Guidebook for Venice

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Guidebook for Venice

Sightseeing

Hit the skate park, or watch locals with AMAZING skills.
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Venice Skate Park
1800 Ocean Front Walk
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Hit the skate park, or watch locals with AMAZING skills.
The world famous Muscle Beach. Next door are great paddle tennis courts. The rackets and balls are in the front sun porch at the house.
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Muscle Beach Venice
1800 Ocean Front Walk
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The world famous Muscle Beach. Next door are great paddle tennis courts. The rackets and balls are in the front sun porch at the house.
The existing historic Venice canals, built in 1909 to mirror Venice, Italy. Today the canals are lined with beautiful homes and are a great place to take a walk.
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Venetsian kanavat
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The existing historic Venice canals, built in 1909 to mirror Venice, Italy. Today the canals are lined with beautiful homes and are a great place to take a walk.

Food Scene

Great restaurant, but difficult to get a reservation. Recommendation: go at an off time, or grab some food to go at Gjelina take away next door. The artisan pizzas are amazing.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great restaurant, but difficult to get a reservation. Recommendation: go at an off time, or grab some food to go at Gjelina take away next door. The artisan pizzas are amazing.
Coffee. Tea. People watching.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Coffee. Tea. People watching.
The little local coffee hangout.
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Cafe Collage
1518 Pacific Ave
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The little local coffee hangout.
More good coffee. Just a stroll down towards the beach.
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Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward Ave
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More good coffee. Just a stroll down towards the beach.
SF drip coffee, in Venice.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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SF drip coffee, in Venice.
GREAT vegan Thai food. Definitely try the green curry!
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Thai Vegan
2400 Main St
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GREAT vegan Thai food. Definitely try the green curry!
Hip bakery and restaurant, helping to bring cool to Lincoln Blvd.
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Superba Food + Bread
1900 Lincoln Blvd
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Hip bakery and restaurant, helping to bring cool to Lincoln Blvd.
Organic cold pressed juices and outdoor cafe.
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Kreation Organic Kafe & Juicery
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Organic cold pressed juices and outdoor cafe.
My favorite organic, plant based restaurant. The food and optimistic setting are both superb.
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Cafe Gratitude
512 Rose Ave
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My favorite organic, plant based restaurant. The food and optimistic setting are both superb.
Open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, Plant Food and Wine offers a cutting-edge approach to plant-based cuisine, an ever-evolving menu guided by the seasons and locally-sourced ingredients.
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Plant Food + Wine
300 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, Plant Food and Wine offers a cutting-edge approach to plant-based cuisine, an ever-evolving menu guided by the seasons and locally-sourced ingredients.
A great place to grab one of probably 25 creative deli style salads, old school pot roasts, macaroni and cheese, decadent desserts and of course a whole assortment of interesting lemonades.
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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A great place to grab one of probably 25 creative deli style salads, old school pot roasts, macaroni and cheese, decadent desserts and of course a whole assortment of interesting lemonades.
A great grab and go, or sit down market with everything from Eggs Benedict to fried chicken sandwiches.
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The Dudley Market
9 Dudley Avenue
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A great grab and go, or sit down market with everything from Eggs Benedict to fried chicken sandwiches.
A local sushi favorite, and right at the end of the block.
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Hama Restaurant
213 Windward Ave
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A local sushi favorite, and right at the end of the block.
The most celebrated restaurant opening in Venice in a long time, by a former contestant on Top Chef. AMAZING food.
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Leona
123 Washington Boulevard
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The most celebrated restaurant opening in Venice in a long time, by a former contestant on Top Chef. AMAZING food.
A new burger and brew spot in Venice, near the pier and beachfront.
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Simmzy's
37 Washington Blvd
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A new burger and brew spot in Venice, near the pier and beachfront.

