Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

The best local tacos.
17 locals recommend
El Huarachito
3010 N Broadway
17 locals recommend
The best local tacos.
Famously delicious mexican food in Highland Park.
52 locals recommend
El Huarache Azteca
5225 York Blvd
52 locals recommend
Famously delicious mexican food in Highland Park.
Locally owned bottle shop and italian deli within walking distance. We recommend sitting in their garden and sampling the local craft beers.
37 locals recommend
The Heights Deli & Bottle Shop
2927 N Broadway
37 locals recommend
Locally owned bottle shop and italian deli within walking distance. We recommend sitting in their garden and sampling the local craft beers.
For the perfect iced latte
116 locals recommend
Civil Coffee
5629 N Figueroa St
116 locals recommend
For the perfect iced latte
Perfect for a hot day - try the raspados, fresas con crema, tejuinos with limón icecream, mangonadas, Diablitos and more
Raspados Nayarit
3426 N Broadway
Perfect for a hot day - try the raspados, fresas con crema, tejuinos with limón icecream, mangonadas, Diablitos and more
Modern vietnamese in the cutest area of Chinatown
61 locals recommend
Blossom Vietnamese restaurant
426 S Main St
61 locals recommend
Modern vietnamese in the cutest area of Chinatown
For a classic steak and martini, wood panelling and old school piano player
22 locals recommend
Colombo's Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club
1833 Colorado Blvd
22 locals recommend
For a classic steak and martini, wood panelling and old school piano player
Cute restaurant inside a rooftop greenhouse at the Line Hotel. Take your swimsuit to enjoy the pool while you're there.
72 locals recommend
Openaire at The LINE LA
3515 Wilshire Blvd
72 locals recommend
Cute restaurant inside a rooftop greenhouse at the Line Hotel. Take your swimsuit to enjoy the pool while you're there.
Legendary tacos. This Boyle Heights location is the original, but they have recently opened in Echo Park and DTLA.
395 locals recommend
Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
395 locals recommend
Legendary tacos. This Boyle Heights location is the original, but they have recently opened in Echo Park and DTLA.
Incredible falafal in a cute area of Atwater. The nearby bookshops, record shops and bakeries are all recommended.
91 locals recommend
Dune
3143 Glendale Blvd
91 locals recommend
Incredible falafal in a cute area of Atwater. The nearby bookshops, record shops and bakeries are all recommended.
Amazing bakery with sandwiches, coffee, salads etc.
36 locals recommend
Lincoln
1992 Lincoln Ave
36 locals recommend
Amazing bakery with sandwiches, coffee, salads etc.
Grab a home made sandwich or pie before your Griffith Park hike.
133 locals recommend
The Trails
2333 Fern Dell Dr
133 locals recommend
Grab a home made sandwich or pie before your Griffith Park hike.
The wait times can be long, but the food is so worth it. Take a walk along the river before or after!
155 locals recommend
Salazar
2490 Fletcher Dr
155 locals recommend
The wait times can be long, but the food is so worth it. Take a walk along the river before or after!
Outdoor seating only, but it's worth it for their salads and pizzas, and seasonal specials that showcase small, sustainable, organic local farmers.
6 locals recommend
Yolk & Flour
6 locals recommend
Outdoor seating only, but it's worth it for their salads and pizzas, and seasonal specials that showcase small, sustainable, organic local farmers.
Amazing tacos!
188 locals recommend
HomeState
4624 Hollywood Blvd
188 locals recommend
Amazing tacos!
The best pizza, and a great wine store next door!
82 locals recommend
Triple Beam Pizza
5918 N Figueroa St
82 locals recommend
The best pizza, and a great wine store next door!
Perfect brunch, all vegetarian!
198 locals recommend
Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa St
198 locals recommend
Perfect brunch, all vegetarian!
A good spot for a romantic evening dinner or intimate get together with friends.
102 locals recommend
Cafe Birdie
5631 N Figueroa St
102 locals recommend
A good spot for a romantic evening dinner or intimate get together with friends.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local bar, a hidden gem. Don't miss karaoke night!
The office cocktails
2412 N Broadway
Our local bar, a hidden gem. Don't miss karaoke night!
Every Wednesday night is Low End Theory, the iconic clubnight from LA/SF/Tokyo
25 locals recommend
The Airliner
2419 N Broadway
25 locals recommend
Every Wednesday night is Low End Theory, the iconic clubnight from LA/SF/Tokyo
Great chinatown bar with cocktails and a relaxed scene.
15 locals recommend
General Lee's
475 Gin Ling Way
15 locals recommend
Great chinatown bar with cocktails and a relaxed scene.
Tucked away, kitsch bar in Silver Lake
90 locals recommend
Good Luck Bar
1514 Hillhurst Ave
90 locals recommend
Tucked away, kitsch bar in Silver Lake
Relaxed local bar, look out for the Cafeteria club night.
90 locals recommend
La Cuevita
5922 N Figueroa St
90 locals recommend
Relaxed local bar, look out for the Cafeteria club night.

