live DJ nightlife Payment Method: Cash, Visa, Mastercard, ATM / Debit, Discover, American Express Business Hours: Mon: Closed Tue: Closed Wed: Closed Thu: Closed Fri: 22:00 - 00:00 Sat: 00:00 - 02:00,22:00 - 00:00 Sun: 00:00 - 02:00

• Spaces for 24-275 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces
• 3 Total Spaces

Shore Hotel is a premier oceanfront hotel in Santa Monica, where eco-conscious design, modern luxury, and effortless coastal living come together just steps from the iconic Santa Monica Pier. With more than 5,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor event space, Shore Hotel offers an inspiring setting for meetings, receptions, dinners, and celebrations for 20 to 275 guests, with oceanfront venues and built-in, high-quality plug-and-play A/V technology designed to make every event seamless. Guests can enjoy bright, airy accommodations, ocean views, a solar-heated pool, and fitness access through preferred partner Anytime Fitness, all within walking distance of Santa Monica’s best boutiques, cafés, restaurants, and nightlife. Recognized as the #1 hotel on TripAdvisor in the USA in 2024 and ranked #11 in the Rest of the USA category in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Choice Awards, Shore Hotel delivers award-winning hospitality with a distinctly Santa Monica spirit—making it an exceptional destination for both memorable stays and unforgettable events. Our dedicated Sales Team curate each event with care — from your first walkthrough to the final toast — ensuring every detail is thoughtfully planned and effortlessly executed. Contact us today to schedule a private tour and discover how Shore Hotel can make your next meeting, celebration, or special event unforgettable.

• Spaces for 175-250 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Millwick has remade itself as a one-of-a-kind stand-alone super-loft open to live concerts, private events, outdoor wedding ceremonies and receptions, exhibitions, and productions. It was originally built as a livery and subsequently utilized as a cold-storage warehouse. It has a 7,000-square-foot floor plan (4,500-square-foot interior + 2,500-square-foot garden courtyard) that seamlessly blends interior and exterior spaces. Millwick is a fantastic event and wedding location that can accommodate up to 175 guests for live performances, ceremonies, and receptions. Millwick is conveniently located in the center of the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles, close to many of the city's top new and old hotels, restaurants, and nightlife. Millwick's calm urban sanctuary, a courtyard encircled by mature trees, drought tolerant planting, 20ft brick walls, and lush vertical gardens, is revealed through a discreet, modest garden entry that leads guests down a winding exposed aggregate path. Two enormous glass roll-up doors connect this outside garden to the grand hall. The courtyard is illuminated by energy-efficient lights and the stars of Los Angeles at night. Millwick's Grand Hall runs adjacent to its Garden Courtyard and is reached by two colossal glass rollup doors. Parts of the inside floors have been removed and replaced with unique specimens, creating an urban jungle feel. Soaring wooden bowstring truss ceilings frame nine huge skylights that hover 20 feet aloft. The exposed brick walls' 80-year-old patina has been kept, and it complements Tony Brown's series of wholly unique, hand-made gold ceramic tile walls. Millwick boasts a 25-foot digital cinema screen, as well as a hidden sound system, central mixing booth, and lighting system, all of which are perfect for live performances, film screenings, wrap parties, DJs, VJs, and ambient backgrounds.

• Spaces for 12-500 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Hotel
• 9 Total Spaces

Experience a truer expression of LA. A gateway to the sides of Los Angeles rarely seen, envisioned in the spirit of hard work and celebration, Hotel Per La is a place where ideas are born before a trend takes hold. Where we choose velvety red wines over red velvet ropes. And where nameless guests become familiar friends. Inspired by Italy. Curated by us. Accommodations should do more than just accommodate. Our rooms invoke feelings of home, or at least a home-away-from-home. (A well-appointed home, mind you.) Events with style and substance. Our Per La team uses inspired service and expertise without ego to create your perfect event, be it a corporate show of appreciation or a chance to simply let loose.

• Spaces for 150-235 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Housed in the historic Commercial Exchange building in Downtown Los Angeles, once home to the publishing offices of Tarzan author, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Inside, a jungle-like lobby is peppered with potted cacti and a menagerie of ornamental wooden creatures alongside an Aztec-style bar. Freehand Los Angeles offers a variety of unique spaces that you won’t find anywhere else in the city. The Exchange restaurant's eclectic menus reflect the flavors of multicultural California cuisine through an Israeli lens, Rudolph's Bar & Tea offers unique tea infused cocktails, and our rooftop pool deck with city views is home to our favorite bar, Broken Shaker. Ongoing collaborations with local artists and musicians create engaging events and activities for hotel guests and locals.