Essentials

A little neighborhood market, perfect for picking up a lunch, or a few groceries or drinks.
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Windward Market
105 Windward Ave
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A little neighborhood market, perfect for picking up a lunch, or a few groceries or drinks.
A wonderful, year round farmer's market, just a short stroll away. Every Friday: 7am to 11am. (Take the beach bag in the brown hutch)
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Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.
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A wonderful, year round farmer's market, just a short stroll away. Every Friday: 7am to 11am. (Take the beach bag in the brown hutch)
Whole Foods Market. On VERY fashionable Rose Avenue
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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Whole Foods Market. On VERY fashionable Rose Avenue

Drinks & Nightlife

AMAZING rooftop view of the beach front and all of LA. And because it's Venice, it's called: High.
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High Rooftop Lounge
1697 Pacific Ave
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AMAZING rooftop view of the beach front and all of LA. And because it's Venice, it's called: High.
Local bar, with a hip, smart crowd.
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the otheroom Venice Beach
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Local bar, with a hip, smart crowd.
Local gay bar that has been on Abbot Kinney forever.
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Roosterfish
1302 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Local gay bar that has been on Abbot Kinney forever.

Shopping

Called: The hippest street in America, but you can decide. It does have great shops, restaurants, galleries, coffee, bars and celeb spotting.
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Called: The hippest street in America, but you can decide. It does have great shops, restaurants, galleries, coffee, bars and celeb spotting.

Everything Else

Portland's Blue Star Donuts comes to Venice! Donuts made from a classic brioche recipe from the south of France. The dough takes 18 hours to make from scratch. The donuts sell out VERY fast.
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Portland's Blue Star Donuts comes to Venice! Donuts made from a classic brioche recipe from the south of France. The dough takes 18 hours to make from scratch. The donuts sell out VERY fast.
The Los Angeles headquarters of Google, located in a famous Frank Gehry designed building with a giant binoculars sculpture on the front.
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Google LAX BIN1
340 Main St
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The Los Angeles headquarters of Google, located in a famous Frank Gehry designed building with a giant binoculars sculpture on the front.
Headquarters of Snapchat.
Snapchat HQ
Headquarters of Snapchat.
Amazing bakery, beverages and Deli (very NY style) by the same owners of Gjelina Restaurant.
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Gjusta
320 Sunset Ave
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Amazing bakery, beverages and Deli (very NY style) by the same owners of Gjelina Restaurant.
A little, neighborhood yoga studio, located at the end of the block. Namaste.
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Studio Surya Yoga Venice
1501 Main St
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A little, neighborhood yoga studio, located at the end of the block. Namaste.
Great yoga studio on super hip Rose Avenue. I HIGHLY recommend the following teachers: Rachelle Tratt (vinyasa flow), Travis Elliot (power yoga) and Lauren Eckstrom (restorative).
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The Yoga Collective
512 Rose Ave
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Great yoga studio on super hip Rose Avenue. I HIGHLY recommend the following teachers: Rachelle Tratt (vinyasa flow), Travis Elliot (power yoga) and Lauren Eckstrom (restorative).
New, beautiful yoga studio, originally from Montauk. HIGHLY recommend the following teachers: Mary Beth LaRue and Cayley Alyssa (both, Love Flow).
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Love Yoga Venice
835 Lincoln Blvd
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New, beautiful yoga studio, originally from Montauk. HIGHLY recommend the following teachers: Mary Beth LaRue and Cayley Alyssa (both, Love Flow).
Local, organic cold pressed juices and more.
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Moon Juice
507 Rose Ave
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Local, organic cold pressed juices and more.
A wonderful, non-denominational spiritual center, hosting yoga, meditation, ecstatic dance, workshops, documentary films and more. Located in the former Venice Hare Krishna temple.
Full Circle
305 Rose Ave
A wonderful, non-denominational spiritual center, hosting yoga, meditation, ecstatic dance, workshops, documentary films and more. Located in the former Venice Hare Krishna temple.
Bhakti Yoga studio and kirtan (chanting) studio. A WONDERFUL place to spend an energetic and uplifting evening with a beautiful community.
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Bhakti Yoga Shala
207 Arizona Ave
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Bhakti Yoga studio and kirtan (chanting) studio. A WONDERFUL place to spend an energetic and uplifting evening with a beautiful community.
World famous Gold's gym. But be warned, you're going to feel VERY scrawny if you go in and work out here!
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Gold’s Gym
360 Hampton Dr
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World famous Gold's gym. But be warned, you're going to feel VERY scrawny if you go in and work out here!