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Asian Cuisine
Only few minutes away from the house! This is a little hidden gem Thai restaurant in Silverlake! Their Green Curry Dumpling and Devil Wings are my favorite. Their prices are very reasonable. Usually there is plenty of street parking but sometimes it gets crowded.
31 locals recommend
Leela Thai Restaurant
1737 Silver Lake BlvdOnly few minutes away from the house! This is a little hidden gem Thai restaurant in Silverlake! Their Green Curry Dumpling and Devil Wings are my favorite. Their prices are very reasonable. Usually there is plenty of street parking but sometimes it gets crowded.
A vegetarian/vegan Thai place that's walkable from Sunset blvd. I took my vegan friends here and they LOVED it!
34 locals recommend
Bulan Thai Vegetarian Kitchen
4114 Santa Monica BlvdA vegetarian/vegan Thai place that's walkable from Sunset blvd. I took my vegan friends here and they LOVED it!
I grew up in Vietnam so I am very familiar with how Vietnamese food taste and this restaurant makes me feel like home! Their pho is voted as one of the best Pho in LA
61 locals recommend
Blossom Vietnamese restaurant
426 S Main StI grew up in Vietnam so I am very familiar with how Vietnamese food taste and this restaurant makes me feel like home! Their pho is voted as one of the best Pho in LA
Arguably the most popular ramen spot on the Eastside, SilverLake Ramen consistently draws lines for its addictive tonkotsu. Start with a light bite, try the cucumber salad with slivers of crab, sprouts, sesame seed and house vinaigrett before moving onto heartier Japanese staples. You have to try the house specialty, spicy tonkotsu. PLEASE NOTE: it can get very packed so I would recommend join the Waitlist on Yelp.
Trust me, it's worth the wait!
278 locals recommend
Silverlake Ramen
2927 Sunset BlvdArguably the most popular ramen spot on the Eastside, SilverLake Ramen consistently draws lines for its addictive tonkotsu. Start with a light bite, try the cucumber salad with slivers of crab, sprouts, sesame seed and house vinaigrett before moving onto heartier Japanese staples. You have to try the house specialty, spicy tonkotsu. PLEASE NOTE: it can get very packed so I would recommend join the Waitlist on Yelp.
Trust me, it's worth the wait!
A massively popular Thai joint with its kitschy vibe is the perfect match for Silver Lake. This is some of the finest Thai food in the city, in a casual setting suited for almost anything. PLEASE NOTE: The bright space isn’t particularly big, so waits can get insane. But that crunchy rice salad and those wings are worth it.
238 locals recommend
Night + Market Song
3322 Sunset BlvdA massively popular Thai joint with its kitschy vibe is the perfect match for Silver Lake. This is some of the finest Thai food in the city, in a casual setting suited for almost anything. PLEASE NOTE: The bright space isn’t particularly big, so waits can get insane. But that crunchy rice salad and those wings are worth it.
A Fine Dining Chef Takes on Modern Filipino Food! Even though there’s never an empty table, things always manage to feel relaxed at Ma’am Sir.
My Recommendation: The shrimp deviled eggs, pork sisig and the sensational longganisa sandwich are already marked down as musts. Make sure to make room for the warm dessert of banana bibingka, a traditional rice cake, here served with pandan whipped cream.
9 locals recommend
Ma'am Sir
4330 Sunset BlvdA Fine Dining Chef Takes on Modern Filipino Food! Even though there’s never an empty table, things always manage to feel relaxed at Ma’am Sir.
My Recommendation: The shrimp deviled eggs, pork sisig and the sensational longganisa sandwich are already marked down as musts. Make sure to make room for the warm dessert of banana bibingka, a traditional rice cake, here served with pandan whipped cream.
Things to do in Silver Lake
Echo park is a great urban oasis that has a beautiful water display, paddle boat rental place for $11/person for adults, $6/person for kids for a 1 hour ride on the lake. Plenty of turtles, birds, and other wildlife. Vendors are sprinkled around the park with a variety of treats, a GIANT cup of fruit for only $7. Others had chips, hot dogs and there's a small cafe offering coffees, teas and treats. A few benches are sprinkled around the lake, available to rest tired feet or provide awesome selfies. I suggest getting there early and spending at least an hour. It's the perfect place to have a picnic with your family and is a lovely place for a date!