In summer 2021, Girl & the Goat went west for sunny skies and new culinary adventures. Chef Stephanie Izard and her team are thrilled to be part of LA’s vibrant restaurant community and take advantage of the area’s incredible bounty of produce and long growing seasons. While Girl & the Goat shares the global influence and bold flavors of its Chicago flagship, the culinary team is always crafting new dishes inspired by California produce and local flavors.

• Spaces for 40-150 Guests

Mariposa on 3rd is a standout event space located in the heart of Los Angeles. Set on one of the city’s most active corridors, this venue blends energy, accessibility, and atmosphere into one memorable experience. Guests step inside and immediately feel the vibrancy of the surrounding neighborhood while enjoying a private, welcoming setting designed for gatherings and creative projects. This location attracts event hosts, production teams, and brands searching for a distinctive Los Angeles venue. Mariposa on 3rd supports private events, birthday celebrations, corporate functions, networking mixers, pop ups, brand activations, photo shoots, and film productions. The flexible layout allows hosts to shape the space around their vision while keeping a natural flow that feels inviting and easy to navigate. The venue stands out for its prime location. Third Street places guests close to Downtown Los Angeles, major studios, restaurants, retail, and nightlife. Attendees arrive with ease and enjoy being part of a lively area that reflects the pulse of the city. For production teams, the central location simplifies scheduling and transportation. For event hosts, it increases attendance and convenience. Mariposa on 3rd delivers strong visual appeal. Natural light fills the space during the day and creates a bright, energetic atmosphere for photo shoots and daytime gatherings. In the evening, the setting shifts into a more intimate and engaging mood. Lighting and layout work together to create depth and dimension without overwhelming the event itself. The space enhances the experience rather than distracting from it. Event planners value versatility. Mariposa on 3rd adapts to both intimate gatherings and larger celebrations. Furniture and open areas allow smooth transitions between seated dinners, standing receptions, panel discussions, or content production setups. The layout encourages connection. Guests move comfortably, engage easily, and remain present throughout the e

• Spaces for 150-300 Guests
• 1 Event Space

The Last Bookstore is California’s largest used and new book and record store. The name was chosen with irony, but seems more appropriate with each passing day as physical bookstores die out like dinosaurs from the meteoric impact of Amazon and e-books. With an adaptable audience area of 6000 sq. ft., we offer a full-service venue for any variety of event — literary, musical, theatrical, etc. We book events that have natural draws of 50-500 people.

• 2 Event Spaces

Moments from Santa Monica and The Pier, Water Garden brings the fresh ocean air to you, weaving it’s curated collective of amenities, restaurants and office space with lush gardens that seamlessly connect it to the water.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

MISSION AWA Oasia is a special events venue focused on elevating consciousness through experience, art and community. We cater to a wide audience and exude inclusivity in our goal of connecting with all types of people. Our mission is to make a positive impact through creating awe-inspiring experiences, curating a space of discovery and being of service. WHO WE ARE Our team is fun, professional and filled with positive energy! We joyously work to support clients in bringing their vision to life and creating memories to last a lifetime. THE GRAND VISION AWA is much grander than one space, it is a global vision. We are developing a blueprint model that can be replicated in any community wishing to create space for art, connection, transformation, experience, collaboration and ultimately personal and collective well-being.

• Spaces for 16-1,500 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 3 Ballrooms

The sophisticated venues of our downtown Los Angeles hotel set the stage for a memorable celebration, whether you are planning a lavish wedding or an intimate affair, our venues will exceed expectations. The stunning California Ballroom, our largest venue, can accommodate 700 for a wedding banquet, and the smaller indoor and outdoor venues are also available, for those planning intimate celebrations in LA. Our experienced wedding staff will guide you through the planning process, from venues to catering. Work with our LA hotel's culinary team to craft a custom menu that reflects your tastes.

The Reserve, Catwalk & Vault — Downtown LA’s premier multi-level nightlife and event destination housed in a historic 1920s bank. Featuring three stunning spaces — The Reserve (600 capacity), Catwalk (800), and Vault (175) — the venue blends timeless architecture, modern design, and elite sound and lighting for unforgettable upscale events, brand activations, and nightlife experiences.