Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
The closest coffee shop to us - about two blocks away. Adequate but not tops in our book.
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Tierra Mia Coffee
1202 N Alvarado StThe closest coffee shop to us - about two blocks away. Adequate but not tops in our book.
It doesn't look like much from the outside, but this is the best pho on the east side. Cash only!
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Pho Cafe
2841 Sunset BlvdIt doesn't look like much from the outside, but this is the best pho on the east side. Cash only!
Terrific authentic Japanese casual cuisine. Fantastic soups and sushis, very reasonably priced.
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Silverlake Ramen
2927 Sunset BlvdTerrific authentic Japanese casual cuisine. Fantastic soups and sushis, very reasonably priced.
It doesn't look like much, but it has superb classic old-school Italian food in a semi-fine dining setting. Menu is basic - because your insanely charismatic waiter will tell you about 20+ specials.
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Aroma
2903 Sunset BoulevardIt doesn't look like much, but it has superb classic old-school Italian food in a semi-fine dining setting. Menu is basic - because your insanely charismatic waiter will tell you about 20+ specials.
Absolutely stunning sushi. You know its the real deal when everyone around you is Japanese. Reservations recommended.
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Sushi Gen
422 E 2nd StAbsolutely stunning sushi. You know its the real deal when everyone around you is Japanese. Reservations recommended.
These people are passionate about coffee. Amazing hipster-watching.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Silver Lake Coffeebar
3922 Sunset BlvdThese people are passionate about coffee. Amazing hipster-watching.
High quality, family run sushi. A little on the pricy side, and the service is hit or miss, but the sushi is wonderful.
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Saito's Sushi
4339 Sunset BoulevardHigh quality, family run sushi. A little on the pricy side, and the service is hit or miss, but the sushi is wonderful.
Amazing, amazing coffee, great pastries, and good boutique shopping in the places next door. Excellent people watching too. Walk around the reservoir and come here after!
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LAMILL COFFEE Boutique
1636 Silver Lake BlvdAmazing, amazing coffee, great pastries, and good boutique shopping in the places next door. Excellent people watching too. Walk around the reservoir and come here after!
Mind-blowing pies. Good diner food and staff is very nice. Parking just behind the restaurant. Lovely outdoor seating. It doesn't get busy until after 9 pm. A favorite for local hipsters.
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Brite Spot
1918 Sunset BlvdMind-blowing pies. Good diner food and staff is very nice. Parking just behind the restaurant. Lovely outdoor seating. It doesn't get busy until after 9 pm. A favorite for local hipsters.
Cornmeal encrusted pizza. Delivers. New-age toppings that are delicious.
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Two Boots Echo Park
1818 Sunset BoulevardCornmeal encrusted pizza. Delivers. New-age toppings that are delicious.
Best classic pizza on the east side. Pasta dishes are like Grandma's.
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Pizza Buona
922 N Alvarado StBest classic pizza on the east side. Pasta dishes are like Grandma's.
Incredible organic farm-to-table casual cuisine. Order at the counter. Reasonably priced. Deserts are awesome. Not open Sundays (we think.)
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Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdIncredible organic farm-to-table casual cuisine. Order at the counter. Reasonably priced. Deserts are awesome. Not open Sundays (we think.)
Pazzo Gelato
3827 Sunset BlvdGO HERE NOW. Homemade gelatos that will blow your mind.
Unbelievable salads. The lettuce leaves are like no other lettuce leaves. Casual dining. It's quickly become a chain and there are also locations in Pasadena and Santa Monica.
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Tender Greens
6290 Sunset BlvdUnbelievable salads. The lettuce leaves are like no other lettuce leaves. Casual dining. It's quickly become a chain and there are also locations in Pasadena and Santa Monica.
Lark Cake Shop
3337 Sunset BlvdWonderful cupcakes and desserts.
Mobile Vet New Britain
Incredibly indulgent grilled cheeses. Yum.
One of the oldest restaurants in LA. Wonderful and kitschy. Good French food.
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Taix French Restaurant
1911 Sunset BlvdOne of the oldest restaurants in LA. Wonderful and kitschy. Good French food.
Really good deep dish Chicago style pizza that everyone talks about. Funky living room setting inside. Deep dish pizza takes 45 minutes.