563 locals recommend
Echo Park Lake
Echo park is a great urban oasis that has a beautiful water display, paddle boat rental place for $11/person for adults, $6/person for kids for a 1 hour ride on the lake. Plenty of turtles, birds, and other wildlife. Vendors are sprinkled around the park with a variety of treats, a GIANT cup of fruit for only $7. Others had chips, hot dogs and there's a small cafe offering coffees, teas and treats. A few benches are sprinkled around the lake, available to rest tired feet or provide awesome selfies. I suggest getting there early and spending at least an hour. It's the perfect place to have a picnic with your family and is a lovely place for a date!
Pop a squat, bring a picnic, and enjoy a book, answer your email, the company of a loved one, or even just someone you moderately tolerate (they'll seem a lot more interesting as the sun sets on the reservoir)
70 locals recommend
Silver Lake Meadow
2300 Silver Lake BlvdPop a squat, bring a picnic, and enjoy a book, answer your email, the company of a loved one, or even just someone you moderately tolerate (they'll seem a lot more interesting as the sun sets on the reservoir)
It's a wine shop with a friendly staff and an awesome layout. A flight for 3 wine will be $15 which is a great deal because they're pretty generous for the pour. After you do a flight you can get a normal sized pour for only $5! What a steal!
138 locals recommend
Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale BlvdIt's a wine shop with a friendly staff and an awesome layout. A flight for 3 wine will be $15 which is a great deal because they're pretty generous for the pour. After you do a flight you can get a normal sized pour for only $5! What a steal!
This is a vigorous walk built around the only officially designated stairs in Silver Lake, the famous location where Laurel and Hardy made their 1932 Academy Award- winning short The Music Box for producer Hal Roach. You can get a preview of the stairway network with this 2.5-mile hike at Secretstairs-la.com
21 locals recommend
Micheltorena Stairs
3400 Sunset BlvdThis is a vigorous walk built around the only officially designated stairs in Silver Lake, the famous location where Laurel and Hardy made their 1932 Academy Award- winning short The Music Box for producer Hal Roach. You can get a preview of the stairway network with this 2.5-mile hike at Secretstairs-la.com
Western Cuisine
Alimento is the tiny neighborhood Italian spot where you take your parents to prove how far you’ve come. That’s not to say it’s wildly expensive, it’s actually somewhat reasonable. The space is stark and modern, and the food is some of the best Italian in LA!
My Recommendation: The pig in a blanket. The cracked emmer salad . The tortellini in brodo. The squid ink radiatori. The rice pudding.
111 locals recommend
Alimento
1710 Silver Lake BlvdAlimento is the tiny neighborhood Italian spot where you take your parents to prove how far you’ve come. That’s not to say it’s wildly expensive, it’s actually somewhat reasonable. The space is stark and modern, and the food is some of the best Italian in LA!
My Recommendation: The pig in a blanket. The cracked emmer salad . The tortellini in brodo. The squid ink radiatori. The rice pudding.
Forage serves the sort of food you could eat everyday: perfect rotisserie chicken, buttery quiche and lovely prepared salads like quinoa with white beans and cherry tomatoes. Don’t miss the vibrant green mix of cavolo nero and arugula in the barest of bright lemon-olive oil dressing, finished with salty feta and bread crumbs
151 locals recommend
Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdForage serves the sort of food you could eat everyday: perfect rotisserie chicken, buttery quiche and lovely prepared salads like quinoa with white beans and cherry tomatoes. Don’t miss the vibrant green mix of cavolo nero and arugula in the barest of bright lemon-olive oil dressing, finished with salty feta and bread crumbs
This spot hugely influenced the entire Eastside psyche with their healthy and actually-satisfying breakfast/brunch menu. Only open till 4pm everyday, you have to go to this order-at-the-counter cafe already at peace with how long you’ll be waiting in line, but the food is always worth it.
307 locals recommend
Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveThis spot hugely influenced the entire Eastside psyche with their healthy and actually-satisfying breakfast/brunch menu. Only open till 4pm everyday, you have to go to this order-at-the-counter cafe already at peace with how long you’ll be waiting in line, but the food is always worth it.
