Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Hands down, our favorite restaurant ever! Lucky us, it's just two blocks away. A nice walk. All the good things they say about Gjelina are true! We can't say enough. If you can't get a reservation, you can probably be seated as a walk in at 5:30 : )
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdHands down, our favorite restaurant ever! Lucky us, it's just two blocks away. A nice walk. All the good things they say about Gjelina are true! We can't say enough. If you can't get a reservation, you can probably be seated as a walk in at 5:30 : )
Gjelina's casual mini me. Great wood fired pizzas. Everything you ever need...from morning coffee to a home cooked entree that you can take home for dinner. Opens early, open late. You never need to cook!
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdGjelina's casual mini me. Great wood fired pizzas. Everything you ever need...from morning coffee to a home cooked entree that you can take home for dinner. Opens early, open late. You never need to cook!
Gjelina's 5000 square foot emporium of deliciousness! It's 9/10ths of a mile away, so great for a walk or bike ride. Bon Appetit Magazine chose Gjusta as one of it's 10 best new restaurants of the year. Believe it!
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Gjusta
320 Sunset AveGjelina's 5000 square foot emporium of deliciousness! It's 9/10ths of a mile away, so great for a walk or bike ride. Bon Appetit Magazine chose Gjusta as one of it's 10 best new restaurants of the year. Believe it!
Boy are we fortunate that one of the best Italian restaurants in LA ended up on Abbot Kinney Blvd. This is another difficult reservation to secure, but you can always join the line at 5:30 pm for the first seating. It's worth it! Squash blossoms, caccio e pepe, a great selection of wines and cocktails, etc.
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Felix
1023 Abbot Kinney BlvdBoy are we fortunate that one of the best Italian restaurants in LA ended up on Abbot Kinney Blvd. This is another difficult reservation to secure, but you can always join the line at 5:30 pm for the first seating. It's worth it! Squash blossoms, caccio e pepe, a great selection of wines and cocktails, etc.
Recently reopened under chef Jason Neroni, the new Rose Cafe is fabulous! A great place to meet up with large groups. Indoor, outdoor seating, full bar, great pastries. Sunday brunch. Lots of people!
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The Rose Venice
220 Rose AveRecently reopened under chef Jason Neroni, the new Rose Cafe is fabulous! A great place to meet up with large groups. Indoor, outdoor seating, full bar, great pastries. Sunday brunch. Lots of people!
Big bright family friendly bakery and restaurant.
On Lincoln Blvd. We recommend taking a beautiful stroll down one of the walk streets (Nowita Place, Marco Place, or Amoroso Place) to get there. Enjoy! And bring home a baguette.
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Superba Food + Bread
1900 Lincoln BlvdBig bright family friendly bakery and restaurant.
On Lincoln Blvd. We recommend taking a beautiful stroll down one of the walk streets (Nowita Place, Marco Place, or Amoroso Place) to get there. Enjoy! And bring home a baguette.
The new cool place to sit and watch all the carnival that is Venice parade before your eyes. The food is terrific too! our favorites are the breakfast burrito and the avocado corn cakes with an egg on top. So much fun! Right under the Venice street sign in Windward circle.
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Great White
1604 Pacific AveThe new cool place to sit and watch all the carnival that is Venice parade before your eyes. The food is terrific too! our favorites are the breakfast burrito and the avocado corn cakes with an egg on top. So much fun! Right under the Venice street sign in Windward circle.
There's a good meal here for everyone. Choices of sushi, or great entrees from the kitchen. Japanese and California cuisine. Wabi- Sabi has become quite the bar scene, especially after the beach and late at night.
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Wabi on Rose
512 F Rose AveThere's a good meal here for everyone. Choices of sushi, or great entrees from the kitchen. Japanese and California cuisine. Wabi- Sabi has become quite the bar scene, especially after the beach and late at night.
This is some people's favorite restaurant. Fancy, expensive, yet California casual. Great cocktails and Sunday brunch.
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The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney BlvdThis is some people's favorite restaurant. Fancy, expensive, yet California casual. Great cocktails and Sunday brunch.
This one is for you Vegans! Also fun to people watch as its right in the middle Abbot Kinney Blvd.
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The Butcher's Daughter
1205 Abbot Kinney BoulevardThis one is for you Vegans! Also fun to people watch as its right in the middle Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Serious coffee in a hipster setting. Great for people watching or working on your laptop. One of the best coffees in Venice.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney BlvdSerious coffee in a hipster setting. Great for people watching or working on your laptop. One of the best coffees in Venice.
Some people prefer Blue Bottle coffee to Intelligentsia. This beautiful, minimal coffee bar is at the other end of Abbot Kinney Blvd.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
1103 Abbot Kinney BlvdSome people prefer Blue Bottle coffee to Intelligentsia. This beautiful, minimal coffee bar is at the other end of Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Great coffee (Four Barrel Coffee) by the beach! This is a funkier part of Venice, so the people watching gets really interesting. Take your coffee to the beach, watch the surfers at VeniceBreakwater.
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Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward AveGreat coffee (Four Barrel Coffee) by the beach! This is a funkier part of Venice, so the people watching gets really interesting. Take your coffee to the beach, watch the surfers at VeniceBreakwater.
This one is for you Francophiles. An upscale meeting place for breakfast and lunch becomes a local wine bar at night.