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset BlvdReally good deep dish Chicago style pizza that everyone talks about. Funky living room setting inside. Deep dish pizza takes 45 minutes.
Great food, great deserts, beautiful outdoor seating. A very LA dining experience.
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Alcove
1929 Hillhurst AveGreat food, great deserts, beautiful outdoor seating. A very LA dining experience.
Casbah Cafe
One of our favorite coffee shops. Eclectic decor and cuisine.
A totally LA thing. Juices, almond milks, cleanses and lots of new age holistic healing powders.
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Moon Juice
2839 Sunset BlvdA totally LA thing. Juices, almond milks, cleanses and lots of new age holistic healing powders.
Super awesome food! Try their famous TOASTS! Their coffee is also sublime.
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Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveSuper awesome food! Try their famous TOASTS! Their coffee is also sublime.
Secret special spot; no sign. Look for valet parking on corner. AMAZING magical outdoor eats with tables terraced up a hillside. Cool inside bar with classic black/white movies projected on walls.
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Cliff's Edge
3626 Sunset BlvdSecret special spot; no sign. Look for valet parking on corner. AMAZING magical outdoor eats with tables terraced up a hillside. Cool inside bar with classic black/white movies projected on walls.
San Francisco style coffee house serving Wrecking Ball coffee. Amazing pastries. Vintage Faema Espresso machine.
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Woodcat Coffee Bar
1532 Sunset BlvdSan Francisco style coffee house serving Wrecking Ball coffee. Amazing pastries. Vintage Faema Espresso machine.
Some consider this the best coffee in the heart of Echo Park. Great pastries/breakfast/lunch. Outdoor covered patio with everyone working on their laptops.
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Fix Coffee
2100 Echo Park AvenueSome consider this the best coffee in the heart of Echo Park. Great pastries/breakfast/lunch. Outdoor covered patio with everyone working on their laptops.
Home
1760 Hillhurst AveGreat breakfast/lunch/dinner & coffee. Hip.
Hip coffee shop, 0.5 miles away. Walking distance. Great place if you need to get some work done, outlets at all of the tables.
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Andante Coffee Roasters
2201 Sunset BlvdHip coffee shop, 0.5 miles away. Walking distance. Great place if you need to get some work done, outlets at all of the tables.
Best pizza in the area. Order delivery if you're staying in. Try the Syracuse Chicken (buffalo style) or the Grandma (classic cheese and tomato).
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Tomato Pie Pizza Joint
2457 Hyperion AveBest pizza in the area. Order delivery if you're staying in. Try the Syracuse Chicken (buffalo style) or the Grandma (classic cheese and tomato).
Great Coffee from Oakland, CA, and definitely a favorite! Now with 4 locations in L.A. In historic Jensen Recreation Building about 6 - 7 blocks away and accross from Lassen's Natural Food Grocery.
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Sunset Boulevard
Sunset BoulevardGreat Coffee from Oakland, CA, and definitely a favorite! Now with 4 locations in L.A. In historic Jensen Recreation Building about 6 - 7 blocks away and accross from Lassen's Natural Food Grocery.
Fantastic Vegan Bistro, also serve good Vegan Ice Cream. Great menu and daily specials in historic Jensen Recreation Building a few doors down from Blue Bottle
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset BlvdFantastic Vegan Bistro, also serve good Vegan Ice Cream. Great menu and daily specials in historic Jensen Recreation Building a few doors down from Blue Bottle
Beer & wine bar & cafe. Great breakfast/brunch. 21+ ages AT ALL TIMES.
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The Semi-Tropic
1412 Glendale BlvdBeer & wine bar & cafe. Great breakfast/brunch. 21+ ages AT ALL TIMES.
Everything Else
A great place to walk or run, with a nice park on the east side of the reservoir. Walkable from our house through the Silverlake hills. Keep an eye out for the hidden staircases on your way down.
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Silver Lake Reservoir
A great place to walk or run, with a nice park on the east side of the reservoir. Walkable from our house through the Silverlake hills. Keep an eye out for the hidden staircases on your way down.
A great place to walk or run. The park has been reopened as of June 2013 and is beautiful. Water lily gardens on either side of the lake.
