Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
A lovely French Restaurant in Los Feliz with delicious and reasonably priced breakfasts and desserts. Only a 10 -15 minute walk from our apartment to Cafe Figaro!
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Figaro Bistrot
1802 N Vermont AveA lovely French Restaurant in Los Feliz with delicious and reasonably priced breakfasts and desserts. Only a 10 -15 minute walk from our apartment to Cafe Figaro!
Yummy breakfast/brunch spot and only a 2 minute walk away! It's a popular spot for screenwriters and movie industry people. Coffee is from Intelligentsia and outdoor patio seating is always the best.
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Square One Dining
4854 Fountain AveYummy breakfast/brunch spot and only a 2 minute walk away! It's a popular spot for screenwriters and movie industry people. Coffee is from Intelligentsia and outdoor patio seating is always the best.
Casbah is my favorite tea place in all of the Eastside. They don't care if you work on your laptop for hours while drinking only 1 pot of amazing Sencha tea. Lovely tables under ivy awnings too!
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Casbah Cafe
Casbah is my favorite tea place in all of the Eastside. They don't care if you work on your laptop for hours while drinking only 1 pot of amazing Sencha tea. Lovely tables under ivy awnings too!
Fred 62 is right next to the Los Feliz 3 Cinema movie theater. All I have to say is: peanut butter banana shake. That is all.
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Fred 62
1850 N Vermont AveFred 62 is right next to the Los Feliz 3 Cinema movie theater. All I have to say is: peanut butter banana shake. That is all.
Ok, if you're going to walk or hike around Griffith Park, would you at least go to Trails Cafe and get yourself a delicious slice of apple pie and a "snake dog"? It's a hot dog wrapped in puff pastry.
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The Trails
2333 Fern Dell DrOk, if you're going to walk or hike around Griffith Park, would you at least go to Trails Cafe and get yourself a delicious slice of apple pie and a "snake dog"? It's a hot dog wrapped in puff pastry.
The Vegan Joint (Hollywood)
4718 Fountain AveDelicious vegan options.
By far the best and most reasonably priced locally sourced organic meals for breakfast and lunch in Silver Lake.
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Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveBy far the best and most reasonably priced locally sourced organic meals for breakfast and lunch in Silver Lake.
Delicious real Filipino food since 1980-something. The oldest Filipino restaurant in LA.
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La Rose Cafe
4749 Fountain AveDelicious real Filipino food since 1980-something. The oldest Filipino restaurant in LA.
Probably one of the best vegan restaurants on the east side in Echo Park.
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset BlvdProbably one of the best vegan restaurants on the east side in Echo Park.
Yummy in my tummy French restaurant that's been around since the 60s in Hollywood.
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La Poubelle
5907 Franklin AveYummy in my tummy French restaurant that's been around since the 60s in Hollywood.
It's a fun place to hang out and feel famous, I guess, in a castle.
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Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset BlvdIt's a fun place to hang out and feel famous, I guess, in a castle.
Wat Dong Moon Lek Noodle
4356 Fountain AveDelicious Cambodian food.
Flore Vegan
2943 Sunset BlvdYummy yummy vegan food. Delicious coconut shakes.
Down the street from Bookmarc on Melrose Avenue. This place has been around long before fashion bloggers colonized it.
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Urth Caffe Melrose
8565 Melrose AveDown the street from Bookmarc on Melrose Avenue. This place has been around long before fashion bloggers colonized it.
Excellent place for drip coffee and general work place until 6pm. Fast internet too. It's a nice place to have a meeting, hang out with a friend, work on projects, study, think, etc. Decent music too.
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Dinosaur Coffee
4334 Sunset BlvdExcellent place for drip coffee and general work place until 6pm. Fast internet too. It's a nice place to have a meeting, hang out with a friend, work on projects, study, think, etc. Decent music too.
Very good Indian restaurant on Fountain Ave. nearby Sunset Blvd. It's about a 10 minute walk from our apartment. Highly recommend the Lunch Special!
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India's Restaurant
4366 Fountain AveVery good Indian restaurant on Fountain Ave. nearby Sunset Blvd. It's about a 10 minute walk from our apartment. Highly recommend the Lunch Special!
Moon Juice
2839 Sunset BlvdGood for your body but expensive juice!
Pretty delicious "farm to table" situation open for breakfast brunch and dinner only.
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Ostrich Farm
1525 Sunset BlvdPretty delicious "farm to table" situation open for breakfast brunch and dinner only.
Have a meal or drink or nothing in a greenhouse on the second floor of a hotel in Koreatown because there ought to be more greenhouses around.
