Echo Park City Club Guidebook

Brian
Echo Park City Club Guidebook

Food Scene

Great Mexican food. If you're a fan of tacos, these are a must try! Unique tacos, house-made tortillas. The chorizo is fantastic. Some of the best tacos in L.A. http://www.guisados.co
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Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
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Great Mexican food. If you're a fan of tacos, these are a must try! Unique tacos, house-made tortillas. The chorizo is fantastic. Some of the best tacos in L.A. http://www.guisados.co
Another one of our favorite NY style pizza shops. About a 10 minute drive from our place. Or, you can have them deliver.
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Tomato Pie Pizza Joint
2457 Hyperion Ave
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Another one of our favorite NY style pizza shops. About a 10 minute drive from our place. Or, you can have them deliver.
Great local spot. Small place with a very nice staff. Feels like a neighborhood place. Food is great!
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Ostrich Farm
1525 Sunset Blvd
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Great local spot. Small place with a very nice staff. Feels like a neighborhood place. Food is great!
Great deep dish pizza and other Italian dishes. If you're into deep dish, this is the real deal. masaofechopark.com
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset Blvd
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Great deep dish pizza and other Italian dishes. If you're into deep dish, this is the real deal. masaofechopark.com
Great Chinese food. The dishes to get include Slippery Shrimp, Chicken with Black Bean (not on the menu... just ask) and shredded pork with garlic sauce. The hot and sour soup is great. Very nice staff with quick and friendly service. yangchow.com
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Yang Chow Restaurant
819 N Broadway
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Great Chinese food. The dishes to get include Slippery Shrimp, Chicken with Black Bean (not on the menu... just ask) and shredded pork with garlic sauce. The hot and sour soup is great. Very nice staff with quick and friendly service. yangchow.com
Very cool, very small place with friendly staff and great food. Located in Silver Lake, just a few miles down Sunset Bl from us. thekitchen.la
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The Kitchen
4348 Fountain Ave
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Very cool, very small place with friendly staff and great food. Located in Silver Lake, just a few miles down Sunset Bl from us. thekitchen.la
Great little neighborhood spot with great drinks and fantastic pizza, broccolini, meatballs and a ton more. Atmosphere is relaxed. It's small and can get busy, so, can feel a bit crowded. Eating at the bar is a good option.
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Cosa Buona
2100 Sunset Blvd
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Great little neighborhood spot with great drinks and fantastic pizza, broccolini, meatballs and a ton more. Atmosphere is relaxed. It's small and can get busy, so, can feel a bit crowded. Eating at the bar is a good option.
Great brunch with a strong bloody mary. Cool spot with nice big booths. Lots of history at this place. http://www.theblackcatla.com
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The Black Cat
3909 Sunset Blvd
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Great brunch with a strong bloody mary. Cool spot with nice big booths. Lots of history at this place. http://www.theblackcatla.com
I'm not vegan and I go here. It's good.
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset Blvd
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I'm not vegan and I go here. It's good.
Great breakfast and baked treats. It's less than a block from our place. Walk to the bottom of the stairs, go left on the sidewalk and it's at the corner. Great quiche, scones and all sorts of other goodies.
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Valerie Echo Park
1665 Echo Park Ave
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Great breakfast and baked treats. It's less than a block from our place. Walk to the bottom of the stairs, go left on the sidewalk and it's at the corner. Great quiche, scones and all sorts of other goodies.
Great for dim sum.
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Golden Dragon Restaurant
960 N Broadway
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Great for dim sum.
They have a great collection of donuts... Strawberry Shortcake is a winner. You can customize your own.
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Donut Friend
5107 York Blvd
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They have a great collection of donuts... Strawberry Shortcake is a winner. You can customize your own.
Constantly being reimagined, this market has places food stalls that have been around for decades, newer specialty restaurants, coffee bars and bakeries, as well as shops that sell herbs, spices, sauces and all kinds of specialty items.
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Imarike yeGrand Central
317 S Broadway
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Constantly being reimagined, this market has places food stalls that have been around for decades, newer specialty restaurants, coffee bars and bakeries, as well as shops that sell herbs, spices, sauces and all kinds of specialty items.
Great selection of smoothies and juices, as well as other nifty snacks. A 2 minute walk from our spot!
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Glowing Juices / Vegan Market
1557 Echo Park Ave
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Great selection of smoothies and juices, as well as other nifty snacks. A 2 minute walk from our spot!
A bit pricey but ever so precious! Great little bakery items and breakfast treats.
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Dinette
1608 1/2 Sunset Blvd
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A bit pricey but ever so precious! Great little bakery items and breakfast treats.
Well... people are taking about it! So there's that.
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WINSOME
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Well... people are taking about it! So there's that.
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Elf Cafe
2135 Sunset Blvd
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Crazy good tamales!
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Gigis Café Cubano
2200 W Temple St
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Crazy good tamales!
Fantastic sushi... sometimes you'll have to wait for a table. Service is very friendly. Order off the chef's menu.... pre-fix assortment of courses that are very pleasing.
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SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
600 W 7th St
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Fantastic sushi... sometimes you'll have to wait for a table. Service is very friendly. Order off the chef's menu.... pre-fix assortment of courses that are very pleasing.
Interesting menu and more than that... a lively throwback to the 70's/80's arcades. Every video game imaginable and a slew of pinball machines.
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Button Mash
1391 Sunset Blvd
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Interesting menu and more than that... a lively throwback to the 70's/80's arcades. Every video game imaginable and a slew of pinball machines.
This is a classic hole in the wall diner with an eclectic crowd and just a great menu. Specialties of the house include a slew of eggs benedict... in a variety of options. Also, french toast is a must. Great bacon too.
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Nick's Cafe
1300 N Spring St
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This is a classic hole in the wall diner with an eclectic crowd and just a great menu. Specialties of the house include a slew of eggs benedict... in a variety of options. Also, french toast is a must. Great bacon too.
Super nice outdoor dining with great cocktails. Service can be a bit slow so plan on a relaxing time.
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Salazar
2490 Fletcher Dr
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Super nice outdoor dining with great cocktails. Service can be a bit slow so plan on a relaxing time.
It's a weird set up... like a bagel pop up shop in the front of a music venue. Be sure to check the hours... but, these bagels are the real deal!
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Belle's Bagels
5022 York Blvd
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It's a weird set up... like a bagel pop up shop in the front of a music venue. Be sure to check the hours... but, these bagels are the real deal!
Yeah... it's a small chain, and from Portland - but, a great treat that will not disappoint.
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Salt & Straw
829 E 3rd St
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Yeah... it's a small chain, and from Portland - but, a great treat that will not disappoint.
A local chain of killer Ice Cream.... sundaes, reproductions of some classics (strawberry shortcake), ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream macaroons.
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Milk
7290 Beverly Blvd
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A local chain of killer Ice Cream.... sundaes, reproductions of some classics (strawberry shortcake), ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream macaroons.
Ok. First off... this place is loud. Intentionally loud. If you go on Sunday morning you can avoid that and have a great brunch. But, if you can weather the noise and focus on the liveliness... they have great pizza and a solid menu. The bakery is just beautiful, famous for their macaroons.
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Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave
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Ok. First off... this place is loud. Intentionally loud. If you go on Sunday morning you can avoid that and have a great brunch. But, if you can weather the noise and focus on the liveliness... they have great pizza and a solid menu. The bakery is just beautiful, famous for their macaroons.
A favorite of the cool crowd... and great food. Sometimes hard to get in without a wait but really worth checking out.
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Bestia
2121 E 7th Pl
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A favorite of the cool crowd... and great food. Sometimes hard to get in without a wait but really worth checking out.
This is a true neighborhood spot. Tiny little place with great food. The chef is on site working on every meal. At least he was last time I was there. Really good. Bring your own wine!
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Colori Kitchen
2019 W 8th St
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This is a true neighborhood spot. Tiny little place with great food. The chef is on site working on every meal. At least he was last time I was there. Really good. Bring your own wine!
Great variety of sausages...
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Wurstküche
800 East 3rd Street
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Great variety of sausages...
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Patra Burgers On Sunset
1524 Sunset Blvd
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Shopping