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Echo Park Lake
A great place to walk or run. The park has been reopened as of June 2013 and is beautiful. Water lily gardens on either side of the lake.
ampm
2106 W Temple StThis is the cheapest gas for miles. Maybe the cheapest in town.
A must-see, featured in the movie Swingers. Restaurant and lounge packed full of hipsters 9 pm onward. One of a kind musical act Marty and Elayne perform Tues thru Sat 9 pm til 1:15 am.
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The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge
1760 N Vermont AveA must-see, featured in the movie Swingers. Restaurant and lounge packed full of hipsters 9 pm onward. One of a kind musical act Marty and Elayne perform Tues thru Sat 9 pm til 1:15 am.
One of our favorite things about LA are Korean Spas. This one is our go-to - serves both men and women. Get a scrub or Acupressure massage. Be sure to shower immediately or you will get dirty looks.
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Natura Spa
3240 Wilshire BoulevardOne of our favorite things about LA are Korean Spas. This one is our go-to - serves both men and women. Get a scrub or Acupressure massage. Be sure to shower immediately or you will get dirty looks.
Great lunch and micro brews & sampling. Always busy & can be loud but fun. Couple of pool tables & Corn Hole games.
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Golden Road Brewing Los Angeles
5410 W San Fernando RdGreat lunch and micro brews & sampling. Always busy & can be loud but fun. Couple of pool tables & Corn Hole games.
Drinks & Nightlife
4100 BAR
1087 Manzanita StCool ass bar. Hip and dark. They spin old records.
An old movie theatre turned super hip gastropub. Gorgeous architecture. Good food and all-California wines, beers, and hard liquor. Great cocktails. Get the cast-iron chocolate chip cookie!
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Mohawk Bend
2141 Sunset BlvdAn old movie theatre turned super hip gastropub. Gorgeous architecture. Good food and all-California wines, beers, and hard liquor. Great cocktails. Get the cast-iron chocolate chip cookie!
The Echo is a legendary East Side music venue and dive bar. Live indie music nightly.
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The Echo
1822 Sunset BlvdThe Echo is a legendary East Side music venue and dive bar. Live indie music nightly.
Dive bar that isn't a dive bar - a little more upscale. Pricy but killer cocktails, great ambiance, neighborhood crowd. Parking is impossible - take an Uber!
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Thirsty Crow
2939 Sunset BlvdDive bar that isn't a dive bar - a little more upscale. Pricy but killer cocktails, great ambiance, neighborhood crowd. Parking is impossible - take an Uber!
Hip L.A. micro brewery located in historic area & building that originally was a industrial cable manufacturer. Kept the original deco character & original appointments.
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Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda StHip L.A. micro brewery located in historic area & building that originally was a industrial cable manufacturer. Kept the original deco character & original appointments.
Button Mash
1391 Sunset BlvdCool bar, food, craft beers, vintage pinball & video games!
Craft beers on tap plus hundreds of bottles for sale. Small location in a strip mall.
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Sunset Beer Company
1498 Sunset BlvdCraft beers on tap plus hundreds of bottles for sale. Small location in a strip mall.
Essentials
Great boutique wine shop with lots of esoteric selections as well as more easy drinking stuff. Nice clientele and owners. They have tastings regularly.
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Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale BlvdGreat boutique wine shop with lots of esoteric selections as well as more easy drinking stuff. Nice clientele and owners. They have tastings regularly.
If you find yourself needing plants, this is the place to find high quality fauna and some terrific exotic succulents. Nice gifts as well, and the staff are incredibly helpful.
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Sunset Boulevard Nursery
4368 Sunset BlvdIf you find yourself needing plants, this is the place to find high quality fauna and some terrific exotic succulents. Nice gifts as well, and the staff are incredibly helpful.
Great Organic & Natural Foods & prepared food. Good Vegan options.
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Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins
2080 Hillhurst AveGreat Organic & Natural Foods & prepared food. Good Vegan options.
Great Organic & Natural Foods & prepared food. Good Vegan options.
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdGreat Organic & Natural Foods & prepared food. Good Vegan options.
Whole Foods 365 is the 1st and flagship store for Whole Foods featuring their own brand line. Lower prices. Pre-prepped foods ready for cooking, great organic salad bar, staples. At peak times there can be 50 + people in a long line checking out but they have a ton of checkers and it moves relatively fast. Super popular grocery. Chloe Vegan Cafe inside store.
