Guidebook for Los Angeles
Everything Else
Windward School
11350 Palms BlvdPrivate school with excellent summer programing
Chase Bank
11766 Wilshire BlvdATM around the corner
Avatar Nails & Spa
11700 National BlvdBeautiful nail salon & spa
Naturopath pharmacy with very helpful pharmacists & a USPS window which keeps you from having to go to the regular post office!
Apothecary Pharmacy
11700 National BlvdNaturopath pharmacy with very helpful pharmacists & a USPS window which keeps you from having to go to the regular post office!
Rite Aid Pharmacy
11321 National BlvdPharmacy, beauty supplies, & an ice cream counter!
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdWalking distance
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson AveIdeal for tasty prepared foods to make a fast, easy picnic.
It's so convenient having this great supermarket just a stone's throw away!
503 abantu bendawo batusa
Ralphs
1644 Cloverfield BlvdIt's so convenient having this great supermarket just a stone's throw away!
Shopping
Primo's Donuts
2918 Sawtelle BlvdBest buttermilk biscuit bar in Los Angeles also serving coffee bean coffee.
Great Brazilian food in this chic restaurant just minutes away.
263 abantu bendawo batusa
Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine
7181 Sunset BlvdGreat Brazilian food in this chic restaurant just minutes away.
Nordstrom, Macy's, movie theater, and all the great stores you'd expect from a solid mall.
23 abantu bendawo batusa
Gymboree Play & Music, West Los Angeles
11301 W Olympic BlvdNordstrom, Macy's, movie theater, and all the great stores you'd expect from a solid mall.
Super-fun Japanese gift shop with really great gift items for him, her, and YOU!
16 abantu bendawo batusa
Black Market
2060 Sawtelle BlvdSuper-fun Japanese gift shop with really great gift items for him, her, and YOU!
Food Scene
Chabuya Tokyo Noodle Bar
2002 Sawtelle BoulevardOur favorite ramen place - love the outdoor seating.
This guys won season 31 of Food Truck Race and now how their own restaurant!
12 abantu bendawo batusa
Seoul Sausage Co.
11313 Mississippi AvenueThis guys won season 31 of Food Truck Race and now how their own restaurant!
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica BlvdYa' gotta have it!
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica BlvdYa' gotta have it!
This place is a small chain, but has great panini sandwiches, salads, soups, & pastries, along with a nice outdoor seating area under some huge trees.
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Champagne French Bakery Cafe
11709 National BoulevardThis place is a small chain, but has great panini sandwiches, salads, soups, & pastries, along with a nice outdoor seating area under some huge trees.
Nong La Cafe
2055 Sawtelle BlvdPho-tastic pho! So delicious and a lightning-speed kitchen!
Soup dumplings and delicious Chinese food served in tapas style plates to share.
22 abantu bendawo batusa
ROC
Soup dumplings and delicious Chinese food served in tapas style plates to share.
Tofu Ya
2021 Sawtelle BlvdDelicious Korean eats without the frills.
Great quality, traditional sushi. Gets busy early - cash only! No fried tempura rolls - go to Niko Niko for that!
43 abantu bendawo batusa
Hide Sushi
2040 Sawtelle BlvdGreat quality, traditional sushi. Gets busy early - cash only! No fried tempura rolls - go to Niko Niko for that!
Fantastic take-out mexican food in this hole-in-the-wall that also has an amazing assortment of freshly-made juices.
25 abantu bendawo batusa
Tacomiendo
4502 Inglewood BlvdFantastic take-out mexican food in this hole-in-the-wall that also has an amazing assortment of freshly-made juices.
This is one of the top sushi restaurants in all of Los Angeles, and it's right around the corner. It is known for its omakase (chef's choice menu). $$$ on Yelp.
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Hiko Sushi
11275 National BlvdThis is one of the top sushi restaurants in all of Los Angeles, and it's right around the corner. It is known for its omakase (chef's choice menu). $$$ on Yelp.
11267 National Blvd
Korean BBQ right around the corner
People flock her for the $17 AYCE Korean BBQ and the tofu soup gets crazy great reviews too! Just a walk around the corner!
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Galbi King
11267 National BlvdPeople flock her for the $17 AYCE Korean BBQ and the tofu soup gets crazy great reviews too! Just a walk around the corner!
You do NOT have to be a vegan to LOVE the food here!
21 abantu bendawo batusa
The Vegan Joint (West LA)
10438 National BlvdYou do NOT have to be a vegan to LOVE the food here!
Delicious Oaxacan food that will have you licking the plate clean!
19 abantu bendawo batusa
Madre Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria
10426 National BlvdDelicious Oaxacan food that will have you licking the plate clean!
Great restaurant with a small bar to catch live sports too. Awesome beer selections, bottomless mimosas on Sundays, and delicious organic-fed burgers (Black & Blue is our favorite).
