Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

The coffee and pastries are excellent! Has a cool, minimalist, Japanese feel.
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Maru Coffee
1936 Hillhurst Ave
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The coffee and pastries are excellent! Has a cool, minimalist, Japanese feel.
This is hands down my favorite place for brunch in LA and part of the reason I moved to Los Feliz. Stop by for a delicious brunch (the potatoes, eggs fungi, ricotta pancakes, and breakfast pizza are all amazing), or a yummy Italian American style dinner. Jon Hamm's booth is right by the entrance (there's a plaque).
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Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst Ave
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This is hands down my favorite place for brunch in LA and part of the reason I moved to Los Feliz. Stop by for a delicious brunch (the potatoes, eggs fungi, ricotta pancakes, and breakfast pizza are all amazing), or a yummy Italian American style dinner. Jon Hamm's booth is right by the entrance (there's a plaque).
Some of the best falafel/mediterranean food I've ever had. Take out with outdoor seating.
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Dune
3143 Glendale Blvd
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Some of the best falafel/mediterranean food I've ever had. Take out with outdoor seating.
This is one of the hippest/trendiest new restaurants in LA. Mediterranean inspired food. Try to make a reservation if you can!
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Kismet
4648 Hollywood Blvd
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This is one of the hippest/trendiest new restaurants in LA. Mediterranean inspired food. Try to make a reservation if you can!
Outdoor cafe right on the LA River. This is a very fun cafe for people watching and is NOT touristy - very local. I love spending afternoons here.
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Spoke Bicycle Cafe
3050 N Coolidge Ave
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Outdoor cafe right on the LA River. This is a very fun cafe for people watching and is NOT touristy - very local. I love spending afternoons here.
This is another SUPER TRENDY restaurant, with great drinks, great food, and plentiful outdoor seating. You will wait in line. It's worth it.
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Salazar
2490 Fletcher Dr
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This is another SUPER TRENDY restaurant, with great drinks, great food, and plentiful outdoor seating. You will wait in line. It's worth it.
Amazing Thai street food inspired cuisine. Very popular, very delicious!
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Night + Market Song
3322 Sunset Blvd
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Amazing Thai street food inspired cuisine. Very popular, very delicious!
Super authentic, super cheap Thai food. It's a hole in the wall, but feels like you're in Thailand. Known as one of the best Thai restaurants in LA.
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Sapp Coffee Shop 泰国船面
5183 Hollywood Blvd
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Super authentic, super cheap Thai food. It's a hole in the wall, but feels like you're in Thailand. Known as one of the best Thai restaurants in LA.

Essentials

Great, affordable massages. Very stylish. Very Silver Lake.
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The NOW Massage Boutique
3329 Sunset Blvd
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Great, affordable massages. Very stylish. Very Silver Lake.
This is a spin off of Whole Foods, meant at a more bargain price. Seriously, this place is a hipster scene! But the food is good and affordable. The parking is challenging but worth checking out if you don't have one of these in your town.
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Whole Foods Market 365
2520 Glendale Blvd
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This is a spin off of Whole Foods, meant at a more bargain price. Seriously, this place is a hipster scene! But the food is good and affordable. The parking is challenging but worth checking out if you don't have one of these in your town.
If you're looking for a manicure or pedicure, this is my favorite local spot
PinkBabyForYou
1868 N Vermont Ave
If you're looking for a manicure or pedicure, this is my favorite local spot

