Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Essentials

Close and inexpensive
202 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
345 S Lake Ave
202 locals recommend
Close and inexpensive
Close to my house and local.
55 locals recommend
Fresco Community Market
5914 Monterey Rd
55 locals recommend
Close to my house and local.
Organic chain market.
344 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
788 S Grand Ave
344 locals recommend
Organic chain market.
Only 1 km away and they stock basics.
Pomona Market
2747 Lincoln Park Ave
Only 1 km away and they stock basics.
Local supermarket for essentials.
93 locals recommend
Smart & Final Extra!
939 N Western Ave
93 locals recommend
Local supermarket for essentials.

Shopping

Unique for gifts and browsing.
30 locals recommend
Poketo
374 E 2nd St
30 locals recommend
Unique for gifts and browsing.
Art bookstore.
18 locals recommend
Hennessey + Ingalls
300 S Santa Fe Ave
18 locals recommend
Art bookstore.
Worth a visit - mens only
12 locals recommend
Apolis: Common Gallery
806 E 3rd St
12 locals recommend
Worth a visit - mens only
Quality
94 locals recommend
Mohawk General Store
4011 Sunset Blvd
94 locals recommend
Quality
Vintage
21 locals recommend
The Bearded Beagle
5206 Monte Vista St
21 locals recommend
Vintage
Vinyl for collectors and explorers only with an esoteric EDM focus. Recently moved so check website.
16 locals recommend
Mount Analog
2217 Hyperion Avenue
16 locals recommend
Vinyl for collectors and explorers only with an esoteric EDM focus. Recently moved so check website.
Indie Vinyl and some rare
53 locals recommend
Permanent Records
1906 Cypress Avenue
53 locals recommend
Indie Vinyl and some rare
The holy grail of record stores.
272 locals recommend
Amoeba Music
6200 Hollywood Blvd
272 locals recommend
The holy grail of record stores.
Records and an eastside institution.
12 locals recommend
Rockaway Records
2395 Glendale Blvd
12 locals recommend
Records and an eastside institution.
Great wine shop
138 locals recommend
Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale Blvd
138 locals recommend
Great wine shop
Well curated vintage - vinyl and clothes.
Avalon Vintage
106 N Ave 56
Well curated vintage - vinyl and clothes.
Originals vinyl.
15 locals recommend
Gimme Gimme Records
5810 N Figueroa St
15 locals recommend
Originals vinyl.
Nice selection of original vinyl and wall art - most genres.
Pop Obscure Records
5215 Hollywood Blvd
Nice selection of original vinyl and wall art - most genres.

Everything Else

You might need to upgrade your sunglasses in sunny LA but be ready to pay for it.
Gogosha Optique
1555 Sunset Blvd
You might need to upgrade your sunglasses in sunny LA but be ready to pay for it.

Drinks & Nightlife

Arcade bar with vintage pinball, video and a nice outdoor courtyard. Trendy on weekends.
102 locals recommend
Eightytwo
707 E 4th Pl
102 locals recommend
Arcade bar with vintage pinball, video and a nice outdoor courtyard. Trendy on weekends.
Locals and mipsters.
90 locals recommend
Footsies
2640 N Figueroa St
90 locals recommend
Locals and mipsters.
Hipster spot with DJs on weekend and free live jazz on Sundays. A little divey and almost exclusively locals. Dive bar. Mac n Cheese food truck.
90 locals recommend
La Cuevita
5922 N Figueroa St
90 locals recommend
Hipster spot with DJs on weekend and free live jazz on Sundays. A little divey and almost exclusively locals. Dive bar. Mac n Cheese food truck.
German style, microbrew and brats
194 locals recommend
Wurstküche
800 East 3rd Street
194 locals recommend
German style, microbrew and brats
Fun spot in industrial area.
83 locals recommend
Villains Tavern
1356 Palmetto Street
83 locals recommend
Fun spot in industrial area.
Little Tokyo alley bar
36 locals recommend
Far Bar
347 1st Street
36 locals recommend
Little Tokyo alley bar
179 locals recommend
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda St
179 locals recommend
Brews, games and nosh
104 locals recommend
Arts District Brewing Company
828 Traction Ave
104 locals recommend
Brews, games and nosh
Sangria and music
17 locals recommend
Eastside Luv Wine Bar
1835 E 1st St
17 locals recommend
Sangria and music
Check website
43 locals recommend
Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Blvd
43 locals recommend
Check website
20 locals recommend
The Teragram Ballroom
1234 W 7th St
20 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
Regent Theater DTLA
448 S Main St
30 locals recommend
Check website
Lot 613
613 Imperial St
Check website
Bar, cafe, restaurant, rooftop, music venue. Check website.
239 locals recommend
Ace Hotel
929 S Broadway
239 locals recommend
Bar, cafe, restaurant, rooftop, music venue. Check website.
Local micro brew with a Mexican twist. Off the beaten path. Local. Check website as they recently opened.
Wiretap Brewing
341b S Avenue 17
Local micro brew with a Mexican twist. Off the beaten path. Local. Check website as they recently opened.
Echo park hipster for drinks and select food in a bar setting.
92 locals recommend
The Semi-Tropic
1412 Glendale Blvd
92 locals recommend
Echo park hipster for drinks and select food in a bar setting.
Check their website.
98 locals recommend
Zebulon
2478 Fletcher Dr
98 locals recommend
Check their website.
Bar, restaurant and music venue/club. Recent night included Luther Vandross appreciation night complete with DJs from Tribe Called Quest and Jenny Hval. Check their website or stop by for a crafted drink.
22 locals recommend
Lodge Room
104 N Ave 56
22 locals recommend
Bar, restaurant and music venue/club. Recent night included Luther Vandross appreciation night complete with DJs from Tribe Called Quest and Jenny Hval. Check their website or stop by for a crafted drink.
Japanese inspired vinyl bar.
7 locals recommend
In Sheep's Clothing
710 E 4th Pl
7 locals recommend
Japanese inspired vinyl bar.
Vinyl focused with curated drink menu.
34 locals recommend
Gold Line
5607 N Figueroa St
34 locals recommend
Vinyl focused with curated drink menu.