Also a good place to work on your laptop in the middle of the day. Authentique!
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Zinqué
1440 Lincoln BlvdThis one is for you Francophiles. An upscale meeting place for breakfast and lunch becomes a local wine bar at night.
Also a good place to work on your laptop in the middle of the day. Authentique!
Great traditional burgers. Cheap , fast, delicious!
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The Window at American Beauty
425 Rose AveGreat traditional burgers. Cheap , fast, delicious!
Shopping
my favorite woman's clothing store on Abbot Kinney. Wonderfully curated furniture and rugs too! Henry Beguelin handbags too!
Burning Torch
1227 Abbot Kinney Blvdmy favorite woman's clothing store on Abbot Kinney. Wonderfully curated furniture and rugs too! Henry Beguelin handbags too!
My twenty something daughters love the dresses that Christy designs--modern updates referencing vintage pieces. Affordable and of the moment. Made in LA!
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Christy Dawn
1337 Abbot Kinney BoulevardMy twenty something daughters love the dresses that Christy designs--modern updates referencing vintage pieces. Affordable and of the moment. Made in LA!
Famous world wide, especially in Japan, for all things hipster. Macrame, cool handmade pottery, Kinfolk--you know the vibe.
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General Store
1801 Lincoln BlvdFamous world wide, especially in Japan, for all things hipster. Macrame, cool handmade pottery, Kinfolk--you know the vibe.
Tortoise is moving soon...from Abbot Kinney to a new space at 12705 Venice Blvd. LA 90066. Tortoise has for fifteen years been the go to place for beautifully crafted Japanese home goods, ceramics and gifts. The new store is a knock out! Definitely worth the treck up Venice Boulevard.
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Tortoise General Store
12701 Venice Blvd.Tortoise is moving soon...from Abbot Kinney to a new space at 12705 Venice Blvd. LA 90066. Tortoise has for fifteen years been the go to place for beautifully crafted Japanese home goods, ceramics and gifts. The new store is a knock out! Definitely worth the treck up Venice Boulevard.
Heist
1100 Abbot Kinney BlvdI get most of my wardrobe here (on sale of course!)
The hippest, coolest clothing on Abbot Kinney. They also have a curious and interesting selection of art and architecture books
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LCD
1121 Abbot Kinney BlvdThe hippest, coolest clothing on Abbot Kinney. They also have a curious and interesting selection of art and architecture books
Parks & Nature
The best place to be in the late afternoon and when the sun is about to set. Handball courts, basketball courts, paddle tennis courts, bike path sand sun and surf...and all for free! Venice Beach gets more visitors per year than Disneyland : )
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front Walk The best place to be in the late afternoon and when the sun is about to set. Handball courts, basketball courts, paddle tennis courts, bike path sand sun and surf...and all for free! Venice Beach gets more visitors per year than Disneyland : )
Essentials
The perfectly curated mini Whole Foods. It is the convenience store for health conscious people. They have huge and delicious prepared food section--they make all the dishes right there in front of you. Great salad bar. They have everything you didn't know you needed!
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Erewhon Market
585 Venice Blvd.The perfectly curated mini Whole Foods. It is the convenience store for health conscious people. They have huge and delicious prepared food section--they make all the dishes right there in front of you. Great salad bar. They have everything you didn't know you needed!
This is the biggest Whole Foods Market I have ever seen. Young celebrity sightings are common.
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdThis is the biggest Whole Foods Market I have ever seen. Young celebrity sightings are common.
Newly remodeled. Convenient because it is just two blocks up the street. Way cheaper than whole foods. They have an in house Starbuck's.
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Ralphs
910 Lincoln BlvdNewly remodeled. Convenient because it is just two blocks up the street. Way cheaper than whole foods. They have an in house Starbuck's.
Sightseeing
One of the iconic neighborhoods of Venice. I recommend walking through the canals to get a sense of historic Venice. The Venice walk streets are a must experience as well. The walk streets--Nowita Place, Marco Place, and Amoroso Place are unique in that they are narrow, beautifully landscaped sidewalks in Venice lined with houses on both sides. They are charming as heck. Check them out!
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Amaziko eVenice
One of the iconic neighborhoods of Venice. I recommend walking through the canals to get a sense of historic Venice. The Venice walk streets are a must experience as well. The walk streets--Nowita Place, Marco Place, and Amoroso Place are unique in that they are narrow, beautifully landscaped sidewalks in Venice lined with houses on both sides. They are charming as heck. Check them out!
Another unique and interesting neighborhood to stroll through. ( Especially on your way to Superba Food + Bread). The street between the houses is a beautiful garden path. Tranquil and beautiful and neighborly.
Venice Walk Street
1622-1618 Shell AveAnother unique and interesting neighborhood to stroll through. ( Especially on your way to Superba Food + Bread). The street between the houses is a beautiful garden path. Tranquil and beautiful and neighborly.
Right in the middle of the downtown arts district, Hauser & Wirth is a commercial gallery that looks and acts like a contemporary Museum. They also have a fabulous restaurant on site, "Manuela".
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Hauser & Wirth
901 E 3rd StRight in the middle of the downtown arts district, Hauser & Wirth is a commercial gallery that looks and acts like a contemporary Museum. They also have a fabulous restaurant on site, "Manuela".