ETA Brings Craft Cocktails To Highland Park’s Growing Bar Scene

Since Highland Park can’t go more than two days without a new restaurant or bar opening, the guys behind The Greyhound have opened a new craft cocktail joint called ETA. Located just down the street from their other bar, ETA is nestled on a hot stretch of Figueroa within spitting distance of Civil Coffee and the Highland Park Bowl, the latter of which, like ETA, is scheduled to open Friday. “We opened ETA so close to The Greyhound for the same reason we opened The Greyhound here—we really love this community,” co-owner Mateo Glassman—who started the place with James Bygrave (previously …

ETA – Highland Park’s Freshest Cocktail Lounge Design by Sayre Ziskin

When The Greyhound first opened on this stretch of Figueroa, it was a risky move. Would the neighborhood embrace a sports bar-cum-gastropub with classic American fare and a dark vibe? Of course it did, especially since every Dodger game is on the televisions and the burgers are pitch perfect. But when owners James Bygrave, Ryan Julio, and Matt Glassman decided they needed to up the ante, they went with something a little more refined. The result of just four short months of construction, ETA arrives just in time in burgeoningHighland Park. Opening Friday, the same day as the massive reconstructed Highland Park Bowl across the …