Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Historic street with great Mexican food. Accessible from Union Station.
412 locals recommend
Olvera Street
Olvera Street
412 locals recommend
Historic street with great Mexican food. Accessible from Union Station.
You can't go wrong at any restaurant in Koreatown. Accessible from 204 bus.
230 locals recommend
Koreatown
230 locals recommend
You can't go wrong at any restaurant in Koreatown. Accessible from 204 bus.
Collection of great restaurants/market in DTLA. Accessible from Pershing Square Station. Also take a ride on the Angel's Flight funicular across the street.
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
968 locals recommend
Collection of great restaurants/market in DTLA. Accessible from Pershing Square Station. Also take a ride on the Angel's Flight funicular across the street.
Cheap, good food all along Figueroa Street. Go to Cream for the best ice cream you'll ever have and Spudnuts for amazing donuts. Walking distance or can take the DASH F bus.
Yoshinoya Figueroa & 30th
3021 S Figueroa St
Cheap, good food all along Figueroa Street. Go to Cream for the best ice cream you'll ever have and Spudnuts for amazing donuts. Walking distance or can take the DASH F bus.
Just the best pancakes. Be warned that its VERY busy on Saturday and Sunday mornings, but worth the wait. Accessible from the DASH F bus
33 locals recommend
Jacks N Joe
2498 S Figueroa St
33 locals recommend
Just the best pancakes. Be warned that its VERY busy on Saturday and Sunday mornings, but worth the wait. Accessible from the DASH F bus
Pricey, but delicious
584 locals recommend
Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave
584 locals recommend
Pricey, but delicious
Hole-in-the-wall African-Mexican fusion place. Cheap and amazing
10 locals recommend
Revolutionario North African Tacos
1436 W Jefferson Blvd
10 locals recommend
Hole-in-the-wall African-Mexican fusion place. Cheap and amazing

Sightseeing

Built in 1929, it looks like a royal palace inside. Accessible from Pershing Square Station.
15 locals recommend
Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
506 S Grand Ave
15 locals recommend
Built in 1929, it looks like a royal palace inside. Accessible from Pershing Square Station.
Famous secondhand bookstore, very Instagram-friendly.
324 locals recommend
The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
324 locals recommend
Famous secondhand bookstore, very Instagram-friendly.
There's a free observation deck at the top. Accessible from Civic Center/Grand Park station.
99 locals recommend
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N Spring St
99 locals recommend
There's a free observation deck at the top. Accessible from Civic Center/Grand Park station.
Somewhat expensive, but for $35 you can visit the top of the tallest building in Los Angeles and slide down a glass slide on the outside of the building 70 stories up.
130 locals recommend
OUE Skyspace LA
633 W 5th St
130 locals recommend
Somewhat expensive, but for $35 you can visit the top of the tallest building in Los Angeles and slide down a glass slide on the outside of the building 70 stories up.

Shopping

Also Fig@7th. Accessible from DASH F bus and Metro Expo Line.
633 locals recommend
L.A. Live
800 W Olympic Blvd
633 locals recommend
Also Fig@7th. Accessible from DASH F bus and Metro Expo Line.
Famous 3rd Street Promenade. Accessible from Metro Expo Line.
1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
1595 locals recommend
Famous 3rd Street Promenade. Accessible from Metro Expo Line.
Very cheap market in the Fashion District.
101 locals recommend
The Santee Alley
210 E Olympic Blvd
101 locals recommend
Very cheap market in the Fashion District.

Essentials

Target and Trader Joes for food and other essentials. You can also go to the Ralphs grocery store on Vermont and Adams. Walking distance.
29 locals recommend
USC Village
929 S Hoover St
29 locals recommend
Target and Trader Joes for food and other essentials. You can also go to the Ralphs grocery store on Vermont and Adams. Walking distance.

Getting Around

DASH F bus picks up here, follows Figueroa Street up until 5th Street downtown. Also picks up at Jefferson/Vermont and Jefferson/McClintock. Fare is $0.35 with a TAP card, and $0.50 cash.
Jefferson / Hoover station
DASH F bus picks up here, follows Figueroa Street up until 5th Street downtown. Also picks up at Jefferson/Vermont and Jefferson/McClintock. Fare is $0.35 with a TAP card, and $0.50 cash.
Metro 204 bus picks up here, goes north towards Koreatown or south towards the Metro Expo Line (across the street). Check you're on the correct side of the street and look for the 204 sign. Fare is $1.75, free transfers for up to two hours.
Vermont / 29th station
Metro 204 bus picks up here, goes north towards Koreatown or south towards the Metro Expo Line (across the street). Check you're on the correct side of the street and look for the 204 sign. Fare is $1.75, free transfers for up to two hours.
On the corner of McClintock/34th Street is a USC bus stop with free buses that will take you to Union Station (where you'll find the Metro Gold Line, Metrolink, and Amtrak) or to downtown. More information here (We're at UPC): http://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/bus-map-schedules/
McClintock Theatre
1010 West Jefferson Boulevard
On the corner of McClintock/34th Street is a USC bus stop with free buses that will take you to Union Station (where you'll find the Metro Gold Line, Metrolink, and Amtrak) or to downtown. More information here (We're at UPC): http://transnet.usc.edu/index.php/bus-map-schedules/
Reload TAP cards here. Can go northeast towards Downtown or west towards Santa Monica from here.
6 locals recommend
Expo / Vermont Station
6 locals recommend
Reload TAP cards here. Can go northeast towards Downtown or west towards Santa Monica from here.

Drinks & Nightlife

42 locals recommend
The Mayan
1038 S Hill St
42 locals recommend
787 locals recommend
Perch
448 S Hill St
787 locals recommend
88 locals recommend
The Rooftop
550 Flower St
88 locals recommend
Nice bar a few blocks away. Get a pitcher of sangria and the fries
39 locals recommend
Bacari W. Adams
2308 S Union Ave
39 locals recommend
Nice bar a few blocks away. Get a pitcher of sangria and the fries

Arts & Culture

Free admission from standby line. Accessible from DASH F bus. Can also reserve a spot for the Infinity Room, but you might be waiting a while.
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
1555 locals recommend
Free admission from standby line. Accessible from DASH F bus. Can also reserve a spot for the Infinity Room, but you might be waiting a while.
695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
1063 locals recommend
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave
75 locals recommend
Absolutely gorgeous library and botanical gardens in San Marino. Accessible from the Metro Gold Line + short Uber/Lyft. A little far away but worth a day trip.
999 locals recommend
Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd
999 locals recommend
Absolutely gorgeous library and botanical gardens in San Marino. Accessible from the Metro Gold Line + short Uber/Lyft. A little far away but worth a day trip.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition Blvd
461 locals recommend
442 locals recommend
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park Dr
442 locals recommend