Guidebook for Los Angeles

Alyssa
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place for working/studying. Wifi, food, coffee, tea, beer, wine. Live music some evenings. Irish jam session Sunday afternoons.
The Wilde Thistle Celtic Cafe
3456 Motor Avenue
Great place for working/studying. Wifi, food, coffee, tea, beer, wine. Live music some evenings. Irish jam session Sunday afternoons.
Dives are few and far between in LA, but this is a good one.
16 locals recommend
Cozy Inn
11155 Washington Pl
16 locals recommend
Dives are few and far between in LA, but this is a good one.
Fancy schmancy cocktails worth every penny. Happy hour goes late.
53 locals recommend
Oldfield's Liquor Room
10899 Venice Blvd.
53 locals recommend
Fancy schmancy cocktails worth every penny. Happy hour goes late.
By the same people who made Oldfield's. Old West theme, great cocktails, dark, hipster, sometimes live music.
70 locals recommend
Bigfoot West
10939 Venice Blvd.
70 locals recommend
By the same people who made Oldfield's. Old West theme, great cocktails, dark, hipster, sometimes live music.

Everything Else

Work out without paying for a gym! A real neighborhood feel here.
40 locals recommend
Mar Vista Recreation Center
11430 Woodbine St
40 locals recommend
Work out without paying for a gym! A real neighborhood feel here.

Food Scene

Good coffee, and a great place to work/study.
176 locals recommend
Coffee Commissary
801 N Fairfax Ave
176 locals recommend
Good coffee, and a great place to work/study.
Best Indonesian food in the city.
30 locals recommend
Simpang Asia
10433 National Blvd
30 locals recommend
Best Indonesian food in the city.
Nice brunch.
46 locals recommend
Overland Cafe
3601 Overland Ave
46 locals recommend
Nice brunch.
Huuuuuuuge vegan menu with lots of variety.
21 locals recommend
The Vegan Joint (West LA)
10438 National Blvd
21 locals recommend
Huuuuuuuge vegan menu with lots of variety.
Delicious Brazilian food.
28 locals recommend
Café Brasil
10831 Venice Boulevard
28 locals recommend
Delicious Brazilian food.
South Asian restaurants abound in this neighborhood. This is our favorite.
Bawarchi Indian Kitchen
10408 Venice Blvd.
South Asian restaurants abound in this neighborhood. This is our favorite.
Cream puffs! Nice work/study area.
22 locals recommend
Beard Papa's
2130 Sawtelle Blvd
22 locals recommend
Cream puffs! Nice work/study area.
Pizza
22 locals recommend
The Doughroom
3409 Overland Ave
22 locals recommend
Pizza
Ice cream with adventurous flavors
10 locals recommend
Scoops Westside
3400 Overland Ave
10 locals recommend
Ice cream with adventurous flavors
Giant Cuban restaurant
62 locals recommend
Versailles Cuban Restaurant
10319 Venice Blvd.
62 locals recommend
Giant Cuban restaurant
Mexican bakery
Coppelias Bakery & Restaurant
10825 Venice Blvd.
Mexican bakery
The sheer number of good doughnut places in LA is intimidating. Start here.
Doughnut House
11138 Palms Blvd
The sheer number of good doughnut places in LA is intimidating. Start here.

Sightseeing

So, so cool. So, so weird.
191 locals recommend
Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.
191 locals recommend
So, so cool. So, so weird.
You're in LA, so why not?
129 locals recommend
Sony Pictures Entertainment
10202 Washington Blvd
129 locals recommend
You're in LA, so why not?
They say the cast of "The Wizard of Oz" stayed here.
211 locals recommend
The Culver Hotel
9400 Culver Blvd
211 locals recommend
They say the cast of "The Wizard of Oz" stayed here.
Hiking in the middle of the city. Great views of LA.
337 locals recommend
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
6300 Hetzler Rd
337 locals recommend
Hiking in the middle of the city. Great views of LA.

Essentials

The neighborhood gathering place.
881 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 locals recommend
The neighborhood gathering place.
Wide selection of groceries.
48 locals recommend
Albertsons
48 locals recommend
Wide selection of groceries.
Japanese grocery store and food court.
130 locals recommend
Mitsuwa Marketplace - Santa Monica
3760 S Centinela Ave
130 locals recommend
Japanese grocery store and food court.

Shopping

Cool clothes and accessories.
Anonymous LA
5018 Melrose Avenue
Cool clothes and accessories.
The mall from "Clueless."
86 locals recommend
Westside Pavilion
10800 W Pico Blvd
86 locals recommend
The mall from "Clueless."
Discount shopping!
82 locals recommend
Ross Dress for Less
1400 Lincoln Blvd
82 locals recommend
Discount shopping!

Arts & Culture

Go see a show!
23 locals recommend
The Actors' Gang
9070 Venice Blvd.
23 locals recommend
Go see a show!