Guidebook for DTLA

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Guidebook for DTLA

Food Scene

Good fried chicken and crazy doughnuts.
Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken
516 W 6th St
Good fried chicken and crazy doughnuts.
Best Croissants
25 locals recommend
Pitchoun!
545 S Olive St
25 locals recommend
Best Croissants
Yummy Handrolls (same wonder as Sugarfish but less $)
89 locals recommend
KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar
421 S Main St
89 locals recommend
Yummy Handrolls (same wonder as Sugarfish but less $)
Great food, groceries, butcher, fun!
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
968 locals recommend
Great food, groceries, butcher, fun!
Best sushi
654 locals recommend
SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
600 W 7th St
654 locals recommend
Best sushi
Beautiful Restaurant and great food.
34 locals recommend
Le Petit Paris
418 S Spring St
34 locals recommend
Beautiful Restaurant and great food.
If you venture into Chinatown this is one of the few good Chinese Restaurants left. If you want Peking duck you have to order it beforehand. Their wonton soup and orange chicken is really good! Great for large groups. A fun experience!
Plum Tree Inn
If you venture into Chinatown this is one of the few good Chinese Restaurants left. If you want Peking duck you have to order it beforehand. Their wonton soup and orange chicken is really good! Great for large groups. A fun experience!
Awesome southern food. An alternative to Chinese food when visiting Chinatown.
25 locals recommend
The Little Jewel of New Orleans
207 Ord St
25 locals recommend
Awesome southern food. An alternative to Chinese food when visiting Chinatown.
Tasty Ramen with outdoor seating. Not the best in the area but usually no wait.
6 locals recommend
Orochon Ramen
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St
6 locals recommend
Tasty Ramen with outdoor seating. Not the best in the area but usually no wait.
Donuts made from mochi. Very unique and tasty!
Mochinut downtown
728 S Olive St
Donuts made from mochi. Very unique and tasty!
Great food and ambiance, next to Broad Museum
37 locals recommend
Otium
222 S Hope St
37 locals recommend
Great food and ambiance, next to Broad Museum
Popular Ramen location - usually a wait
33 locals recommend
Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen - Little Tokyo
132 S Central Ave
33 locals recommend
Popular Ramen location - usually a wait
Super yummy Japanese Cream puffs
22 locals recommend
Beard Papa's
2130 Sawtelle Blvd
22 locals recommend
Super yummy Japanese Cream puffs
Streetfood style Indian cuisine.
38 locals recommend
BADMAASH Downtown LA
108 W 2nd St
38 locals recommend
Streetfood style Indian cuisine.
Yummy boba!
Tea Maru - Housemade Boba
709 W Las Tunas Dr
Yummy boba!
Unique Ice Cream Flavors!
15 locals recommend
Little Damage
700 S Spring St
15 locals recommend
Unique Ice Cream Flavors!
Iconic historical Japanese Mochi shop.
Fugetsu-Do
315 E 1st St
Iconic historical Japanese Mochi shop.
Authentic Thai Food Experience
Holy Basil DTLA
Authentic Thai Food Experience
Unique pizza experience - lunch time walk up
Pizzeria Bianco
Unique pizza experience - lunch time walk up
Fun atmosphere with good food. Right across the street!
27 locals recommend
Mrs. Fish
448 S Hill St
27 locals recommend
Fun atmosphere with good food. Right across the street!