This is more relevant if you'e cooking and we don't have a kitchen. But, they have a few things that are worth checking out. Great breads... smoked whitefish and lox. They also have some very expensive, too expensive, ice cream. Maybe it's worth it? But... the one thing worth going for is the "Not Nutter Butter" cookie. It's a steal. The price is fantastic and it'll be one of the best cookies you've ever had.
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Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park Ave
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This is more relevant if you'e cooking and we don't have a kitchen. But, they have a few things that are worth checking out. Great breads... smoked whitefish and lox. They also have some very expensive, too expensive, ice cream. Maybe it's worth it? But... the one thing worth going for is the "Not Nutter Butter" cookie. It's a steal. The price is fantastic and it'll be one of the best cookies you've ever had.
Grocery store, smoothies, juice bar, prepared foods...
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset Blvd
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Grocery store, smoothies, juice bar, prepared foods...
Hmmm.... it's like a museum. Heavy on streetwear and other hard-to-find one of a kind pieces. Quite pricey but an experience worth having. They have really beautiful jewelry, shoes, etc.
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Dover Street Market Los Angeles
608 Imperial St
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Hmmm.... it's like a museum. Heavy on streetwear and other hard-to-find one of a kind pieces. Quite pricey but an experience worth having. They have really beautiful jewelry, shoes, etc.
Walkable from our place... cool vintage store with some great finds.
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Sunday's Best Vintage
1557 Sunset Blvd
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Walkable from our place... cool vintage store with some great finds.
Super cool little spot. Just a few stores down from Chego, so, two birds with one stone.
A.G. Geiger Fine Art Books
502 Chung King Ct
Super cool little spot. Just a few stores down from Chego, so, two birds with one stone.

