Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
LAMILL COFFEE Boutique
1636 Silver Lake BlvdGreat coffee and brunch.
Speranza
2547 Hyperion AveHomemade pastas. What!
Modern Eats
2590 -D Glendale BlvdGREAT great diner and walking distance.
Bar. Yum. Decent food. Walking distance to a great place in a converted firehouse.
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Edendale Restaurant and Bar
2838 Rowena AveBar. Yum. Decent food. Walking distance to a great place in a converted firehouse.
The best croissant and pastries you'll ever have. Feel free to challenge me on this.
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Proof Bakery
3156 Glendale BlvdThe best croissant and pastries you'll ever have. Feel free to challenge me on this.
Viet Noodle Bar
3133 Glendale BlvdDelicious Vietnamese food.
Alimento
1710 Silver Lake BlvdFancy restaurant for you.
Pine and Crane
1521 Griffith Park BlvdOMG best Chinese food.
Pretty damn good. Prepare to fall asleep afterwards. LONG lines. But worth it. Ramen is great, but love their sushi bowls, too.
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Silverlake Ramen
2927 Sunset BlvdPretty damn good. Prepare to fall asleep afterwards. LONG lines. But worth it. Ramen is great, but love their sushi bowls, too.
Pho Cafe
2841 Sunset BlvdBest Pho. Says your new Vietnamese friend (me).
Fancy hipster Coffee.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Silver Lake Coffeebar
3922 Sunset BlvdFancy hipster Coffee.
Alfred Coffee Silverlake
3337 1/2 Sunset BlvdFancy hipster Coffee.
Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset BlvdFrench bistro. Delicious.
Great, healthy food. Cafeteria style. Parking can be a bitch.
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Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdGreat, healthy food. Cafeteria style. Parking can be a bitch.
Dinosaur Coffee
4334 Sunset BlvdMore Hipster coffee!
The lines are intense but man, worth it. Brunch and lunch please.
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Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveThe lines are intense but man, worth it. Brunch and lunch please.
Salazar
2490 Fletcher DrYum. Fantastic, hipster Mexican
Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdRIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!
Guisados
1261 Sunset BlvdBest tacos.
Morihiro
3133 Glendale Boulevardit's $$$ but michelin star Japanese. Make a reservation!
Maury's
2829 Bellevue AveBagels!!!
Clark Street Echo Park
331 Glendale BlvdGreat new bakery in EP!
Bacari Silver Lake
3626 Sunset BoulevardTry to get a table in the treehouse.
All Day Baby
3200 Sunset BlvdHipsters unite!
Blair's Restaurant
2901 Rowena Avenue$$$ but walking distance
Dune
3143 Glendale BlvdThe Red Lion Tavern
2366 Glendale BlvdBier Garden! And walking distance!
Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdRight across the street and delicious!
If you want to venture out further east to Eagle Rock, great bakery and yummy lunch.
Bub and Grandma's Restaurant
If you want to venture out further east to Eagle Rock, great bakery and yummy lunch.
Great evening spot in Glassell Park! Limited menu but very a-typical, delicious and great wine selection.
Dunsmoor
Great evening spot in Glassell Park! Limited menu but very a-typical, delicious and great wine selection.
My favorite bakery but a little bit further out. Hit it on the way to or from a Griffith Park hike!
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Friends & Family
5150 Hollywood BlvdMy favorite bakery but a little bit further out. Hit it on the way to or from a Griffith Park hike!
Pijja Palace
Indian food that everyone is talking about! Great vegan options.
Needle
Great asian food!
Solid Japanese food in the area without being super $$$
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Osen Izakaya
2903 Sunset BlvdSolid Japanese food in the area without being super $$$
Moon Juice
2839 Sunset BlvdAt least stop by because it's VERY LA.
Tacos Delta
3806 Sunset BlvdA must! Long Silver Lake establishment!
VERY LA, but good. Fantastic location and you can walk there.
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Botanica Restaurant and Market
1620 Silver Lake BlvdVERY LA, but good. Fantastic location and you can walk there.
For you seafood lovers! Also fun to walk there from the house to the other side of the reservoir.
