Guidebook for Los Angeles

D. Marilyn
D. Marilyn
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Great restaurant with delicious food, wonderful atmosphere and walking distance.
88 locals recommend
Cheebo
7533 Sunset Blvd
88 locals recommend
Great restaurant with delicious food, wonderful atmosphere and walking distance.
Live mariachi music, lots of people, great margaritas and a kitchy atmosphere.Busy because prices are reasonable. Food is good not great but there is a lot of energy here.Fun.
268 locals recommend
El Compadre
7408 Sunset Blvd
268 locals recommend
Live mariachi music, lots of people, great margaritas and a kitchy atmosphere.Busy because prices are reasonable. Food is good not great but there is a lot of energy here.Fun.
Reasonable with lots of people---open until 3 am. Pizza, salads, reasona
263 locals recommend
Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine
7181 Sunset Blvd
263 locals recommend
Reasonable with lots of people---open until 3 am. Pizza, salads, reasona
busy restaurant/bar....hip...great seafood, burgers...
124 locals recommend
The Pikey
7617 Sunset Blvd
124 locals recommend
busy restaurant/bar....hip...great seafood, burgers...
very good vegetarian offerings....very casual...can walk to it
213 locals recommend
Veggie Grill
8000 Sunset Blvd
213 locals recommend
very good vegetarian offerings....very casual...can walk to it
walk to sushi...catch a movie at sundance...casual
31 locals recommend
Sushi Dan
11056 Ventura Blvd
31 locals recommend
walk to sushi...catch a movie at sundance...casual
excellent sushi...expensive...I sat next to George Clooney here a few years ago
24 locals recommend
Sushi Roku
8445 West 3rd Street
24 locals recommend
excellent sushi...expensive...I sat next to George Clooney here a few years ago
in a not upscale mini mall...but excellent sushi...reasonable prices...always a lot of people
16 locals recommend
Sushi Ike
6051 Hollywood Blvd
16 locals recommend
in a not upscale mini mall...but excellent sushi...reasonable prices...always a lot of people
High end...Mario Battali's restaurant...very very good food...always mobbed...call for reservations
166 locals recommend
Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave
166 locals recommend
High end...Mario Battali's restaurant...very very good food...always mobbed...call for reservations
the less expensive Mario Battali restaurant
187 locals recommend
Pizzeria Mozza
641 N Highland Ave
187 locals recommend
the less expensive Mario Battali restaurant
I like this bistro...celebrated my birthday here...good food
8 locals recommend
Comme Ca
8479 Melrose Avenue
8 locals recommend
I like this bistro...celebrated my birthday here...good food
Eat outside in an upscale environment on sunset...heat lamps keep you warm...the sushi is good...the drinks are good...and the atmosphere is marvelous
17 locals recommend
Sushiya on Sunset
8650 Sunset Blvd
17 locals recommend
Eat outside in an upscale environment on sunset...heat lamps keep you warm...the sushi is good...the drinks are good...and the atmosphere is marvelous
Eat outside and people watch...food is good...atmosphere is great...very European feel
6 locals recommend
Clafoutis Restaurant - West Hollywood, CA - Clorder
8630 Sunset Blvd
6 locals recommend
Eat outside and people watch...food is good...atmosphere is great...very European feel
another cool place to hang out...and people watch...or mingle
125 locals recommend
The Village Idiot
7383 Melrose Ave
125 locals recommend
another cool place to hang out...and people watch...or mingle
great sushi place that is served tapa style....need reservations...reasonable prices...check it out...I really like it.
55 locals recommend
Robata JINYA
8050 W 3rd St
55 locals recommend
great sushi place that is served tapa style....need reservations...reasonable prices...check it out...I really like it.
can eat outside, with heat lamps...very European...fun and busy--in upscale area
56 locals recommend
Le Petit Four
8654 Sunset Blvd
56 locals recommend
can eat outside, with heat lamps...very European...fun and busy--in upscale area
excellent sushi
7 locals recommend
Hirozen
8385 Beverly Blvd
7 locals recommend
excellent sushi
very famous and very good sushi
45 locals recommend
Matsuhisa
129 N La Cienega Blvd
45 locals recommend
very famous and very good sushi
when you gotta have prime rib
63 locals recommend
Lawry's The Prime Rib
100 La Cienega Blvd
63 locals recommend
when you gotta have prime rib
sushi with a scene
173 locals recommend
Katana LA
8439 Sunset Blvd
173 locals recommend
sushi with a scene
good steak house...very close
BLT Steak
8720 Sunset Blvd
good steak house...very close
I order take out or eat in here a lot. It's around the corner.
26 locals recommend
Sunset Thai Cuisine
7513 Sunset Boulevard
26 locals recommend
I order take out or eat in here a lot. It's around the corner.
hang out inside or out and sample great coffee...yogurt and tea
104 locals recommend
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
7915 Sunset Blvd
104 locals recommend
hang out inside or out and sample great coffee...yogurt and tea
Always a line...especially for breakfast...portions are HUGE and good...also serves lunch..across from coffee bean...an easy walk
212 locals recommend
The Griddle Cafe
7916 Sunset Blvd
212 locals recommend
Always a line...especially for breakfast...portions are HUGE and good...also serves lunch..across from coffee bean...an easy walk
famous thai restaurant...great rock n' roll memorabilia..around the corner from the house...open until 3 am
92 locals recommend
Toi On Sunset
7505 1/2 Sunset Blvd
92 locals recommend
famous thai restaurant...great rock n' roll memorabilia..around the corner from the house...open until 3 am
Healthy Mexican take out or eat in...fast good food...walk a block to get here
234 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
7660 Sunset Blvd
234 locals recommend
Healthy Mexican take out or eat in...fast good food...walk a block to get here
the best hamburgers in the U.S. period
384 locals recommend
In-N-Out Burger
7009 Sunset Blvd
384 locals recommend
the best hamburgers in the U.S. period
on hollywood's famous walk of fame
70 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe
6801 Hollywood Blvd
70 locals recommend
on hollywood's famous walk of fame
A beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean...high end...good food..great ambience on a beauitful day when you feel like driving up to Malibu...
181 locals recommend
Geoffreys
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy
181 locals recommend
A beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean...high end...good food..great ambience on a beauitful day when you feel like driving up to Malibu...
view of the ocean...sawdust floors...great seafood (and steak) check it out...when you need some ocean...
88 locals recommend
Gladstones Restaurant
17300 CA-1
88 locals recommend
view of the ocean...sawdust floors...great seafood (and steak) check it out...when you need some ocean...
good fast food
121 locals recommend
Zankou Chicken
5065 Sunset Blvd
121 locals recommend
good fast food

