Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Trendy rooftop bar with fire pits. Great food and drinks. Amazing Sunday Jazz Brunch.
786 locals recommend
Perch
448 S Hill St
786 locals recommend
Trendy rooftop bar with fire pits. Great food and drinks. Amazing Sunday Jazz Brunch.
One of the area's most popular dinner spots. Very close to walk to.
33 locals recommend
Ledlow
400 Main Street
33 locals recommend
One of the area's most popular dinner spots. Very close to walk to.
This is the best coffee in walking distance. Trust me.
43 locals recommend
Spring For Coffee
548 S Spring St
43 locals recommend
This is the best coffee in walking distance. Trust me.
Home of the French Dip. Speakeasy bar in back called Varnish has a live stand up piano player singing old songs.
153 locals recommend
Cole's French Dip
118 E 6th St
153 locals recommend
Home of the French Dip. Speakeasy bar in back called Varnish has a live stand up piano player singing old songs.
Great tapas and specialty market.
31 locals recommend
Artisan House
600 Main Street
31 locals recommend
Great tapas and specialty market.
Excellent Italian food. Loud, NYC type atmosphere.
584 locals recommend
Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave
584 locals recommend
Excellent Italian food. Loud, NYC type atmosphere.
Rooftop bar is great. Art galleries below.
239 locals recommend
Ace Hotel
929 S Broadway
239 locals recommend
Rooftop bar is great. Art galleries below.

Everything Else

Historic hotel that serves "English Tea".
15 locals recommend
Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
506 S Grand Ave
15 locals recommend
Historic hotel that serves "English Tea".
MOCA's off- shoot exhibit room. Always amazing.
401 locals recommend
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central Ave
401 locals recommend
MOCA's off- shoot exhibit room. Always amazing.
Concert Venue.
124 locals recommend
Microsoft Theater
777 Chick Hearn Ct
124 locals recommend
Concert Venue.
buy tickets for local events Restaurants, movie theatre, concert venues, winter ice-skating.
38 locals recommend
StubHub
38 locals recommend
buy tickets for local events Restaurants, movie theatre, concert venues, winter ice-skating.

Arts & Culture

Free outdoor movies, concerts and winter ice-skating.
93 locals recommend
Pershing Square
532 S Olive St
93 locals recommend
Free outdoor movies, concerts and winter ice-skating.
Amazing acoustics for live symphony and other world famous performers.
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
1063 locals recommend
Amazing acoustics for live symphony and other world famous performers.
Contemporary Art
401 locals recommend
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central Ave
401 locals recommend
Contemporary Art
West Coast's best Music Conservatory offers free classical concerts many nights a week. Student performances, but as good as professional.
Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave
West Coast's best Music Conservatory offers free classical concerts many nights a week. Student performances, but as good as professional.
Opera House.
23 locals recommend
LA Opera
135 N Grand Ave
23 locals recommend
Opera House.
Sporting Arena. Home of the LA Lakers.
1228 locals recommend
Staples Center
1111 S Figueroa St
1228 locals recommend
Sporting Arena. Home of the LA Lakers.

Sightseeing

Many sushi and noodle restaurants as well as shops.
435 locals recommend
Little Tokyo
435 locals recommend
Many sushi and noodle restaurants as well as shops.
Hippest neighborhood in DTLA. Tour around on foot or bike and see the amazing street art. Great bars and restaurants. Spend a hole afternoon and evening there.
297 locals recommend
Art District
Traction Avenue
297 locals recommend
Hippest neighborhood in DTLA. Tour around on foot or bike and see the amazing street art. Great bars and restaurants. Spend a hole afternoon and evening there.
Historic architecture. A must see.
164 locals recommend
bradbury building
304 South Broadway
164 locals recommend
Historic architecture. A must see.
Incredible museum featuring contemporary and historic popular music- every aspect of it. A MUST SEE.
262 locals recommend
GRAMMY Museum
800 W Olympic Blvd
262 locals recommend
Incredible museum featuring contemporary and historic popular music- every aspect of it. A MUST SEE.
Take the Metro Red Line to Hollywood/Highland stop and tour the main drag of Hollywood. Shopping, tourist attractions and don't miss Grauman's Chinese Theatre and see the handprints of the stars.
1423 locals recommend
TCL Chinese Theatres
6925 Hollywood Blvd
1423 locals recommend
Take the Metro Red Line to Hollywood/Highland stop and tour the main drag of Hollywood. Shopping, tourist attractions and don't miss Grauman's Chinese Theatre and see the handprints of the stars.
Spend a day on the boardwalk shopping and soaking up the sun. LA's favorite freaks and artisans abound.
351 locals recommend
Venice
351 locals recommend
Spend a day on the boardwalk shopping and soaking up the sun. LA's favorite freaks and artisans abound.
Sit on the beach, grab lunch on the pier and go for a Ferris Wheel ride.
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 locals recommend
Sit on the beach, grab lunch on the pier and go for a Ferris Wheel ride.
LA's largest Farmer's Market. It's worth a go. Spend a whole day there and shopping at the Grove (adjacent). Even catch a movie.
819 locals recommend
The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd St
819 locals recommend
LA's largest Farmer's Market. It's worth a go. Spend a whole day there and shopping at the Grove (adjacent). Even catch a movie.
Take a day hike up to the iconic spot.
1173 locals recommend
Hollywood Wigs
6530 Hollywood Boulevard
1173 locals recommend
Take a day hike up to the iconic spot.
Nice hiking with views.
2445 locals recommend
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
2445 locals recommend
Nice hiking with views.
Hike or drive for perfect views of the LA basin. Evening events at the Observatory as well.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
Hike or drive for perfect views of the LA basin. Evening events at the Observatory as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

