For parties up to 12 guests please select the reservation button below. For parties of 13 or more please email: reservation theblackcatla.
Please keep in mind that menu items are updated periodically and the exact items you see here may not currently be available. Rhode Island squid, pickled cherry peppers, sauce gribiche, chives. Chocolate chunks, vanilla ice cream dulce de leche.
For full venue buyouts and filming inquiries, please email here. The White Room at The Black Cat is a private dining and event space that can accommodate afternoon and evening dinner parties from 12 to 30 guests, and up to 45 guests for cocktail parties, receptions and screenings.
The Black Cat Tavern opened in October catering to a gay clientele. At that time, homosexuality was medically classified as a mental illness, same-sex relations were criminalized in California, and in Los Angeles, the LGBTQ community faced constant intimadation, harassment and violent oppression at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department. As the crowd celebrated at midnight, a dozen plainclothes police officers began their raid on the unsuspecting revelers.
The frightened patrons and staff fought back against the unannounced officers. It was a confusing scene that quickly devolved into chaos as all resistance was met with brutal police force. In all, fourteen people were beaten to the floor, dragged outside, and arrested on the sidewalk in front of the bar. Three weeks later, six of those detained were brought to trial by jury to face charges of lewd conduct. All six were found guilty of the act of same-sex kissing, a conviction that carried a penalty which required them to publicly register as sex offenders for life.