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Openaire at The LINE LA
3515 Wilshire BlvdHave a meal or drink or nothing in a greenhouse on the second floor of a hotel in Koreatown because there ought to be more greenhouses around.
Shopping
This is our favorite bookstore in LA (Los Feliz) and it's only a 10-15 minute walk from our apartment! Skylight Books carries our book "The Wes Letters" an epistolary novel to Wes Anderson.
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Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont AveThis is our favorite bookstore in LA (Los Feliz) and it's only a 10-15 minute walk from our apartment! Skylight Books carries our book "The Wes Letters" an epistolary novel to Wes Anderson.
Really cool store with good things all around if your willing to drop serious dough. It's right across the street from Cafe Stella & Cafe Intelligentsia.
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Mohawk General Store
4011 Sunset BlvdReally cool store with good things all around if your willing to drop serious dough. It's right across the street from Cafe Stella & Cafe Intelligentsia.
We just love this store and go in it once every two weeks or something. There's a $20 rack outside the store too. Chic candles & soaps. Some things in there are Made in LA & proudly.
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ReForm School
3902 Sunset BoulevardWe just love this store and go in it once every two weeks or something. There's a $20 rack outside the store too. Chic candles & soaps. Some things in there are Made in LA & proudly.
A tastefully curated clothing & fancy tchotchkes boutique run by a Japanese lady. I love this in store in Los Feliz.
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New High Mart
1720 N Vermont AveA tastefully curated clothing & fancy tchotchkes boutique run by a Japanese lady. I love this in store in Los Feliz.
Best bookstore in LA located in Echo Park. There's a cafe there too with people hanging out and typing away.
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Stories
1716 Sunset BlvdBest bookstore in LA located in Echo Park. There's a cafe there too with people hanging out and typing away.
Cool bookstore and performance space in two locations, the other on Mission Road in downtown LA.
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Ooga Booga
943 N BroadwayCool bookstore and performance space in two locations, the other on Mission Road in downtown LA.
A carefully curated book collection on Melrose Avenue. You can find a copy of our book The Wes Letters there.
Bookmarc LA
8409 Melrose PlaceA carefully curated book collection on Melrose Avenue. You can find a copy of our book The Wes Letters there.
Like any good Goodwill thrift store.
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Goodwill Southern California Store & Donation Center
4575 Hollywood BlvdLike any good Goodwill thrift store.
A lovely tree house filled with spices tucked away on Sunset Blvd. They have a great selection of loose leaf teas and just about any kind of raw spice. Highly recommend this place to check out!
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Spice Station Silverlake
A lovely tree house filled with spices tucked away on Sunset Blvd. They have a great selection of loose leaf teas and just about any kind of raw spice. Highly recommend this place to check out!
This is hands down the place to visit for hand crafted goods of all kinds lovingly made in Los Angeles. There are also interesting talks & workshops on a range of subjects given by smart women here.
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Otherwild shop
1768 N Vermont AveThis is hands down the place to visit for hand crafted goods of all kinds lovingly made in Los Angeles. There are also interesting talks & workshops on a range of subjects given by smart women here.
This is a neat store with all kinds of Made In LA crafts and goods. Definitely worth checking out while wandering around Sunset Blvd.
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Los Angeles County Store
4333 Sunset BlvdThis is a neat store with all kinds of Made In LA crafts and goods. Definitely worth checking out while wandering around Sunset Blvd.
CopyCat
2046 Hillhurst AveFor all your xeroxing and faxing neeeeeds.
Arts & Culture
This old movie house from 100 years ago or something is the best theater in LA. It shows only 1 movie per screening. Red curtains. Amazing seats. Old world movie going. Only 10 minute walk away!
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Vista Theater
4473 Sunset DrThis old movie house from 100 years ago or something is the best theater in LA. It shows only 1 movie per screening. Red curtains. Amazing seats. Old world movie going. Only 10 minute walk away!
This is such a charming independent movie theater in all of Los Feliz. It's right next to Skylight Bookstore and Cafe Figaro. It's also only a 12-15 minute walk from our apartment! Go there now!
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Los Feliz 3 Cinemas
1822 N Vermont AveThis is such a charming independent movie theater in all of Los Feliz. It's right next to Skylight Bookstore and Cafe Figaro. It's also only a 12-15 minute walk from our apartment! Go there now!
I-Greek Theatre
2700 N Vermont AveWatch a show, hang out, feel very LA.
Watch a magic show performed by world class magicians and maybe disappear.
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The Magic Castle
7001 Franklin AveWatch a magic show performed by world class magicians and maybe disappear.
Poetic Research Bureau
2220 Beverly BoulevardGo here for a poetry reading.
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N Alvarado StGo here to watch experimental films for $5.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central AveWe recommend it.
