Guidebook for Los Angeles

Christina
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Drinks & Nightlife

Great happy hour, excellent chicken wings, and a surprisingly crave-able arugula salad. The staff is friendly and the vibe chill.
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The Greyhound Bar & Grill
5570 N Figueroa St
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Great happy hour, excellent chicken wings, and a surprisingly crave-able arugula salad. The staff is friendly and the vibe chill.
Excellent cocktail list, something like 100 bottles of tequila and mezcal, live jazz on Sundays, 80s music and free tacos on Tuesdays, and a nice beer garden. $5 cocktails for happy hour.
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La Cuevita
5922 N Figueroa St
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Excellent cocktail list, something like 100 bottles of tequila and mezcal, live jazz on Sundays, 80s music and free tacos on Tuesdays, and a nice beer garden. $5 cocktails for happy hour.
Local brew-pub. Try the Hola LA! on draft, the polenta fries, pork belly sliders, and Brussels sprouts.
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The Hermosillo
5125 York Blvd
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Local brew-pub. Try the Hola LA! on draft, the polenta fries, pork belly sliders, and Brussels sprouts.
Classic bar vibe.
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The York
5018 York Blvd
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Classic bar vibe.
Old-school vibe: dark wood, big luxurious booths, classic cocktail menu. We've been there for brunch and LOVED it, and hear good things about their dinner menu.
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Sonny's Hideaway
5137 York Blvd
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Old-school vibe: dark wood, big luxurious booths, classic cocktail menu. We've been there for brunch and LOVED it, and hear good things about their dinner menu.
Classic dive bar, a neighborhood staple.
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Johnny's Bar
5006 York Blvd
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Classic dive bar, a neighborhood staple.
Recently opened. Extensive beer list, and really unique wine list. Plus, they have a great selection of hard cider. Huge outdoor patio with shuffleboard and wii sports.
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Block Party Highland Park
5050 York Boulevard
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Recently opened. Extensive beer list, and really unique wine list. Plus, they have a great selection of hard cider. Huge outdoor patio with shuffleboard and wii sports.
Cute, intimate French-inspired New American restaurant. Great for brunch or dinner.
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Ba
5100 York Boulevard
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Cute, intimate French-inspired New American restaurant. Great for brunch or dinner.
Carefully restored building featuring all the original pinsetters, lanes. Even if you aren't into bowling, there is a great cocktail list, and their pizzas are great. If nothing else, its worth a stop in just to look around.
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Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa St
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Carefully restored building featuring all the original pinsetters, lanes. Even if you aren't into bowling, there is a great cocktail list, and their pizzas are great. If nothing else, its worth a stop in just to look around.

Essentials

Around the corner! Great coffee, fresh juice, beer, wine, and sandwiches. They also have the little essentials you might have forgotten.
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La Tropicana Market
5200 Monte Vista St
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Around the corner! Great coffee, fresh juice, beer, wine, and sandwiches. They also have the little essentials you might have forgotten.

Food Scene

Great new coffee spot
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Civil Coffee
5629 N Figueroa St
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Great new coffee spot
Coffee from the Antigua roasters, located just a neighborhood over... They also have a great breakfast and lunch menu.
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Antigua Bread
5703 N Figueroa St
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Coffee from the Antigua roasters, located just a neighborhood over... They also have a great breakfast and lunch menu.
Local coffee shop that takes it brew seriously.
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Tierra Mia Coffee
1202 N Alvarado St
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Local coffee shop that takes it brew seriously.
Their gluten-free pancakes were voted best in LA. Great vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options in a cute space.
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Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa St
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Their gluten-free pancakes were voted best in LA. Great vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options in a cute space.
Great example of Vietnamese comfort food. Come for the pho, stay for the spicy fries.
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Good Girl Dinette
110 North Avenue 56
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Great example of Vietnamese comfort food. Come for the pho, stay for the spicy fries.
Great taco truck. Seriously.
Viva Taco Azteca
5138 N Figueroa St
Great taco truck. Seriously.
Bakery!
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La Monarca Bakery
5833 N Figueroa St
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Bakery!
Great breakfast and lunch options, friendly vibe, free wifi.
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The Highland Cafe
5010 York Blvd
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Great breakfast and lunch options, friendly vibe, free wifi.
Great crepes, weekend mornings there is a free mimosa with brunch!
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Chez Antoine
5511 North Figueroa Street
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Great crepes, weekend mornings there is a free mimosa with brunch!
Great coffee. Child-friendly with toys and such in the back. Free wifi during the week, the wifi is turned off on weekends.
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Cafe de Leche
5000 York Blvd
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Great coffee. Child-friendly with toys and such in the back. Free wifi during the week, the wifi is turned off on weekends.

Shopping

Vinyl.
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Gimme Gimme Records
5810 N Figueroa St
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Vinyl.
Fancy ice-cream shop with kind of odd hours. But tasty!
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Scoops
2143 West 182nd Street
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Fancy ice-cream shop with kind of odd hours. But tasty!

Everything Else

Friendly hot yoga classes.
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Kinship Yoga
5612 N Figueroa St
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Friendly hot yoga classes.
Grab a groupon and get a workout in, if that's your thing.
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Pop Physique
5709 N Figueroa St
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Grab a groupon and get a workout in, if that's your thing.