Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Bakery around the corner is a regular stop for breakfast croissants or fancy pastries when we need a treat!
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La Maison Du Pain
5373 West Pico BoulevardBakery around the corner is a regular stop for breakfast croissants or fancy pastries when we need a treat!
A classic local diner, with a charismatic owner running the show. Call ahead to put your name in and take your time wandering down that way for brunch! Guaranteed crowd pleaser.
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Nick's Coffee Shop & Deli
8536 W Pico BlvdA classic local diner, with a charismatic owner running the show. Call ahead to put your name in and take your time wandering down that way for brunch! Guaranteed crowd pleaser.
A wine bar with good tunes, outdoor seating. Dress closer to casual, eat closer to fine dining. A great spot to share a bottle of wine on date night or a dinner out with friends.
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Chic
5545 West Pico BoulevardA wine bar with good tunes, outdoor seating. Dress closer to casual, eat closer to fine dining. A great spot to share a bottle of wine on date night or a dinner out with friends.
Beloved soul food meets Mexican. Go get some tacos or split their loaded nachos with a friend. Not too greasy, not too healthy. Just right for a cheap lunch nearby.
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Sky's Gourmet Tacos
5303 W Pico BlvdBeloved soul food meets Mexican. Go get some tacos or split their loaded nachos with a friend. Not too greasy, not too healthy. Just right for a cheap lunch nearby.
A strangely delicious fast food place nearby. Their specialty and namesake, the Oki Dog, is two hot dogs wrapped in a tortilla with chili, pastrami, and cheese. Delicious if you don't mind heartburn!
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Oki's Dog
4601 West Pico BoulevardA strangely delicious fast food place nearby. Their specialty and namesake, the Oki Dog, is two hot dogs wrapped in a tortilla with chili, pastrami, and cheese. Delicious if you don't mind heartburn!
A more casual alternative to Maison du Pain, and still less than 2 blocks walk! Either heavily or exclusively gluten-free.
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Breakaway Bakery
A more casual alternative to Maison du Pain, and still less than 2 blocks walk! Either heavily or exclusively gluten-free.
Come for coffee, stay for the space. A fun and funky neighborhood coffee bar. Don't bother with the food. Sit upstairs to get a peek into the dance studio next door and watch the ballerinas rehearse.
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Paper or Plastik Cafe
5772 W Pico BlvdCome for coffee, stay for the space. A fun and funky neighborhood coffee bar. Don't bother with the food. Sit upstairs to get a peek into the dance studio next door and watch the ballerinas rehearse.
You haven't been to LA until you've been to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles! An old classic and favorite of Snoop Dogg's. It is exactly what it sounds like.
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Roscoe's Chicken And Waffles - Pico Blvd.
5006 W Pico BlvdYou haven't been to LA until you've been to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles! An old classic and favorite of Snoop Dogg's. It is exactly what it sounds like.
Located on the roof of The Hotel Wilshire, this poolside restaurant & bar is a great choice for lunch on a sunny afternoon. Excellent mixology cocktail bar.
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The Roof on Wilshire
6317 Wilshire BlvdLocated on the roof of The Hotel Wilshire, this poolside restaurant & bar is a great choice for lunch on a sunny afternoon. Excellent mixology cocktail bar.
Our local go-to for Thai, dine in or eat out. From the outside, it is an unassuming place in a strip mall, but the inside has an ambiance of understated elegance. The pad see ew is delicious!
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Natalee Thai
998 S Robertson BlvdOur local go-to for Thai, dine in or eat out. From the outside, it is an unassuming place in a strip mall, but the inside has an ambiance of understated elegance. The pad see ew is delicious!
Asian fusion menu features delicious novelties like the bowl-ito, everything you'd put in a teriyaki bowl wrapped up like a giant sushi roll and eaten like a burrito. Popular lunch spot.
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Yuko Kitchen
5484 Wilshire BlvdAsian fusion menu features delicious novelties like the bowl-ito, everything you'd put in a teriyaki bowl wrapped up like a giant sushi roll and eaten like a burrito. Popular lunch spot.
Drinks & Nightlife
A local jazz club that has been around since 1937. Call ahead to get a table or show up early for a seat at the bar. Great local music, walkable if you want to have a few too many, excellent food.
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The Mint
6010 West Pico BoulevardA local jazz club that has been around since 1937. Call ahead to get a table or show up early for a seat at the bar. Great local music, walkable if you want to have a few too many, excellent food.
A big, rowdy sports bar. Come to watch just about any game you could wish for paired with some bar food and a good beer.
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Busby's East
5364 Wilshire BlvdA big, rowdy sports bar. Come to watch just about any game you could wish for paired with some bar food and a good beer.
Los Angeles isn't much for craft brews (too many calories for a celebrity diet, maybe?) so if you want a place with good beer selection, this is your place! Get's crazy crowded around 5pm.
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Father's Office
1018 Montana AveLos Angeles isn't much for craft brews (too many calories for a celebrity diet, maybe?) so if you want a place with good beer selection, this is your place! Get's crazy crowded around 5pm.
Sightseeing
Check out the museum, but the real sights are outside-- the stinky black tar pits, plenty of grassy space, replicas of prehistoric creatures, and a view into an active dig site.
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Page Museum
5801 Wilshire BlvdCheck out the museum, but the real sights are outside-- the stinky black tar pits, plenty of grassy space, replicas of prehistoric creatures, and a view into an active dig site.
The most beloved of the museums along Wilshire's "Museum Row" and the first to check out. Home of the many lightposts and giant rock. When you're done, check out the other museums on the block!
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdThe most beloved of the museums along Wilshire's "Museum Row" and the first to check out. Home of the many lightposts and giant rock. When you're done, check out the other museums on the block!
Shopping
One of LA's favorite shopping centers. Do some shopping, grab lunch, then check out the famed Farmer's Market across the street.
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The Grove
189 The Grove DrOne of LA's favorite shopping centers. Do some shopping, grab lunch, then check out the famed Farmer's Market across the street.
Entertainment & Activities
A huge park with a small lake to feed ducks and catch fish, trails to hike or run, and views of the entire city. There is a $4 per vehicle fee on weekend, waived on weekdays.
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I-Area ye-State Recreation ye-Kenneth Hahn
4100 S La Cienega BlvdA huge park with a small lake to feed ducks and catch fish, trails to hike or run, and views of the entire city. There is a $4 per vehicle fee on weekend, waived on weekdays.
Everything Else
El Rey Theater
5515 Wilshire BlvdLive music within walking distance!