Food Scene

Local roaster from 510
80 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
582 Mateo St
80 locals recommend
Local roaster from 510
Dozens of shops, outdoor street market with some artisanal or veg chooses and great people watching.
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
968 locals recommend
Dozens of shops, outdoor street market with some artisanal or veg chooses and great people watching.
Treat yourself!
62 locals recommend
Church & State LA
1850 Industrial St
62 locals recommend
Treat yourself!
Amazing espresso.
17 locals recommend
Cafe Demitasse
135 San Pedro St
17 locals recommend
Amazing espresso.
Foodie tacos and yummy.
395 locals recommend
Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
395 locals recommend
Foodie tacos and yummy.
Not classy maybe even divey but good carnitas and carne asada tacos on the cheap. Locals. Walk up that never closes. 2 miles/3km from my house.
13 locals recommend
The Original Carnitas Michoacan
1901 N Broadway
13 locals recommend
Not classy maybe even divey but good carnitas and carne asada tacos on the cheap. Locals. Walk up that never closes. 2 miles/3km from my house.
Always delivers
125 locals recommend
Bäco Mercat
408 S Main St
125 locals recommend
Always delivers
Treat yourself.
14 locals recommend
Orsa & Winston
122 W 4th St
14 locals recommend
Treat yourself.
Nice spot and an industrial location
85 locals recommend
Zinc Cafe & Market and Bar
580 Mateo Street
85 locals recommend
Nice spot and an industrial location
These are doughnuts not donuts, get it?
159 locals recommend
Donut Friend
5107 York Blvd
159 locals recommend
These are doughnuts not donuts, get it?
Nice setting for brunch or dinner
197 locals recommend
Cliff's Edge
3626 Sunset Blvd
197 locals recommend
Nice setting for brunch or dinner
West coast roasters
80 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
806 S Santa Fe Ave
80 locals recommend
West coast roasters
Sandwiches/Deli
52 locals recommend
Bread Lounge
700 S Santa Fe Ave
52 locals recommend
Sandwiches/Deli
Locals spot for cheap french dip sandwich. Fun place and an institution especially at lunch.
100 locals recommend
Philippe The Original
1001 N Alameda St
100 locals recommend
Locals spot for cheap french dip sandwich. Fun place and an institution especially at lunch.
Vegan, organic and locally sourced juice and food spot.
280 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
639 N Larchmont Blvd
280 locals recommend
Vegan, organic and locally sourced juice and food spot.
Nice rooftop views
786 locals recommend
Perch
448 S Hill St
786 locals recommend
Nice rooftop views
Great food in an industrial location
322 locals recommend
Bestia
2121 E 7th Pl
322 locals recommend
Great food in an industrial location
You might not hear a lot of English spoken but you will have a great sushi. Come early.
110 locals recommend
Sushi Gen
422 E 2nd St
110 locals recommend
You might not hear a lot of English spoken but you will have a great sushi. Come early.
Amazing views and setting plus the occasional rock star.
181 locals recommend
Geoffreys
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy
181 locals recommend
Amazing views and setting plus the occasional rock star.
Solid Mexican fare with live music and flaming margs. My favorite local joint for the food and music but don't go when there is a Dodgers game unless baseball is your bag.
268 locals recommend
El Compadre
7408 Sunset Blvd
268 locals recommend
Solid Mexican fare with live music and flaming margs. My favorite local joint for the food and music but don't go when there is a Dodgers game unless baseball is your bag.
Bar and casual restaurant scene for burgers with outdoor courtyard.
48 locals recommend
Everson Royce Bar
1936 E 7th St
48 locals recommend
Bar and casual restaurant scene for burgers with outdoor courtyard.
Good and inexpensive dumplings in hipster Highland Park.
15 locals recommend
Mason's Dumpling Shop
5803 N Figueroa St
15 locals recommend
Good and inexpensive dumplings in hipster Highland Park.
David Chang's LA imprint $$$ in an industrial setting.
27 locals recommend
Majordomo
1725 Naud St
27 locals recommend
David Chang's LA imprint $$$ in an industrial setting.
Arts District charming.
INKO NITO - Downtown
225-227 S Garey St
Arts District charming.
Fresh Mex in gallery setting and don't miss the underwear sculptor.
52 locals recommend
Manuela
907 E 3rd St
52 locals recommend
Fresh Mex in gallery setting and don't miss the underwear sculptor.
Nancy Silverton's pizza joint.
82 locals recommend
Triple Beam Pizza
5918 N Figueroa St
82 locals recommend
Nancy Silverton's pizza joint.
Eastside neighborhood spot serves modern French dishes nightly.
12 locals recommend
Melody
751 N Virgil Ave
12 locals recommend
Eastside neighborhood spot serves modern French dishes nightly.
This local cafe has good coffee and breakfast/lunch.
10 locals recommend
B Twentyfour
2223 N Broadway
10 locals recommend
This local cafe has good coffee and breakfast/lunch.
Cycle friendly local spot.
49 locals recommend
Spoke Bicycle Cafe
3050 N Coolidge Ave
49 locals recommend
Cycle friendly local spot.
Local fav Mediterranean inspired California cuisine featuring 100% plant-based produce and ingredients. All profits go to animal organizations.
82 locals recommend
Little Pine
2870 Rowena Ave
82 locals recommend
Local fav Mediterranean inspired California cuisine featuring 100% plant-based produce and ingredients. All profits go to animal organizations.