Arts & Culture

695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend
75 locals recommend
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave
75 locals recommend
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
1063 locals recommend
Interesting Private Collection. Unique architecture and it's free!
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
1555 locals recommend
Interesting Private Collection. Unique architecture and it's free!
Live theatre productions.
58 locals recommend
Ahmanson Theatre
135 N Grand Ave
58 locals recommend
Live theatre productions.
varied performances and events
50 locals recommend
Orpheum Theater
842 S Broadway
50 locals recommend
varied performances and events
Opera and Dance performances, events
70 locals recommend
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N Grand Ave
70 locals recommend
Opera and Dance performances, events
Latino Mexican heritage - food, art, activities,
412 locals recommend
Olvera Street
Olvera Street
412 locals recommend
Latino Mexican heritage - food, art, activities,
Beautiful Historical Building
164 locals recommend
bradbury building
304 South Broadway
164 locals recommend
Beautiful Historical Building
Iconic Book Store - used and rare books, readings, performances
324 locals recommend
The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
324 locals recommend
Iconic Book Store - used and rare books, readings, performances

Shopping

71 locals recommend
Urban Outfitters
1520 N Cahuenga Blvd
71 locals recommend
Really fun Japanese bookstore with unique gifts and books and stationery. When you’re here head downstairs to the food market!
Kinokuniya Los Angeles
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St
Really fun Japanese bookstore with unique gifts and books and stationery. When you’re here head downstairs to the food market!
This place is indeed mostly food, but it’s so fun! Lots of interesting kitchenware, gifts, treats. You can get really tasty budget ready-made food here.
16 locals recommend
Marukai Market
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St
16 locals recommend
This place is indeed mostly food, but it’s so fun! Lots of interesting kitchenware, gifts, treats. You can get really tasty budget ready-made food here.
Large Apple Store
Apple Tower Theatre
802 S Broadway
Large Apple Store
A smaller shopping area a few blocks from Little Tokyo. Fun shops and good food.
59 locals recommend
Little Tokyo Market Place
333 S Alameda St
59 locals recommend
A smaller shopping area a few blocks from Little Tokyo. Fun shops and good food.

Essentials

344 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
788 S Grand Ave
344 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Rite Aid Pharmacy
500 S Broadway
7 locals recommend
766 locals recommend
Ralphs
645 W 9th St
766 locals recommend
Beer, Wine, spirits
35 locals recommend
BUZZ wine beer bottleshop & bar
460 S Spring St
35 locals recommend
Beer, Wine, spirits

Drinks & Nightlife

Views!
786 locals recommend
Perch
448 S Hill St
786 locals recommend
Views!
Cool steampunk decor
241 locals recommend
The Edison
241 locals recommend
Cool steampunk decor
Gay Bar, fun, dancing, diverse, close by
12 locals recommend
Precinct DTLA
357 S Broadway
12 locals recommend
Gay Bar, fun, dancing, diverse, close by
casual, good food and drink, close by
21 locals recommend
Mezcalero
525 E Broadway
21 locals recommend
casual, good food and drink, close by
varied music, check nights
37 locals recommend
The Continental Club
116 4th Street
37 locals recommend
varied music, check nights
Amazing period decor
11 locals recommend
The Wolves
519 S Spring St
11 locals recommend
Amazing period decor

Parks & Nature

Small Dog Park
18 locals recommend
Spring Street Park
428 S Spring St
18 locals recommend
Small Dog Park
Dog Park, children's play area, live music events. A lot of homeless, but no homeless in the children's playground area.
93 locals recommend
Pershing Square
532 S Olive St
93 locals recommend
Dog Park, children's play area, live music events. A lot of homeless, but no homeless in the children's playground area.
Large park, fountains, playtime, events
283 locals recommend
Grand Park
200 N Grand Ave
283 locals recommend
Large park, fountains, playtime, events

Sightseeing

expensive view deck (starting at $25), glass slide
130 locals recommend
OUE Skyspace LA
633 W 5th St
130 locals recommend
expensive view deck (starting at $25), glass slide
fun shopping, snacks and food, noodle shops, temples museum
435 locals recommend
Little Tokyo
435 locals recommend
fun shopping, snacks and food, noodle shops, temples museum
Fun to walk around and see all the flowers!
44 locals recommend
Los Angeles Flower Market
754 Wall St
44 locals recommend
Fun to walk around and see all the flowers!
Historical tram
91 locals recommend
Angels Flight Railway
351 S Grand Ave
91 locals recommend
Historical tram