Very cool museum of real and fictional technology.
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I-Museum yase-Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.Very cool museum of real and fictional technology.
The Smell
247 S Main StA punk club still going hard.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd...
An art museum that is part of UCLA on Wilshire Blvd. in Westwood near the campus.
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I-Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire BlvdAn art museum that is part of UCLA on Wilshire Blvd. in Westwood near the campus.
The Broad
221 S Grand AveNew contemporary art museum opened in Sept. 2015
Drinks & Nightlife
Cafe Stella is the best French restaurant & bar in LA. Lovely place to sit & read & think with yummy coffee. It's at the Sunset Junction which is a lovely 20 minute stroll from our place. We <3 it!
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Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset BlvdCafe Stella is the best French restaurant & bar in LA. Lovely place to sit & read & think with yummy coffee. It's at the Sunset Junction which is a lovely 20 minute stroll from our place. We <3 it!
Thirsty Crow
2939 Sunset BlvdA good situation for any kind of whiskey.
Bands come to play there regularly. It's a bar and restaurant that serves delicious Mexican food.
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El Cid
4212 Sunset BlvdBands come to play there regularly. It's a bar and restaurant that serves delicious Mexican food.
Skip the Chateau restaurant and go straight to the bar.
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Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset BlvdSkip the Chateau restaurant and go straight to the bar.
The Black Cat
3909 Sunset BlvdJust like the one in DC, NYC, and San Diego.
Malo
4326 Sunset BoulevardCool bar and Mexican food.
This is a cool bar lodge with moose heads hanging on the walls in Los Feliz. The red vinyl seats are something from the 1960s. It's generally a good place to do what people do in bars: drink and talk.
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Bigfoot Lodge East
3172 Los Feliz BlvdThis is a cool bar lodge with moose heads hanging on the walls in Los Feliz. The red vinyl seats are something from the 1960s. It's generally a good place to do what people do in bars: drink and talk.
Everything Else
OMFG the best cupcakes in town. Please go there if you have any relationship with cupcakes. It's down the block from Casbah Cafe and right next to that handbag store Claire Vivier featured in Vogue.
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Lark Cake Shop
3337 Sunset BlvdOMFG the best cupcakes in town. Please go there if you have any relationship with cupcakes. It's down the block from Casbah Cafe and right next to that handbag store Claire Vivier featured in Vogue.
A fancy farmer's market in Silver Lake.
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Silver Lake Farmers Market
3700 Sunset BlvdA fancy farmer's market in Silver Lake.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation
9331 Venice Blvd.Learn about the commidification of land.
The Barai Day Spa
2316 Hyperion AveGreat place in Silver Lake for $40 massage.
Walk around the entirety of this lake for two miles.
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Silver Lake Reservoir
Walk around the entirety of this lake for two miles.
Sightseeing
This stupid park is actually pretty awesome. It's in Hollywood & you get a beautiful view of the stupid HOLLYWOOD sign. A long hike through the Hollywood Hills in the best part about any of it.
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Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller AveThis stupid park is actually pretty awesome. It's in Hollywood & you get a beautiful view of the stupid HOLLYWOOD sign. A long hike through the Hollywood Hills in the best part about any of it.
Only in Echo Park will you find sweet little ladies making the best pupusas & tamales in all of the Eastside, besides the ones being sold from taco trucks and outside of small community churches.
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Echo Park Lake
Only in Echo Park will you find sweet little ladies making the best pupusas & tamales in all of the Eastside, besides the ones being sold from taco trucks and outside of small community churches.
A lovely park with dozens of hiking trails and paths. From Fern Dell where the cafe is, hike all the way up to the observatory in less than one hour.
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Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs DriveA lovely park with dozens of hiking trails and paths. From Fern Dell where the cafe is, hike all the way up to the observatory in less than one hour.
Get the best view of LA from the top of these hills where the observatory sits.
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I-Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory RdGet the best view of LA from the top of these hills where the observatory sits.
Find the secret staircases throughout the Hollywood Hills. Get there by taking N. Beachwood Avenue and stopping for a meal at the restaurant there.
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Hollywood Hills
Find the secret staircases throughout the Hollywood Hills. Get there by taking N. Beachwood Avenue and stopping for a meal at the restaurant there.
Essentials
Lassens is a chic small chain of natural & organic foods. Buying healthy food from there makes you feel luxurious or something. Not only that, they truly do have such good food and health products.
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Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins
2080 Hillhurst AveLassens is a chic small chain of natural & organic foods. Buying healthy food from there makes you feel luxurious or something. Not only that, they truly do have such good food and health products.
Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdOrganic market in Echo Park.