Guidebook for Los Angeles
Essentials
Very small curated grocery store just down the hill from the Airstream. Amazing veggies, meat, etc. Quite expensive, sometimes worth it, and incredibly convenient.
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Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park AveVery small curated grocery store just down the hill from the Airstream. Amazing veggies, meat, etc. Quite expensive, sometimes worth it, and incredibly convenient.
Health food store and general grocery, on Sunset Boulevard very near the house. Generally expensive, but convenient.
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdHealth food store and general grocery, on Sunset Boulevard very near the house. Generally expensive, but convenient.
General grocery store, and have their own organic line as well. A six minute drive from the Airstream.
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Vons
561 N Glendale AveGeneral grocery store, and have their own organic line as well. A six minute drive from the Airstream.
Chevron
1934 N Cahuenga BlvdGas Station.
Local laundromat with coin operated machines. They also sell detergent. Decent and extremely convenient.
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Mega Coin Laundry
4362 S Figueroa StLocal laundromat with coin operated machines. They also sell detergent. Decent and extremely convenient.
Regency Cleaners
1411 Echo Park AveConvenient dry cleaner.
Food Scene
Fav local coffee shop. Hipster, but also lots of regular neighborhood folks. Good outdoor seating. Nice place to read a book. Walkable from the trailer. They also have breakfast, lunch and early dinner.
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Fix Coffee
2100 Echo Park AvenueFav local coffee shop. Hipster, but also lots of regular neighborhood folks. Good outdoor seating. Nice place to read a book. Walkable from the trailer. They also have breakfast, lunch and early dinner.
Coffee shop just down the hill. Good coffee. I prefer Fix up the street, but Chango has its own devotees. It's next door to Cookbook, a small local gourmet (and expensive) grocery store, across from a gas station, and on the way down to Sunset, so it's a convenient stop.
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Chango Coffee
1559 Echo Park AvenueCoffee shop just down the hill. Good coffee. I prefer Fix up the street, but Chango has its own devotees. It's next door to Cookbook, a small local gourmet (and expensive) grocery store, across from a gas station, and on the way down to Sunset, so it's a convenient stop.
Great local restaurant with a full bar. Adult and sophisticated. On the more expensive side. Five minute drive and great.
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Ostrich Farm
1525 Sunset BlvdGreat local restaurant with a full bar. Adult and sophisticated. On the more expensive side. Five minute drive and great.
I'm not Vegan, and this is the first Vegan food I've liked. Great atmosphere, great windows, good people watching. Inexpensive. Soon to have a bar next door (as of August 2016).
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset BlvdI'm not Vegan, and this is the first Vegan food I've liked. Great atmosphere, great windows, good people watching. Inexpensive. Soon to have a bar next door (as of August 2016).
Echo Park's home cooking. Relaxing. Fun. Famous for deep-dish pizza but they have other dishes. It's expensive for what it is, but it's a warm and inviting place to hang out. Always crowded.
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset BlvdEcho Park's home cooking. Relaxing. Fun. Famous for deep-dish pizza but they have other dishes. It's expensive for what it is, but it's a warm and inviting place to hang out. Always crowded.
Vietnamese/Californian fusion. Pho. Beer and wine. Covered patio where you can sit on Sunset and watch the world drive by.
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Xoia Vietnamese Eats
1801 Sunset BoulevardVietnamese/Californian fusion. Pho. Beer and wine. Covered patio where you can sit on Sunset and watch the world drive by.
Inexpensive local burgers on Sunset. Very LA. The burgers are good, not great, but definitely good, but I highly recommend it as a classic LA burger joint. You can sit outside on Sunset. Lively.
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Patra Burgers On Sunset
1524 Sunset BlvdInexpensive local burgers on Sunset. Very LA. The burgers are good, not great, but definitely good, but I highly recommend it as a classic LA burger joint. You can sit outside on Sunset. Lively.
Great bar and restaurant with an enormous terraced patio out back. Adult and sophisticated, not rowdy. Fantastic cocktails!
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Cliff's Edge
3626 Sunset BlvdGreat bar and restaurant with an enormous terraced patio out back. Adult and sophisticated, not rowdy. Fantastic cocktails!
One of Todd's favorite brunch spots in the neighborhood. Outdoor seating on Sunset boulevard, hearty Cali-Mexican and American breakfast/brunch/lunch items, great people watching, interesting neighborhood. Try the Huevos Rancheros! Often crowded!