46 abantu bendawo batusa
Overland Cafe
3601 Overland AveGreat restaurant with a small bar to catch live sports too. Awesome beer selections, bottomless mimosas on Sundays, and delicious organic-fed burgers (Black & Blue is our favorite).
Delicious and healthy food served in an easy-to-navigate cafeteria style queue where you select which salads, soups, proteins, & treats you want from behind the glass. Generous portions and (as expected), incredible lemonades! :)
516 abantu bendawo batusa
Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney BlvdDelicious and healthy food served in an easy-to-navigate cafeteria style queue where you select which salads, soups, proteins, & treats you want from behind the glass. Generous portions and (as expected), incredible lemonades! :)
Drinks & Nightlife
Trendy gastropub with some outdoor seating & great people watching.
200 abantu bendawo batusa
Plan Check
1800 Sawtelle BlvdTrendy gastropub with some outdoor seating & great people watching.
Excellent bar. Not fancy, not trendy, not divey, but not updated. Shoot some pool while sipping heavy pours.
17 abantu bendawo batusa
Lost & Found
11700 National BlvdExcellent bar. Not fancy, not trendy, not divey, but not updated. Shoot some pool while sipping heavy pours.
San Francisco Saloon
11501 W Pico BlvdSports bar with a good happy hour
Great bar with food & drink specials during both the early and late night happy hours.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
The Arsenal
12012 W Pico BlvdGreat bar with food & drink specials during both the early and late night happy hours.
Get your karaoke on!! No private rooms - get on the stage & SING!!
20 abantu bendawo batusa
Boardwalk 11 GASTROPUB and Karaoke
10433 National BlvdGet your karaoke on!! No private rooms - get on the stage & SING!!
Hip bar with really great bites (small plates that can be combined for a meal). It's a little pricey, so you might want to time your visit for Happy Hour.
16 abantu bendawo batusa
Freddy Smalls Bar and Kitchen
11520 W Pico BlvdHip bar with really great bites (small plates that can be combined for a meal). It's a little pricey, so you might want to time your visit for Happy Hour.
Take a step back in time and feel like you're in a Harry Potter movie at this classy bar with uber-high ceilings and long velvet curtains, fire places, and all in-house-make mixers.
45 abantu bendawo batusa
The Wellesbourne
10929 W Pico BlvdTake a step back in time and feel like you're in a Harry Potter movie at this classy bar with uber-high ceilings and long velvet curtains, fire places, and all in-house-make mixers.
Arts & Culture
Favorite independent movie theater showing quality movies in their recently remodeled theaters. Lots of foreign features.
22 abantu bendawo batusa
Laemmle Royal
11523 Santa Monica BlvdFavorite independent movie theater showing quality movies in their recently remodeled theaters. Lots of foreign features.
Amazing (free) photo exhibits in this very cool space near the Century City mall & Beverly Hills.
95 abantu bendawo batusa
Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the StarsAmazing (free) photo exhibits in this very cool space near the Century City mall & Beverly Hills.
This large movie theater has all the blockbusters and takes reserved seating or you can buy tickets at the door.
96 abantu bendawo batusa
The Wine Bar at The Landmark
10850 W Pico BlvdThis large movie theater has all the blockbusters and takes reserved seating or you can buy tickets at the door.
This is a great collection of independent art galleries in a converted train station. they also have periodic openings on Fri & Sat nights.
102 abantu bendawo batusa
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan AveThis is a great collection of independent art galleries in a converted train station. they also have periodic openings on Fri & Sat nights.
Incredible free museum made out of stunning travertine marble imported from Italy. The Architecture tour and Garden tour are WELL worth the 30 - 40 minutes each tour lasts, and they are offered multiple times throughout the day. Pack a picnic and bring a blanket because there is lawn space to enjoy some down-time on. Parking is $15, but if you show up by bike, foot, or bus, it'll be totally free!
2309 abantu bendawo batusa
IGetty
1200 Getty Center DrIncredible free museum made out of stunning travertine marble imported from Italy. The Architecture tour and Garden tour are WELL worth the 30 - 40 minutes each tour lasts, and they are offered multiple times throughout the day. Pack a picnic and bring a blanket because there is lawn space to enjoy some down-time on. Parking is $15, but if you show up by bike, foot, or bus, it'll be totally free!
Parks & Nature
This is a great park for tennis, jogging/walking, swimming, basketball, or watching some soccer, baseball, or hockey! They also have a circuit of free, outdoor, work-out machines at the southwest corner of the park, near the corners of Palms & McLaughlin and Woodbine & McLaughlin.
40 abantu bendawo batusa
Mar Vista Recreation Center
11430 Woodbine StThis is a great park for tennis, jogging/walking, swimming, basketball, or watching some soccer, baseball, or hockey! They also have a circuit of free, outdoor, work-out machines at the southwest corner of the park, near the corners of Palms & McLaughlin and Woodbine & McLaughlin.