Parks & Nature

Our closest park - make sure you hike right through and catch the view.
112 locals recommend
Ernest E Debs Regional Park
4235 Monterey Rd
112 locals recommend
Our closest park - make sure you hike right through and catch the view.
34 locals recommend
Ascot Hills Park
4371 Multnomah St
34 locals recommend

Essentials

Our nearest, independent wholefoods-a-like
55 locals recommend
Fresco Community Market
5914 Monterey Rd
55 locals recommend
Our nearest, independent wholefoods-a-like
Our nearest regular grocery store, good value and plenty of parking.
93 locals recommend
Smart & Final Extra!
939 N Western Ave
93 locals recommend
Our nearest regular grocery store, good value and plenty of parking.

Arts & Culture

695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend
401 locals recommend
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central Ave
401 locals recommend
Just google it.
19 locals recommend
The Bunny Museum
2605 Lake Ave
19 locals recommend
Just google it.
Vincent Price Art Museum
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Includes the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre and Hollyhock House.
224 locals recommend
Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
224 locals recommend
Includes the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Gallery Theatre and Hollyhock House.
Who doesn't love velvet paintings...
Velveteria - The Museum of Velvet Paintings
711 New High St
Who doesn't love velvet paintings...
An important part of LA's history.
55 locals recommend
Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 E 107th St
55 locals recommend
An important part of LA's history.
The Museum focuses on enrichment and education on the cultural heritage and history of African Americans with a focus on California and western United States. Admission is free to all visitors.
64 locals recommend
California African American Museum
600 State Dr
64 locals recommend
The Museum focuses on enrichment and education on the cultural heritage and history of African Americans with a focus on California and western United States. Admission is free to all visitors.
374 locals recommend
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
374 locals recommend
LA's newest super gallery courtesy of Hauser and Wirth. An interesting programme of exhibitions housed in a former factory, cafe, bookshop and public garden.
122 locals recommend
Hauser & Wirth
901 E 3rd St
122 locals recommend
LA's newest super gallery courtesy of Hauser and Wirth. An interesting programme of exhibitions housed in a former factory, cafe, bookshop and public garden.
Showcasing 'museum-quality art' to diverse communities for free.
25 locals recommend
The Underground Museum
3508 W Washington Blvd
25 locals recommend
Showcasing 'museum-quality art' to diverse communities for free.

Getting Around

8 locals recommend
Chinatown Metro Station
1231 N Spring St
8 locals recommend
17 locals recommend
Lincoln/Cypress Station
370 W Ave 26
17 locals recommend

Sightseeing

The oldest standing residence in Los Angeles, part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
6 locals recommend
Avila Adobe
10 Olvera St
6 locals recommend
The oldest standing residence in Los Angeles, part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
My favourite day trip.
999 locals recommend
Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd
999 locals recommend
My favourite day trip.
David Lynch wasn't wrong.
24 locals recommend
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
24 locals recommend
David Lynch wasn't wrong.