Drinks & Nightlife

Classic kitschy LA nightclub, made famous from the movie Swingers. Marty and Elaine are the husband and wife piano cabaret duo that made this place famous.
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The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge
1760 N Vermont Ave
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Classic kitschy LA nightclub, made famous from the movie Swingers. Marty and Elaine are the husband and wife piano cabaret duo that made this place famous.
This is one of the oldest bars/restaurants in Hollywood - it's a classic. Get a martini, it's strong! Very old school - waiters in tuxedos etc. Located right in the heart of Hollywood and the Walk of Fame.
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Musso & Frank Grill
6667 Hollywood Blvd
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This is one of the oldest bars/restaurants in Hollywood - it's a classic. Get a martini, it's strong! Very old school - waiters in tuxedos etc. Located right in the heart of Hollywood and the Walk of Fame.
Great cocktails & wine selection. This is a very small bar but has a great vibe.
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el prado
1805 Sunset Blvd
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Great cocktails & wine selection. This is a very small bar but has a great vibe.
The food is great, but the bar is spectacular. AMAZING cocktails and very sexy/stylish crowd. In the heart of Silver Lake. Great vibes.
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Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset Blvd
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The food is great, but the bar is spectacular. AMAZING cocktails and very sexy/stylish crowd. In the heart of Silver Lake. Great vibes.
Great local bar.
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Good Luck Bar
1514 Hillhurst Ave
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Great local bar.
One of the oldest bars in LA. All tiki drinks, if you're into that kind of thing. It's TINY and very very lively. Watch out, the drinks are strong.
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Tiki Ti
4427 Sunset Blvd
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One of the oldest bars in LA. All tiki drinks, if you're into that kind of thing. It's TINY and very very lively. Watch out, the drinks are strong.
Chill vibes. Great wine and beer bar with outdoor seating. Excellent wine selection + snacks.
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Tabula Rasa Bar
5125 Hollywood Blvd
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Chill vibes. Great wine and beer bar with outdoor seating. Excellent wine selection + snacks.
Wine bar + great beer selection. My favorite place for drinks in this neighborhood.
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Bar Covell
4628 Hollywood Blvd
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Wine bar + great beer selection. My favorite place for drinks in this neighborhood.
Relatively new bar/club. This place has live music almost every night of the week.
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Zebulon
2478 Fletcher Dr
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Relatively new bar/club. This place has live music almost every night of the week.
One of the best music venues in LA.
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The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
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One of the best music venues in LA.
Catch a concert here!
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The Greek Theatre
2700 N Vermont Ave
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Catch a concert here!

Shopping

Feminist store for objects, perfums/incense/aromatherapy, art, and publications. This place is great! (Address is wrong - it's on N. Vermont)
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Otherwild shop
1768 N Vermont Ave
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Feminist store for objects, perfums/incense/aromatherapy, art, and publications. This place is great! (Address is wrong - it's on N. Vermont)
This is one of the best independent bookstores in LA. There is a very active calendar of readings and other events. Lots of books about LA and a huge local poetry section.
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Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont Ave
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This is one of the best independent bookstores in LA. There is a very active calendar of readings and other events. Lots of books about LA and a huge local poetry section.
Outdoor flea market, every Sunday morning and afternoon in the parking lot of Fairfax high school. Really good, especially for clothing, jewelry/accessories, and home furnishings and accessories.
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Melrose Trading Post
7850 Melrose Ave
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Outdoor flea market, every Sunday morning and afternoon in the parking lot of Fairfax high school. Really good, especially for clothing, jewelry/accessories, and home furnishings and accessories.