Funky hipster "hole-in-the-wall" bar.
24 locals recommend
Bar 107
107 4th Street
24 locals recommend
Funky hipster "hole-in-the-wall" bar.
Pool hall, darts, live music. Get a mug shot taken while you're there.
32 locals recommend
The Down & Out
501 S Spring St
32 locals recommend
Pool hall, darts, live music. Get a mug shot taken while you're there.
This is my favorite bar in DTLA. Amazing steampunk/circus tent theme. Live Americana music every night. Best drinks. Voted "Best Bar" in LA by the LA Weekly. You will need to drive or take a cab.
83 locals recommend
Villains Tavern
1356 Palmetto Street
83 locals recommend
This is my favorite bar in DTLA. Amazing steampunk/circus tent theme. Live Americana music every night. Best drinks. Voted "Best Bar" in LA by the LA Weekly. You will need to drive or take a cab.
Speakeasy with live piano player.
109 locals recommend
The Varnish
118 E 6th St
109 locals recommend
Speakeasy with live piano player.
Dive bar with pool tables.
41 locals recommend
Golden Gopher
417 W 8th St
41 locals recommend
Dive bar with pool tables.
Whisky bar with cool restored historic vibe.
206 locals recommend
Seven Bar Lounge
515 W 7th St
206 locals recommend
Whisky bar with cool restored historic vibe.
Historic Edison Light Company restored into a luxurious bar with burlesque performances.
241 locals recommend
The Edison
241 locals recommend
Historic Edison Light Company restored into a luxurious bar with burlesque performances.
Circus themed bar with cross dressing dj's and live fortune tellers. Amazing drinks.
12 locals recommend
The One-Eyed Gypsy
901 1st Street
12 locals recommend
Circus themed bar with cross dressing dj's and live fortune tellers. Amazing drinks.
Dive bar made famous by writer, Charles Bukowski.
17 locals recommend
The King Eddy
131 E 5th St
17 locals recommend
Dive bar made famous by writer, Charles Bukowski.

Shopping

Specialty wines and beers. Go there for wine tasting or they deliver until 2am.
35 locals recommend
BUZZ wine beer bottleshop & bar
460 S Spring St
35 locals recommend
Specialty wines and beers. Go there for wine tasting or they deliver until 2am.
Best used bookstore in LA. Art galleries on second level.
324 locals recommend
The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
324 locals recommend
Best used bookstore in LA. Art galleries on second level.
Cheap department store if you need a sweatshirt or other home supply and don't want to spend more than $5 for it.
Fallas Discount Stores
1833 S La Cienega Blvd
Cheap department store if you need a sweatshirt or other home supply and don't want to spend more than $5 for it.
Pedestrian shopping area in West Hollywood, adjacent to the Farmer's Market. A must do.
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
2581 locals recommend
Pedestrian shopping area in West Hollywood, adjacent to the Farmer's Market. A must do.

Essentials

Grocery store
766 locals recommend
Ralphs
645 W 9th St
766 locals recommend
Grocery store
Large farmer's market 7 days a week with great food stands.
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
968 locals recommend
Large farmer's market 7 days a week with great food stands.