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Millie's Cafe
3524 Sunset BlvdOne of Todd's favorite brunch spots in the neighborhood. Outdoor seating on Sunset boulevard, hearty Cali-Mexican and American breakfast/brunch/lunch items, great people watching, interesting neighborhood. Try the Huevos Rancheros! Often crowded!
Highly recommended. Many people's favorite taco spot. Great outdoor seating. Colorful crowd. Try the sampler plate - delicious and a bargain! Try the horchata - the perfect antidote for a salsa inferno in your mouth! They also have many non-spicy options. Seriously, go! BTW - often a line, but it moves quickly.
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Guisados
1261 Sunset BlvdHighly recommended. Many people's favorite taco spot. Great outdoor seating. Colorful crowd. Try the sampler plate - delicious and a bargain! Try the horchata - the perfect antidote for a salsa inferno in your mouth! They also have many non-spicy options. Seriously, go! BTW - often a line, but it moves quickly.
Best Thai around. Renowned chef. Mostly but not all spicy dishes. Not too expensive. Beer and Wine. Great local atmosphere.
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Night + Market Song
3322 Sunset BlvdBest Thai around. Renowned chef. Mostly but not all spicy dishes. Not too expensive. Beer and Wine. Great local atmosphere.
Asian Fusion. You can order your food to go, and eat outside in the park, also a great scene, not too expensive. Always a line, but it moves fairly quickly.
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Pine and Crane
1521 Griffith Park BlvdAsian Fusion. You can order your food to go, and eat outside in the park, also a great scene, not too expensive. Always a line, but it moves fairly quickly.
Oysters and other small plates. Intimate (some might say crowded). Great wine list. Beer and wine bar upstairs. A great night out.
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L & E Oyster Bar
1637 Silver Lake BlvdOysters and other small plates. Intimate (some might say crowded). Great wine list. Beer and wine bar upstairs. A great night out.
Brewery and restaurant. Beautiful space. Good pizza, burgers. Reasonable and casual. Good hang out.
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Mohawk Bend
2141 Sunset BlvdBrewery and restaurant. Beautiful space. Good pizza, burgers. Reasonable and casual. Good hang out.
A great downtown Los Angeles scene. This is a beautiful and bustling place. Loud. Great bar. The food is good, expensive, although you can order appetizers or small plates, as well as a full meal. We like to sit in the bar for a drink and soak up the people watching, then go elsewhere for dinner.
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Bottega Louie
700 S Grand AveA great downtown Los Angeles scene. This is a beautiful and bustling place. Loud. Great bar. The food is good, expensive, although you can order appetizers or small plates, as well as a full meal. We like to sit in the bar for a drink and soak up the people watching, then go elsewhere for dinner.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of the most famous music venues in LA, and in the USA. Everything. Check the listings. There's also another venue downstairs called the Echoplex.
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The Echo
1822 Sunset BlvdOne of the most famous music venues in LA, and in the USA. Everything. Check the listings. There's also another venue downstairs called the Echoplex.
Bar and restaurant. Outstanding -- and expensive -- cocktails. Extreme Silver Lake hipster quotient. If that bugs you then we recommend elsewhere. But the cocktails make it worth it every once and a while...
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Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset BlvdBar and restaurant. Outstanding -- and expensive -- cocktails. Extreme Silver Lake hipster quotient. If that bugs you then we recommend elsewhere. But the cocktails make it worth it every once and a while...
Parks & Nature
Elysian Park is across the street from the Airstream. If you walk up the hill and then turn right and go down the dirt path you will find yourself on a perfect path for a 2 mile hike or run. Ask us for more specific directions. This is a great loop, and has views of the San Gabriel Mountains and downtown Los Angeles!
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Elysian Park
835 Academy RdElysian Park is across the street from the Airstream. If you walk up the hill and then turn right and go down the dirt path you will find yourself on a perfect path for a 2 mile hike or run. Ask us for more specific directions. This is a great loop, and has views of the San Gabriel Mountains and downtown Los Angeles!
Arts & Culture
Legendary Improv theater and school. Shows nightly at this location and also at their Sunset Boulevard location.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA
5919 Franklin AveLegendary Improv theater and school. Shows nightly at this location and also at their Sunset Boulevard location.