Parks & Nature

The hike from Fern Dell to the Observatory is one of the most popular in LA. There's an alternate hike that you can take from the Vermont Canyon entrance of the park. Fantastic views and the Observatory is cool too! Take lots of pictures of the Hollywood sign and the James Dean statue.
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Griffithin observatorio
2800 E Observatory Rd
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The hike from Fern Dell to the Observatory is one of the most popular in LA. There's an alternate hike that you can take from the Vermont Canyon entrance of the park. Fantastic views and the Observatory is cool too! Take lots of pictures of the Hollywood sign and the James Dean statue.
See and be seen at the neighborhood's trendiest reservoir. The 2.2 mile track around the reservoir is a popular walking/jogging route. There's also two grassy parks for relaxing and a very lively dog park. There's a great coffee shop within walking distance called LA Mill
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Silver Lake Reservoir
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See and be seen at the neighborhood's trendiest reservoir. The 2.2 mile track around the reservoir is a popular walking/jogging route. There's also two grassy parks for relaxing and a very lively dog park. There's a great coffee shop within walking distance called LA Mill
Really nice wooded park at the base of Griffith Park. It feels like you're not in LA. About a 1.1 mile walk from my apartment. There's an outdoor cafe in the park up the hill called Trails Cafe that great for a coffee, breakfast, or lite lunch.
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Fern Dell Nature Trail
Fern Dell Nature Trail
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Really nice wooded park at the base of Griffith Park. It feels like you're not in LA. About a 1.1 mile walk from my apartment. There's an outdoor cafe in the park up the hill called Trails Cafe that great for a coffee, breakfast, or lite lunch.
You can visit the original Batcave and also taking a fairly strenuous hike up to the Hollywood sign if you want to get a workout. It's worth it for the amazing views!
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Bronson Canyon Playground
3200 Canyon Dr
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You can visit the original Batcave and also taking a fairly strenuous hike up to the Hollywood sign if you want to get a workout. It's worth it for the amazing views!
One of the most popular hiking trails in LA! Parking is a challenge so be prepared and be sure to read the signs.
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Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
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One of the most popular hiking trails in LA! Parking is a challenge so be prepared and be sure to read the signs.
There are several entrances to Griffith Park and many miles of hiking trails. From my apartment, the closest entrance is up Vermont. Immediately turn left from my building and start walking up hill. You'll eventually reach Roosevelt Golf Course, which is the official entrance. There are several hiking trails that spin off from there, including a route to the Observatory. I come up here several days per week.
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Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
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There are several entrances to Griffith Park and many miles of hiking trails. From my apartment, the closest entrance is up Vermont. Immediately turn left from my building and start walking up hill. You'll eventually reach Roosevelt Golf Course, which is the official entrance. There are several hiking trails that spin off from there, including a route to the Observatory. I come up here several days per week.

Arts & Culture

If you like art, this is the best art museum in LA. Right next to the La Brea Tar Pits. MASSIVE, with tons of outdoor sculptures.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
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If you like art, this is the best art museum in LA. Right next to the La Brea Tar Pits. MASSIVE, with tons of outdoor sculptures.
This is a new-ish gallery complex in the Arts District. Very fun to walk around this neighborhood, and usually there is at least one good show here.
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Hauser & Wirth
901 E 3rd St
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This is a new-ish gallery complex in the Arts District. Very fun to walk around this neighborhood, and usually there is at least one good show here.
Amazing contemporary art museum near Little Tokyo
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Nykytaiteen museo
250 S Grand Ave
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Amazing contemporary art museum near Little Tokyo

Sightseeing

This is a Frank Lloyd Wright building located in the middle of Barnsdall Art Park, which is a secret park right in the middle of the city. Great views up there, and a great spot for picnicing. If you look it up, you might be able to tour the house. About a 20 min walk from my apartment.
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Hollyhock House
4800 Hollywood Blvd
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This is a Frank Lloyd Wright building located in the middle of Barnsdall Art Park, which is a secret park right in the middle of the city. Great views up there, and a great spot for picnicing. If you look it up, you might be able to tour the house. About a 20 min walk from my apartment.
Another Frank Lloyd Wright building in the middle of the Hollywood hills. This is a super fun walk (lots of hills though) through a very fancy and old and very Hollywood neighborhood. You can take this as a back way to Griffith Park. This building is bananas and totally worth seeing. You can walk here from my apartment starting from Vermont Avenue (it's a workout).
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Ennis House
2607 Glendower Ave
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Another Frank Lloyd Wright building in the middle of the Hollywood hills. This is a super fun walk (lots of hills though) through a very fancy and old and very Hollywood neighborhood. You can take this as a back way to Griffith Park. This building is bananas and totally worth seeing. You can walk here from my apartment starting from Vermont Avenue (it's a workout).
Start at Hollywood Blvd and Vine and make your way in one direction or the other. Prime crazy Hollywood!
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Hollywood Walk Of Fame HQ
6255 Sunset Blvd
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Start at Hollywood Blvd and Vine and make your way in one direction or the other. Prime crazy Hollywood!