Arts & Culture

Amazing and will leave you speechless but only for the intelligently curious.
191 locals recommend
Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.
191 locals recommend
Amazing and will leave you speechless but only for the intelligently curious.
55 locals recommend
Craft Contemporary
5814 Wilshire Blvd
55 locals recommend
Check website for times and exhibitions.
Vincent Price Art Museum
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Check website for times and exhibitions.
Check moca.org. Thursday night are free.
401 locals recommend
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central Ave
401 locals recommend
Check moca.org. Thursday night are free.
Store, art space, rare cassettes, zines and a shirt that Karen O wore.
Ooga Twooga
356 S Mission Rd
Store, art space, rare cassettes, zines and a shirt that Karen O wore.
Velveteria - The Museum of Velvet Paintings
711 New High St
45 locals recommend
Museum of Neon Art
216 S Brand Blvd
45 locals recommend
55 locals recommend
Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 E 107th St
55 locals recommend
Fun spot with great views, cafe, Hollywood sign views, James Dean bust. Free or paid admission if you want to go see the Observatory but you can walk around the grounds for free. Hiking as well.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
Fun spot with great views, cafe, Hollywood sign views, James Dean bust. Free or paid admission if you want to go see the Observatory but you can walk around the grounds for free. Hiking as well.
MOCA collaboration to help develop a tough area of LA. Great bookstore but check their website.
25 locals recommend
The Underground Museum
3508 W Washington Blvd
25 locals recommend
MOCA collaboration to help develop a tough area of LA. Great bookstore but check their website.
51 locals recommend
Public Art "Urban Light"
5905 Wilshire Blvd
51 locals recommend
Check website.
12 locals recommend
Regen Projects
6750 Santa Monica Blvd
12 locals recommend
Check website.

Parks & Nature

Recently renovated.
41 locals recommend
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St
41 locals recommend
Recently renovated.
Inner city park, a lake with paddle boats plus lotus flowers.
563 locals recommend
Echo Park Lake
563 locals recommend
Inner city park, a lake with paddle boats plus lotus flowers.
You won't be disappointed.
267 locals recommend
Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
28128 Pacific Coast Hwy
267 locals recommend
You won't be disappointed.
See where Batman's bat cave was shot. Short hiking trail with limited views of Hollywood sign. While there check out Trails cafe.
118 locals recommend
Bronson Canyon Playground
3200 Canyon Dr
118 locals recommend
See where Batman's bat cave was shot. Short hiking trail with limited views of Hollywood sign. While there check out Trails cafe.