Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Fits somewhere between coffee shop and restaurant. Excellent sandwiches, soups, salads, pastries, etc.
67 locals recommend
Literati Cafe
12081 Wilshire Blvd
67 locals recommend
Fits somewhere between coffee shop and restaurant. Excellent sandwiches, soups, salads, pastries, etc.
Wonderful french pastry shop and brunch location.
48 locals recommend
Amandine Patisserie Cafe
12225 Wilshire Blvd
48 locals recommend
Wonderful french pastry shop and brunch location.
Fantastic hole-in-the-wall place. Highly recommend the homemade spicy pork sausage and "flaming ball". Very friendly service.
12 locals recommend
Seoul Sausage Co.
11313 Mississippi Avenue
12 locals recommend
Fantastic hole-in-the-wall place. Highly recommend the homemade spicy pork sausage and "flaming ball". Very friendly service.
Cash-only, but very good sushi.
43 locals recommend
Hide Sushi
2040 Sawtelle Blvd
43 locals recommend
Cash-only, but very good sushi.
Gourmet take burgers and beer. Very rich food, but well worth having. If you still have room, be sure to try their homemade doughnuts for dessert.
200 locals recommend
Plan Check
1800 Sawtelle Blvd
200 locals recommend
Gourmet take burgers and beer. Very rich food, but well worth having. If you still have room, be sure to try their homemade doughnuts for dessert.
Great Mexican food. Highly recommend the freshly-prepared grilled fish burrito.
Baja Bud's Restaurants
11819 Wilshire Blvd
Great Mexican food. Highly recommend the freshly-prepared grilled fish burrito.
There's actually good dim sum this far from Chinatown!
6 locals recommend
The Palace Seafood & Dim Sum
11701 Wilshire Blvd
6 locals recommend
There's actually good dim sum this far from Chinatown!
Great sushi for a great price!
28 locals recommend
Hara Sushi
12222 Wilshire Blvd
28 locals recommend
Great sushi for a great price!
Good Thai/Chinese food with amazing lunch and dinner special pricing.
Siam Chan Restaurant
1611 Colby Ave
Good Thai/Chinese food with amazing lunch and dinner special pricing.
Great pastry shop, and I highly recommend their panini sandwiches.
Emil's Patisserie and Cafe
11551 CA-2
Great pastry shop, and I highly recommend their panini sandwiches.
Good place to go if you can't spend too much money but want a decent all-you-can-eat buffet.
13 locals recommend
Souplantation
11911 San Vicente Blvd
13 locals recommend
Good place to go if you can't spend too much money but want a decent all-you-can-eat buffet.
Great burgers!
90 locals recommend
Burger Lounge
8539 Sunset Blvd
90 locals recommend
Great burgers!
Great retro 1950's diner.
62 locals recommend
Cafe 50's
11623 Santa Monica Blvd
62 locals recommend
Great retro 1950's diner.
Fantastic Persian food!
9 locals recommend
Safir Mediterranean Santa Monica
19940 Ventura Boulevard
9 locals recommend
Fantastic Persian food!
You need to try their homemade churros with the Mexican chocolate dipping sauce!
22 locals recommend
Churros Calientes
11521 Santa Monica Blvd
22 locals recommend
You need to try their homemade churros with the Mexican chocolate dipping sauce!
Terrific Indian lunch buffet for a great price.
9 locals recommend
All India Cafe
12113 CA-2
9 locals recommend
Terrific Indian lunch buffet for a great price.
Great Mexican/Oaxacan food. Their mole sauce is terrific.
7 locals recommend
Monte Alban Restaurante
11929 Santa Monica Blvd
7 locals recommend
Great Mexican/Oaxacan food. Their mole sauce is terrific.
Amazing brunch destination!
141 locals recommend
Huckleberry Cafe
1014 Wilshire Blvd
141 locals recommend
Amazing brunch destination!
Seriously, the best ice cream I've ever had!
71 locals recommend
Sweet Rose Creamery
225 26th St
71 locals recommend
Seriously, the best ice cream I've ever had!
Great Italian-style gourmet pizza.
130 locals recommend
Milo & Olive
2723 Wilshire Blvd
130 locals recommend
Great Italian-style gourmet pizza.
Very good fish tacos and burritos.
23 locals recommend
Wahoo's Fish Taco
1129 Manhattan Ave
23 locals recommend
Very good fish tacos and burritos.
Perfect spot for a casual, inexpensive breakfast.
26 locals recommend
Lazy Daisy Cafe
2300 Pico Blvd
26 locals recommend
Perfect spot for a casual, inexpensive breakfast.
Great New York-style pizza-by-the-slice.
41 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
8539 Sunset Blvd
41 locals recommend
Great New York-style pizza-by-the-slice.
The Brentwood Farmers Market (open Sundays from 9:00am-2:00pm) has great local food and arts & crafts.
28 locals recommend
Brentwood Farmers Market
741 S Gretna Green Way
28 locals recommend
The Brentwood Farmers Market (open Sundays from 9:00am-2:00pm) has great local food and arts & crafts.
The best donuts you'll have in this city or perhaps anywhere else! There's often a line, but it's completely worth it.
40 locals recommend
Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee
631 Wilshire Blvd
40 locals recommend
The best donuts you'll have in this city or perhaps anywhere else! There's often a line, but it's completely worth it.
Some of the best gourmet sandwiches in this city.
140 locals recommend
Mendocino Farms
4724 Admiralty Way
140 locals recommend
Some of the best gourmet sandwiches in this city.
Great gourmet sandwiches.
The Carving Board West LA
11676 Gateway Blvd
Great gourmet sandwiches.

