Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
THE Curious PALATE
395 Santa Monica PlGood food.
Earl’s Mar Vista
12226 Venice Blvd.Awesome cheeseburgers
Venice Grind Coffee Company
12224 Venice BoulevardGood coffee.
AKASHA
9543 Culver BlvdWonderful bar and restaurant.
Asian Fusion.
Also Gravlax Restaurant right nearby, Turkish/Swedish restaurant.
Both have happy hours from 5 to 7.
46 locals recommend
FIN
12223 W Washington BlvdAsian Fusion.
Also Gravlax Restaurant right nearby, Turkish/Swedish restaurant.
Both have happy hours from 5 to 7.
Delicious, casual restaurant and movie stars. Shopping at Brentwood Country Mart, also shopping on Montana Av.
34 locals recommend
Farmshop
225 26th StDelicious, casual restaurant and movie stars. Shopping at Brentwood Country Mart, also shopping on Montana Av.
Everything Else
Mar Vista Farmers' Market
12198 Venice Blvd.Fresh food, music, kid friendly.
Brasil Brasil Cultural Center
12453 Washington BlvdZumba, capoeira
The Wine Bar at The Landmark
10850 W Pico BlvdBest theater complex. Also a shopping mall.
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney BoulevardFunky shopping street in Venice
Venice Canals
Feed the ducks, check out the fun homes.
Main Street Santa Monica
Main StreetFunky shopping street
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street PromenadeShopping street
Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front WalkLike nowhere else on earth. Also see the wall murals.
Topanga
Hiking
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Interagency Visitor Center
26876 Mulholland HwyHiking
Beaches, glorious drive. Lots of beaches including Zuma, Malibu Country Mart.
580 locals recommend
Malibu
Beaches, glorious drive. Lots of beaches including Zuma, Malibu Country Mart.
Exhibits, also free music. Also La Brea Tar Pits, Page Museum. Right near Farmers' Market. Right across the street from the Craft & Folk Art Museum.
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdExhibits, also free music. Also La Brea Tar Pits, Page Museum. Right near Farmers' Market. Right across the street from the Craft & Folk Art Museum.
Free concerts in the summer, rides, restaurants, the beach. Near Third Street Promenade.
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierFree concerts in the summer, rides, restaurants, the beach. Near Third Street Promenade.
The Getty
1200 Getty Center DrPhotography collections, gardens
The Fowler Museum
308 Charles E Young Dr NSmall, free ethnographic museum at UCLA
Sawtelle Boulevard
Sawtelle BoulevardJapantown, south of Santa Monica Bl/north of Olympic Blvd.
Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 E 107th StVernacular structures, playful and delightful
Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland DrBecause
Los Angeles Conservancy
523 W 6th StWonderful architectural tours, only $10
Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.The weirdest museum ever, just down Venice Bl.
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory RdAnd the whole park.
Also near the Geffen Contemporary Museum, Japantown and Chinatown. Also the Downtown Arts district.
75 locals recommend
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central AveAlso near the Geffen Contemporary Museum, Japantown and Chinatown. Also the Downtown Arts district.
California African American Museum
600 State DrInteresting exhibits
Will Rogers State Historic Park
1501 Will Rogers State Park RdTour Will's home, take a hike.
Echo Park
1632 Echo Park AveFun area, also Silverlake
West Hollywood
Boystown.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdFresh
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson AveIndispensable.
Drinks & Nightlife
Louie's Old School American
3817 Grand View BoulevardGreat drinks.
Alibi Room
12236 Washington BlvdGood drinks, Korean tacos.
Shopping
Fred Segal
8500 Sunset BlvdSelect clothes and movie stars