TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Drown your Valentine's Day sorrows at this Hollywood watering hole

Bitter or heartbroken on Valentine's Day? Then head to the BreakUp Bar in Hollywood, where classic movies about splits play on a huge projection screen and you can pin your thoughts and mementos on the Wall of Broken Relationships.

  (Reuters)
Fri, February 14, 2020

Share This Article

Change Size

Drown your Valentine's Day sorrows at this Hollywood watering hole BreakUp Bar in Hollywood plays classic movies about splits on a huge projection screen and serves crafted cocktails like 'Ghosted' or 'I Dealt With Your Parents for Years'. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Bitter or heartbroken on Valentine's Day?

Then head to the BreakUp Bar in Hollywood, where classic movies about splits play on a huge projection screen and you can pin your thoughts and mementos on the Wall of Broken Relationships while drowning your sorrows in crafted cocktails like "Ghosted" or "I Dealt With Your Parents for Years".

Evan Charest, owner of the BreakUp Bar in California, said he wanted to create a haven decorated with black roses for the single and heart broken.

"Pretty much it's the antithesis of all pro-Valentine's Day things," he said. "We thought we would be a place for single people and, you know, people in relationships who just want to get over all the pressure and stress of the Valentine's Day holidays."

Read also: Lonely no more: Ways to spend Valentine’s Day on your own

Notes from the lovelorn posted on the wall lamented, "Love sucks", "Your mother is crazy" and "She took the dog!"

Patron Ingrid Jackel, a cosmetics executive from France, said, "I'm kind of over the Valentine season and, yeah, I was interested in doing something a little different."

Actor DJ Woullard, another patron, said, "When you're in love...people do really foolish things and the honeymoon phase is hilarious from the outside perspective. And I think this kind of represents all that."

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.