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L & E Oyster Bar
1637 Silver Lake BlvdFor you seafood lovers! Also fun to walk there from the house to the other side of the reservoir.
David Chang restaurant. Exceptional and $$$ - worth it and get a reservation!
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Majordomo
1725 Naud StDavid Chang restaurant. Exceptional and $$$ - worth it and get a reservation!
Essentials
Trader Joe's
2738 Hyperion AveGrocery store. Walking distance.
Gelson's Market
2725 Hyperion AveBetter produce than TJs
If you don't know Erewhon it's worth checking out to say WHAT!?!?
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Erewhon Market
7660 Beverly BlvdIf you don't know Erewhon it's worth checking out to say WHAT!?!?
Great place to pick up food, too! Salad, soup, etc. etc. Walking distance!
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Whole Foods Market 365
2520 Glendale BlvdGreat place to pick up food, too! Salad, soup, etc. etc. Walking distance!
Everything Else
The Raven Spa
2910 Rowena AveSpa/Yoga
Just wake up and cross the driveway to YOGA! Namaste.
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Silverlake Yoga
2810 Glendale BlvdJust wake up and cross the driveway to YOGA! Namaste.
Run! Walk! Sight see some celebs! Enjoy the meadows and have a picnic!
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Silver Lake Meadow
2300 Silver Lake BlvdRun! Walk! Sight see some celebs! Enjoy the meadows and have a picnic!
Shopping
Coffee, quick snacks and beautiful gift shop.
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Broome St. General Store
2912 Rowena AveCoffee, quick snacks and beautiful gift shop.
Wine tasting fun but excellent and very well priced booze. Stop by and grab for your dinner party/picnic/rendezvous.
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Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale BlvdWine tasting fun but excellent and very well priced booze. Stop by and grab for your dinner party/picnic/rendezvous.
Saturday mornings; Tuesday afternoons.
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Silver Lake Farmers Market
3700 Sunset BlvdSaturday mornings; Tuesday afternoons.
Art District
Traction AvenueWhere it's at
OG Silver Lake. Start here and walk in either direction
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Sunset Junction
4000 Sunset BlvdOG Silver Lake. Start here and walk in either direction
2nd Sundays of the month! Go early and get some great fun deals!
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Rose Bowl Flea Market
1001 Rose Bowl Dr2nd Sundays of the month! Go early and get some great fun deals!
Drinks & Nightlife
Hyperion Public
2538 Hyperion AveSports. Good food.
Short Stop
1455 Sunset BlvdWhen we were young...
Walking distance. Young crowd. Sleazy hipster hook-ups. But yes, you're on vacation. Photo booth is incriminating.
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Cha Cha Lounge
2375 Glendale BlvdWalking distance. Young crowd. Sleazy hipster hook-ups. But yes, you're on vacation. Photo booth is incriminating.
Zebulon
2478 Fletcher DrMusic, dance, walking distance!
This is located near the Vons in Echo Park and starts serving at 8pm. It is cultural icon and delicious. I put it under nightlife.
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Tacos Zone Truck
2064 Montana StThis is located near the Vons in Echo Park and starts serving at 8pm. It is cultural icon and delicious. I put it under nightlife.
Neighborhoods
Los Feliz
Old Hollywood
Echo Park
1632 Echo Park Ave
Downtown Los Angeles
Little Tokyo
Best Japanese food you'll have outside of Japan.
Arts District
Great restaurants, shopping and fun, more cool part of LA!
Highland Park
Allegedly the hipster capital of the US. Great food and shopping, too.
Sightseeing
Our treasure! There's too many things to do here from hiking to playground time to the Observatory!
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Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs DriveOur treasure! There's too many things to do here from hiking to playground time to the Observatory!
Walk, run, exercise. Can be a little dicey getting there but a great place to check out river and check out restaurants along the way!
Los Angeles River Bicycle Path, California, USA
Walk, run, exercise. Can be a little dicey getting there but a great place to check out river and check out restaurants along the way!
Who doesn't love a botanical garden?
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Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford RdWho doesn't love a botanical garden?