Parks & Nature

Airbnb shows the #1 attraction is Runyon Canyon. Let everyone else go there! This blows it away. Trees, flowers galore... there are a few different hiking trails and dozens upon dozens of different parks. Also, tennis, basketball and frisbee golf! The park is surrounding Dodger Stadium. To get there is a short drive up the hill or a 10 minute walk.
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Elysian Park
835 Academy Rd
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Airbnb shows the #1 attraction is Runyon Canyon. Let everyone else go there! This blows it away. Trees, flowers galore... there are a few different hiking trails and dozens upon dozens of different parks. Also, tennis, basketball and frisbee golf! The park is surrounding Dodger Stadium. To get there is a short drive up the hill or a 10 minute walk.
This is a great spot for a leisurely walk around the lake. Or, take a paddle boat ride. There's a coffee shop that actually has good coffee. There's plenty of green space if you want to do a picnic. It's about a mile from our place. Just walk down Echo Park Avenue, cross Sunset, and it's another block ahead on the right. You may recognize the scenery... it's used in dozens of TV shows, commercials and movies. It's an iconic spot with killer views of downtown L.A.
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Echo Park Lake
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This is a great spot for a leisurely walk around the lake. Or, take a paddle boat ride. There's a coffee shop that actually has good coffee. There's plenty of green space if you want to do a picnic. It's about a mile from our place. Just walk down Echo Park Avenue, cross Sunset, and it's another block ahead on the right. You may recognize the scenery... it's used in dozens of TV shows, commercials and movies. It's an iconic spot with killer views of downtown L.A.

Arts & Culture

This is a fantastic museum that's not been opened very long. A beautiful piece of architecture and a fun museum to check out. Try to get a reservation. It helps. thebroad.org
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The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
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This is a fantastic museum that's not been opened very long. A beautiful piece of architecture and a fun museum to check out. Try to get a reservation. It helps. thebroad.org
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I-Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
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Great bookstore... make sure to wander upstairs. There's not many of these left so it's an interesting find.
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
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Great bookstore... make sure to wander upstairs. There's not many of these left so it's an interesting find.
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REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER
631 W 2nd St
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
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bars/cocktails/nightlife/entertainment

Great views... rooftop bar and restaurant. Good for dining or just drinks.
Great bowling alley! With food and drinks.
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Lucky Strike Lanes LA Live
800 W Olympic Blvd
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Great bowling alley! With food and drinks.
Reserved and very comfortable seating with great food options close by...
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Pacific Cinerama Dome
6360 Sunset Blvd
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Reserved and very comfortable seating with great food options close by...
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Istadion yaseDodger
1000 Vin Scully Ave
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Killer whiskey bar and great cocktails.
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Seven Bar Lounge
515 W 7th St
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Killer whiskey bar and great cocktails.
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Perch
448 S Hill St
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Rooftop bar has great views and a pretty lively crowd... But mellow if you want it to be.
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Ace Hotel
929 S Broadway
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Rooftop bar has great views and a pretty lively crowd... But mellow if you want it to be.
Sort of a sports bar.. but not really. They just have games on the tv's...Good selection of beers and bar food.
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The Holloway
1320 Echo Park Ave
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Sort of a sports bar.. but not really. They just have games on the tv's...Good selection of beers and bar food.
old school French restaurant with a great lounge where you can always find seating. Good food and cocktails.
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Taix French Restaurant
1911 Sunset Blvd
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old school French restaurant with a great lounge where you can always find seating. Good food and cocktails.