Guidebook for Echo Park
Food Scene
Restaurants, cafes
Fantastic bakery, great sandwiches. Our fave is the smoked salmon bahn mi; also the creme fraiche scramble for breakfast. Friendly staff, and only a half block away.
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Valerie Echo Park
1665 Echo Park AveFantastic bakery, great sandwiches. Our fave is the smoked salmon bahn mi; also the creme fraiche scramble for breakfast. Friendly staff, and only a half block away.
Try their deep dish veggie pizza.
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset BlvdTry their deep dish veggie pizza.
Pretty great roasted chicken but the bar with quirky local acts and no cover is the main attraction here.
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Taix French Restaurant
1911 Sunset BlvdPretty great roasted chicken but the bar with quirky local acts and no cover is the main attraction here.
Guisados
1261 Sunset BlvdDelicious tacos; home made tortillas; outside seating.
Closest larger grocery store with natural health products as well as produce, dairy, cereal etc. and take out. If you're driving there is a Whole Foods 365 nearby and a Trader Joes and Gelsuns in Silver Lake.
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdClosest larger grocery store with natural health products as well as produce, dairy, cereal etc. and take out. If you're driving there is a Whole Foods 365 nearby and a Trader Joes and Gelsuns in Silver Lake.
Cheaper than Lassens; decent produce and everything else.
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Whole Foods Market 365
2520 Glendale BlvdCheaper than Lassens; decent produce and everything else.
Essentials
Organic fruits and veggies, fresh take out as well as frozen homemade food. A bit pricey but worth it.
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Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park AveOrganic fruits and veggies, fresh take out as well as frozen homemade food. A bit pricey but worth it.
Arts & Culture
Echoplex
1154 Glendale BlvdAlways great music here.
Wonderful bookstore with cafe in back; check for poetry readings or other performances.
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Stories
1716 Sunset BlvdWonderful bookstore with cafe in back; check for poetry readings or other performances.
A 10 minute walk to Echo Park Time Travel Mart, where you can find a Temporary Time Stop Kit or perhaps a collection of bottled Dead Languages. It’s a hybrid time-travel themed shop, but it’s also a publishing house and creative-writing center for Los Angeles students, run by the non-profit organization 826LA. Proceeds from the Mart keep the writing programs free for students.
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Echo Park Time Travel Mart
1714 Sunset BlvdA 10 minute walk to Echo Park Time Travel Mart, where you can find a Temporary Time Stop Kit or perhaps a collection of bottled Dead Languages. It’s a hybrid time-travel themed shop, but it’s also a publishing house and creative-writing center for Los Angeles students, run by the non-profit organization 826LA. Proceeds from the Mart keep the writing programs free for students.
Sightseeing
A newly "reconditioned" park with coffee at the boathouse along with the paddleboats. It's clean and safe and beautiful, with lotus and lily pads and "Lady of the Lake."
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Echo Park Lake
A newly "reconditioned" park with coffee at the boathouse along with the paddleboats. It's clean and safe and beautiful, with lotus and lily pads and "Lady of the Lake."
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Malibu Pier
23000 CA-1Topanga State Park
20828 Entrada RdGreat hiking or mountain biking.
The Broad
221 S Grand AveWorth waiting in line for Kusama’s Infinity Room.
I-Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand AveIt’s not Tokyo, but we love it anyway. Also Geffen Contempory branch of MOCA museum, Japanese American Museum, lots of ramen and sushi…TOT for rice/sushi bowls, Q Pop and other little souvenir shops; ACE Hardware is fabulous.
Little Tokyo
It’s not Tokyo, but we love it anyway. Also Geffen Contempory branch of MOCA museum, Japanese American Museum, lots of ramen and sushi…TOT for rice/sushi bowls, Q Pop and other little souvenir shops; ACE Hardware is fabulous.
Everything Else
Lucas Salon
2828 Newell StIf you need a haircut.
Yogala Studios
1840 Echo Park AveYoga classes.
Elysian Park Trail
Elysian Park TrailGreat hiking spot.
Great for picnics, hiking. Check out low riders on Sundays.
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Elysian Park
835 Academy RdGreat for picnics, hiking. Check out low riders on Sundays.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mohawk Bend
2141 Sunset BlvdFun scene, food is decent.