Party Report: Blackbird Touches Down in Los Angeles

Last night, we celebrated Blackbird's LA debut with restaurant partners and friends at Only The Wild Ones

Photos by Vivien Killilea

It’s official, Blackbird has landed in LA. As of today, you can check in and pay with Blackbird and earn $FLY at 50+ of LA’s best restaurants across Santa Monica and Venice. From icons like Gjelina and Felix Trattoria to favorites like RVR, Beethoven Market, and Milo & Olive, LA’s most celebrated tables are now part of the Blackbird network.

To celebrate launching in such an exceptional restaurant town, we threw a little thing for our our restaurant partners and friends of the brand last night at Only The Wild Ones — for our money one of the vibiest spots off Abbot Kinney. There were cocktails, bites by The Butcher’s Daughter, Crudo e Nudo, and Sweet Rose Creamery, vinyl DJ sets, ice sculptures (c’mon, not our first rodeo), and some of the best folks in the biz. Scroll on for the photo dump.

Restaurant lovers unite, indeed.

To explore where you can check in in LA, open your Blackbird app and set your map to Los Angeles, CA. You’ll earn $FLY every time you check in and pay — and can spend those points at any Blackbird spot across the country, from Venice Beach to Brooklyn.

Not in LA? Earn $FLY by referring your LA friends. You’ll both get $20 in $FLY when they check in for the first time. Just open your app and tap “Get $20” at the top of the page to grab your referral link.