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The Circus Cafe

  • Sep 13, 2022
  • 2 min read

The Circus Cafe was not for kids — the cocktail lounge inside Albert Sheetz Mission Candies at 6656 Hollywood Boulevard served up adult beverages in a whimsical atmosphere.


Empty retro Hollywood circus cafe bar with chrome stools, tables, flowers, and a sign reading Albert... Circus Cafe Hollywood
Circus Cafe (The Huntington Library)

According to the 12-page menu: “Our drinks, whether cocktails or mixed, are smooth enough for a lady, strong enough for a man, a velvety escape from stark reality; we mean, that they are like moonbeams of Romance.”

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