A preferred spot for tasty American food. Very appetizing. The staff was very sociable and kind. Prices are decent for the quality. They have so many great reviews for a reason!
78 locals recommend
The Kitchen
4348 Fountain AveA preferred spot for tasty American food. Very appetizing. The staff was very sociable and kind. Prices are decent for the quality. They have so many great reviews for a reason!
A French/Mexican brunch fusion spot. The bright strip mall space did wonders for your fledgling social media presence. The food here is delicious and decadent and as colorful as you’ll find.
My Recommendation: The Burger, Potato Taco, Gnocchi and last but not least Clams!
46 locals recommend
el vy (in the former Trois Familia space)
3510 Sunset BoulevardA French/Mexican brunch fusion spot. The bright strip mall space did wonders for your fledgling social media presence. The food here is delicious and decadent and as colorful as you’ll find.
My Recommendation: The Burger, Potato Taco, Gnocchi and last but not least Clams!
Middle Eastern Cuisine
Beautiful casual modern Middle Eastern restaurant doesn’t get the love it deserves. The kitchen combines Lebanese, Israeli, and North African flavors to produce a shockingly well-executed menu that anybody could order from happily.
47 locals recommend
Bowery Bungalow
4156 Santa Monica BlvdBeautiful casual modern Middle Eastern restaurant doesn’t get the love it deserves. The kitchen combines Lebanese, Israeli, and North African flavors to produce a shockingly well-executed menu that anybody could order from happily.
Israeli food is having a moment, and Mh Zh is one of L.A.’s best restaurants to enjoy it! Silver Lake's Middle Eastern gem is affordable, trendy and totally tasty, but prepare to wait, there's not much seating, and the line can wrap around the block.
40 locals recommend
Mh Zh
3536 Sunset BlvdIsraeli food is having a moment, and Mh Zh is one of L.A.’s best restaurants to enjoy it! Silver Lake's Middle Eastern gem is affordable, trendy and totally tasty, but prepare to wait, there's not much seating, and the line can wrap around the block.
Best things to do in L.A
A free, contemporary art museum in Downtown L.A. Three words: Infinity Mirror Rooms. The persistently popular museum has two of Yayoi Kusama’s immersive, mirror-laden rooms (and the standy queue to prove it). Elsewhere in the museum, Eli and Edythe Broad’s collection of 2,000 postwar works includes artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger and Jeff Koons.
PLEASE NOTE: Free tickets are available on the first day of the previous month. If you miss out on reservations, monitor the Broad’s wait time on Twitter.
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand AveA free, contemporary art museum in Downtown L.A. Three words: Infinity Mirror Rooms. The persistently popular museum has two of Yayoi Kusama’s immersive, mirror-laden rooms (and the standy queue to prove it). Elsewhere in the museum, Eli and Edythe Broad’s collection of 2,000 postwar works includes artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger and Jeff Koons.
PLEASE NOTE: Free tickets are available on the first day of the previous month. If you miss out on reservations, monitor the Broad’s wait time on Twitter.
Chris Burden’s Urban Light, a piece made up of 202 cast-iron street lamps gathered from around L.A. and restored to working order, that stands outside of the massive museum.
51 locals recommend
Public Art "Urban Light"
5905 Wilshire BlvdChris Burden’s Urban Light, a piece made up of 202 cast-iron street lamps gathered from around L.A. and restored to working order, that stands outside of the massive museum.
OUE Skyspace LA brings to life unparalleled, 360-degree views on one of California's tallest open-air observation deck, nearly 1,000 feet above Downtown Los Angeles. You have to try the Skyslide, the glass-encased slide attached to the U.S. Bank Tower’s exterior, shuttles visitors from the 70th floor down to the 69th. The slide isn’t as terrifying as you’d think!
130 locals recommend
OUE Skyspace LA
633 W 5th StOUE Skyspace LA brings to life unparalleled, 360-degree views on one of California's tallest open-air observation deck, nearly 1,000 feet above Downtown Los Angeles. You have to try the Skyslide, the glass-encased slide attached to the U.S. Bank Tower’s exterior, shuttles visitors from the 70th floor down to the 69th. The slide isn’t as terrifying as you’d think!