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Whole Foods Market 365
2520 Glendale BlvdWhole Foods 365 is the 1st and flagship store for Whole Foods featuring their own brand line. Lower prices. Pre-prepped foods ready for cooking, great organic salad bar, staples. At peak times there can be 50 + people in a long line checking out but they have a ton of checkers and it moves relatively fast. Super popular grocery. Chloe Vegan Cafe inside store.
Shopping
Great shopping in unique boutiques for home goods, apparel and gifts. A lovely place to stroll and get coffee at LaMill.
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Silver Lake Boulevard
Silver Lake BoulevardGreat shopping in unique boutiques for home goods, apparel and gifts. A lovely place to stroll and get coffee at LaMill.
This whole neighborhood - Sunset Junction - has great shopping - unique boutiques and thrift stores. Mohawk General Store has a great selection of small designer clothes for men and women.
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Mohawk General Store
4011 Sunset BlvdThis whole neighborhood - Sunset Junction - has great shopping - unique boutiques and thrift stores. Mohawk General Store has a great selection of small designer clothes for men and women.
Handmade leather goods. Made in the back of the shop. All kind of belts, bags, purses. Worth a visit.
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Dean Leather Accessories
1951 Sunset BlvdHandmade leather goods. Made in the back of the shop. All kind of belts, bags, purses. Worth a visit.
One of the best sneaker stores in LA. This location and it's sister store in NYC sometimes stocks sneakers available nowhere else.
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Undefeated Silver Lake
3827 Sunset BlvdOne of the best sneaker stores in LA. This location and it's sister store in NYC sometimes stocks sneakers available nowhere else.
Collar & Leash
1836 Hyperion AveThe best pet store in the area.
Great bookstore. Next door is it's sister shop that carries amazing coffee table books that are works of art.
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Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont AveGreat bookstore. Next door is it's sister shop that carries amazing coffee table books that are works of art.
Steven Alan Outpost
1937 1/2 Hillhurst AvenueDiscount Steven Alan clothes for men and women.
A fine jewelry shop with new items and carefully selected estate pieces owned by a brother and sister. They do custom work and repairs on-site.
KFK Jewelers Inc
8319 W 3rd StA fine jewelry shop with new items and carefully selected estate pieces owned by a brother and sister. They do custom work and repairs on-site.
Arts & Culture
Vista Theater
4473 Sunset DrHistoric LA movie theatre that shows new releases.
See a show here if you're visiting. It's one of the best live-music venues ever.
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Hollywood Bowl
2301 Hollywood Bowl RdSee a show here if you're visiting. It's one of the best live-music venues ever.
L.A. music industry cultural icon with permanent & traveling exhibits. If you love all forms of music, don't miss this!
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I-Grammy Museum
800 W Olympic BlvdL.A. music industry cultural icon with permanent & traveling exhibits. If you love all forms of music, don't miss this!
Istadion yaseDodger
1000 Vin Scully AveDodger's Baseball.
Echoplex
1154 Glendale BlvdMusic club. Independent music scene.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdLove classic and custom cars? Welcome to the Los Angeles car culture!
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Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire BlvdLove classic and custom cars? Welcome to the Los Angeles car culture!
La Brea Tar Pits neMuzi
5801 Wilshire BlvdDinosaur bones! They roamed right here.
IGetty
1200 Getty Center DrThe Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast HwyIn a town that glitters, neon is part of our history. See fab signs from the past. Super cool.
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Museum of Neon Art
216 S Brand BlvdIn a town that glitters, neon is part of our history. See fab signs from the past. Super cool.
IMAX Theater with special event movies. See the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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California Science Center
700 Exposition Park DrIMAX Theater with special event movies. See the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
IMuziyamu wezomculo wezokwakha
250 S Grand Ave Contemporary Art.
I-Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition BlvdParks & Nature
Top of Griffith Park, the iconic park in L.A.; observatory, train ride, horseback riding, bike rentals, L.A. Zoo, Gene Autry Western Museum, hiking (warning: watch out for mountain lions-really!)
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I-Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory RdTop of Griffith Park, the iconic park in L.A.; observatory, train ride, horseback riding, bike rentals, L.A. Zoo, Gene Autry Western Museum, hiking (warning: watch out for mountain lions-really!)