Drinks & Nightlife

Food is decent, but there's a good drink selection with great happy hour prices.
17 locals recommend
BarFood
12217 Wilshire Blvd
17 locals recommend
Food is decent, but there's a good drink selection with great happy hour prices.
Excellent craft beer selection, especially if you love Belgians. Food is great, too.
53 locals recommend
BRÜ HAUS
11831 Wilshire Blvd
53 locals recommend
Excellent craft beer selection, especially if you love Belgians. Food is great, too.
Bar is decent, but recommended if you want to shoot some pool/billiards.
95 locals recommend
Q's Billiard Club & Restaurant
11835 Wilshire Blvd
95 locals recommend
Bar is decent, but recommended if you want to shoot some pool/billiards.
Low-key dive bar. Decent drink selection, good happy hour prices.
55 locals recommend
Mom's
12238 Santa Monica Blvd
55 locals recommend
Low-key dive bar. Decent drink selection, good happy hour prices.
Excellent craft beer selection, and some of the best burgers in Los Angeles.
344 locals recommend
Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
344 locals recommend
Excellent craft beer selection, and some of the best burgers in Los Angeles.
Amazing cocktails. A bit pricey, but worth it!
42 locals recommend
The Chestnut Club
1348 14th St
42 locals recommend
Amazing cocktails. A bit pricey, but worth it!

Shopping

Terrific independently-owned record store. Mostly new vinyl, some used. The owner, Sebastian, is extremely friendly.
Touch Vinyl
1646 Sawtelle Boulevard
Terrific independently-owned record store. Mostly new vinyl, some used. The owner, Sebastian, is extremely friendly.
Great record store with a mix of new and used vinyl. They also have a small selection of CDs and movies.
Record Surplus
12436 Santa Monica Blvd
Great record store with a mix of new and used vinyl. They also have a small selection of CDs and movies.
Amazing hole-in-the-wall place that sells used books. It might be small, but you could spend an afternoon here.
Sideshow Books
1639 La Cienega Blvd
Amazing hole-in-the-wall place that sells used books. It might be small, but you could spend an afternoon here.
Great shopping spot for inexpensive clothing and general home goods.
82 locals recommend
Ross Dress for Less
1400 Lincoln Blvd
82 locals recommend
Great shopping spot for inexpensive clothing and general home goods.

Entertainment & Activities

Terrific movie theater that shows a mix of independent films and cult midnight movies every Friday night.
36 locals recommend
Landmark's Nuart Theatre
11272 Santa Monica Blvd
36 locals recommend
Terrific movie theater that shows a mix of independent films and cult midnight movies every Friday night.

Essentials

Nearby grocery supermarket.
212 locals recommend
Ralphs
12057 Wilshire Blvd
212 locals recommend
Nearby grocery supermarket.
High-end grocery market with great food.
53 locals recommend
Bristol Farms
3105 Wilshire Blvd
53 locals recommend
High-end grocery market with great food.
Great for general conveniences.
124 locals recommend
CVS
12015 Wilshire Blvd
124 locals recommend
Great for general conveniences.

Sightseeing

Beach-adjacent outdoor shopping.
1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
1595 locals recommend
Beach-adjacent outdoor shopping.

Arts & Culture

Getty Research Institute
1200 Getty Center Dr