Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Chango Coffee
1559 Echo Park AvenueEasy walk around the corner. Good pastries and sandwiches.
Small and cozy, great place for dinner, happy hour, lunch or brunch. Varied menu with reasonable prices (for LA!). Check website for nightly specials, like Wednesday burger night.
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The Park Restaurant
Small and cozy, great place for dinner, happy hour, lunch or brunch. Varied menu with reasonable prices (for LA!). Check website for nightly specials, like Wednesday burger night.
Great informal Mexican specializing in seafood. Love the scallop burrito, and big salsa bar. Good to go, or stay for a margarita.
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Señor Fish
4803 Eagle Rock BlvdGreat informal Mexican specializing in seafood. Love the scallop burrito, and big salsa bar. Good to go, or stay for a margarita.
Surprisingly good vegan food. Just expanded with cool bar and extensive cocktail menu.
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset BlvdSurprisingly good vegan food. Just expanded with cool bar and extensive cocktail menu.
Good pizza slices to go, or excellent delivery. I think it's open late, people from the club The Echo go there after/before shows.
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Two Boots Echo Park
1818 Sunset BoulevardGood pizza slices to go, or excellent delivery. I think it's open late, people from the club The Echo go there after/before shows.
Small and kind of run down, but I love this place. Two blocks away. Mayan Mexican food from the Yucatan - the specialty is pork pibil (chonchenita?) tacos, burrito or sandwich - comes with avocado and pickled pink onions.
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Mayas' Tacos Restaurant
1600 N Alvarado StSmall and kind of run down, but I love this place. Two blocks away. Mayan Mexican food from the Yucatan - the specialty is pork pibil (chonchenita?) tacos, burrito or sandwich - comes with avocado and pickled pink onions.
Great happy hour - I think it ends at 6pm. But they have a deal with a half dozen raw oysters and glass of wine. Kettle Black right next door is Italian and also has a good happy hour - I think it's the same owner.
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Sawyer
3709 Sunset BlvdGreat happy hour - I think it ends at 6pm. But they have a deal with a half dozen raw oysters and glass of wine. Kettle Black right next door is Italian and also has a good happy hour - I think it's the same owner.
Gingergrass Silverlake
2396 Glendale BlvdGood Vietnamese place - creative fusion menu.
Shopping
A few blocks away so it's handy. It's a very small high end place, stuffed with gourmet local and imported foods. Fresh bread, cheese, some produce and pre-made meals and sauces.
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Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park AveA few blocks away so it's handy. It's a very small high end place, stuffed with gourmet local and imported foods. Fresh bread, cheese, some produce and pre-made meals and sauces.
Kind of expensive, but within walking distance. Large salad and hot food bar, which is good for a quick take home meal (or they have tables outside). Drugstore next door, and very popular taco truck to the left.
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdKind of expensive, but within walking distance. Large salad and hot food bar, which is good for a quick take home meal (or they have tables outside). Drugstore next door, and very popular taco truck to the left.
Drinks & Nightlife
Frankly I'm too old and haven't been there for years, but it's popular and walkable from the house.
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The Echo
1822 Sunset BlvdFrankly I'm too old and haven't been there for years, but it's popular and walkable from the house.
Friendly wine shop with popular tastings Monday and Thursday nights, when there's usually a fancy food truck out front.
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Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale BlvdFriendly wine shop with popular tastings Monday and Thursday nights, when there's usually a fancy food truck out front.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park - great to walk or jog around the lake, or lounge in the grass. the boathouse cafe has great food - love to have breakfast or lunch there if it's a nice day. You can also rent paddle boats.
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Echo Park
1632 Echo Park AveBeautiful park - great to walk or jog around the lake, or lounge in the grass. the boathouse cafe has great food - love to have breakfast or lunch there if it's a nice day. You can also rent paddle boats.
Essentials
Vons
561 N Glendale AveNot great and usually packed but close.
Trader Joe's
2738 Hyperion Ave