Guidebook for Los Angeles
Drinks & Nightlife
Smog Cutter
864 Virgil AvenueWeird but great dive bar with karaoke. Cash only!
The Virgil
4519 Santa Monica BlvdFun bar for dancing and cocktails. Great comedy show on Monday night!
The restaurant is ok, but the bar next door, El Chavito, is the real star. Daily happy hour till 9p and lovely outdoor patio to drink yer margs on.
39 locals recommend
The Pop-Up El Chavo Silverlake
4441 Sunset BoulevardThe restaurant is ok, but the bar next door, El Chavito, is the real star. Daily happy hour till 9p and lovely outdoor patio to drink yer margs on.
Fun, retro asian-themed bar with tropical drinks. Come here after you've seen a movie at the vista next door!
90 locals recommend
Good Luck Bar
1514 Hillhurst AveFun, retro asian-themed bar with tropical drinks. Come here after you've seen a movie at the vista next door!
Bar Covell
4628 Hollywood BlvdCharming wine bar with good food to boot.
Though small, this is the mother of all tiki bars. There's a huge list of very tropical and very strong drinks, lots of hawaiian shirts, and smoking indoors. Cash only.
123 locals recommend
Tiki Ti
4427 Sunset BlvdThough small, this is the mother of all tiki bars. There's a huge list of very tropical and very strong drinks, lots of hawaiian shirts, and smoking indoors. Cash only.
Fun, reliable bar with good cocktails and hip crowd. (I saw Alexander Skarsgard here, guys.)
206 locals recommend
Thirsty Crow
2939 Sunset BlvdFun, reliable bar with good cocktails and hip crowd. (I saw Alexander Skarsgard here, guys.)
Food Scene
Tasty and trendy brunch/lunch spot. Gets busy on weekends, but food is worth the wait!
307 locals recommend
Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveTasty and trendy brunch/lunch spot. Gets busy on weekends, but food is worth the wait!
Awesome coffee shop with delicious coffee and lovely outdoor seating area. Just around the corner from the apartment!
153 locals recommend
Cafecito Organico
29169 Heathercliff RdAwesome coffee shop with delicious coffee and lovely outdoor seating area. Just around the corner from the apartment!
Awesome mid-century bar and restaurant with stiff drinks and nightly jazz. You may recognize its interiors from episodes of Mad Men!
210 locals recommend
The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge
1760 N Vermont AveAwesome mid-century bar and restaurant with stiff drinks and nightly jazz. You may recognize its interiors from episodes of Mad Men!
Pine and Crane
1521 Griffith Park BlvdFresh, delicious taiwanese food in a sleek, minimalist setting.
Romantic and beautiful eatery that's slightly more upscale than the others on my list, but still very Silverlake!
197 locals recommend
Cliff's Edge
3626 Sunset BlvdRomantic and beautiful eatery that's slightly more upscale than the others on my list, but still very Silverlake!
Oh my goodness this ramen is so good! There's always a wait, but try to go for an early dinner or late lunch and it's usually not too bad.
278 locals recommend
Silverlake Ramen
2927 Sunset BlvdOh my goodness this ramen is so good! There's always a wait, but try to go for an early dinner or late lunch and it's usually not too bad.
Everything Else
Lovely spot for a morning/evening run or walk. Takes about 45 mins to walk the path all the way around it.
396 locals recommend
Silver Lake Reservoir
Lovely spot for a morning/evening run or walk. Takes about 45 mins to walk the path all the way around it.
fun barre classes if you feel like working out while you're on vacation!
10 locals recommend
Pop Physique
7940 W 3rd Stfun barre classes if you feel like working out while you're on vacation!
Arts & Culture
Single screen movie theatre built in the 1920s. Very cool architecture, and relatively inexpensive for the movies these days.
417 locals recommend
Vista Theater
4473 Sunset DrSingle screen movie theatre built in the 1920s. Very cool architecture, and relatively inexpensive for the movies these days.
Sightseeing
Come here for a picnic, summer wine-tasting, or to tour the famous Hollyhock house!
224 locals recommend
Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood BlvdCome here for a picnic, summer wine-tasting, or to tour the famous Hollyhock house!
These steps featured in the Laurel and Hardy movie "The Music Box." There are numerous flights of stairs around silverlake that make for fun walking and sightseeing.
23 locals recommend
Music Box Steps
Music Box StepsThese steps featured in the Laurel and Hardy movie "The Music Box." There are numerous flights of stairs around silverlake that make for fun walking and sightseeing.
Essentials
Vons
4520 Sunset BlvdFully stocked grocery store with a big wine selection.