Everything Else

Israeli food+ Huge Menu..inside outside..very busy..huge portions. Fun. Reasonable.
81 locals recommend
Aroma Sunset Bar and Grill
7373 Sunset Blvd
81 locals recommend
Israeli food+ Huge Menu..inside outside..very busy..huge portions. Fun. Reasonable.
hookah bar....hang out inside or out...excellent lebanese food
16 locals recommend
Xai Verandah Lounge
7677 Sunset Blvd
16 locals recommend
hookah bar....hang out inside or out...excellent lebanese food
Next to the Mondrian Hotel...this bar is owned by Cindy Crawford's husband...and is well known
152 locals recommend
Skybar
8440 Sunset Blvd
152 locals recommend
Next to the Mondrian Hotel...this bar is owned by Cindy Crawford's husband...and is well known
Eat, drink and be merry....you'll find a scene here.
43 locals recommend
The Darkroom
7302 Melrose Ave
43 locals recommend
Eat, drink and be merry....you'll find a scene here.
a must see outdoor mall with lots going on...a Nordstrom's, restaurants, movies, farmers market...quite lovely
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
2581 locals recommend
a must see outdoor mall with lots going on...a Nordstrom's, restaurants, movies, farmers market...quite lovely
You can walk here from the house
382 locals recommend
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
6255 Sunset Blvd
382 locals recommend
You can walk here from the house
My favorite place to go...great walk...1 hour 30 minutes from the house to the top at Mulholland and back...and you may see some stars!! Great view of Los Angeles, from downtown to the ocean
2445 locals recommend
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
2445 locals recommend
My favorite place to go...great walk...1 hour 30 minutes from the house to the top at Mulholland and back...and you may see some stars!! Great view of Los Angeles, from downtown to the ocean
a market that you will want to visit...great prices...lots of ready to eat stuff
1811 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
11976 Ventura Blvd
1811 locals recommend
a market that you will want to visit...great prices...lots of ready to eat stuff
The best of the best in organic (not everything is organic) markets that are a pleasure to shop at--very close---Tons of to go food--all ready and good!!
1202 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
7871 Santa Monica Blvd
1202 locals recommend
The best of the best in organic (not everything is organic) markets that are a pleasure to shop at--very close---Tons of to go food--all ready and good!!
a big supermarket--very close
947 locals recommend
Ralphs
7257 Sunset Blvd
947 locals recommend
a big supermarket--very close
smaller market...prepared food...great wines...walk there!!
87 locals recommend
Bristol Farms
7880 Sunset Blvd
87 locals recommend
smaller market...prepared food...great wines...walk there!!
If you need a hard workout
Pure Barre
7519 Sunset Blvd
If you need a hard workout
Have a luxurious pedicure
Le Posh Salon & Spa
7551 Sunset Blvd
Have a luxurious pedicure
They have everything here....and free parking...and a 15 minute walk
102 locals recommend
Rite Aid
6130 Sunset Blvd
102 locals recommend
They have everything here....and free parking...and a 15 minute walk
GO SHOE SHOPPING HUGE INVENTORY and walk there...free parking
7 locals recommend
Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
6920 Sunset Blvd
7 locals recommend
GO SHOE SHOPPING HUGE INVENTORY and walk there...free parking
metro
221 locals recommend
Hollywood / Highland station
6815 Hollywood Blvd
221 locals recommend
metro
Big entertainment area...you can walk here...all types of shopping and restaurants
922 locals recommend
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd
922 locals recommend
Big entertainment area...you can walk here...all types of shopping and restaurants
bowling for fun....at hollywood highland
87 locals recommend
Lucky Strike Live Hollywood
6801 Hollywood Blvd
87 locals recommend
bowling for fun....at hollywood highland
a lot of film festivals are held here--
13 locals recommend
Directors Guild of America
5055 W 3rd St
13 locals recommend
a lot of film festivals are held here--
check out what's playing here in musical theater
539 locals recommend
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd
539 locals recommend
check out what's playing here in musical theater
where the Academy Awards are held
493 locals recommend
Dolby Theatre
6801 Hollywood Blvd
493 locals recommend
where the Academy Awards are held
lots of animated films...good for kids
212 locals recommend
El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Blvd
212 locals recommend
lots of animated films...good for kids
a great outing--remodeled only a couple of years ago
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
a great outing--remodeled only a couple of years ago
very nice--not huge like San Diego Zoo...but worth visiting
9 locals recommend
Zoo Dr
Zoo Drive
9 locals recommend
very nice--not huge like San Diego Zoo...but worth visiting
When you want to ride horse...you can rent them here and ride in Griffith Park
44 locals recommend
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 Riverside Dr
44 locals recommend
When you want to ride horse...you can rent them here and ride in Griffith Park
My alma mater--a 20-25 minute drive...take Sunset west to Hilgard, make a left.
473 locals recommend
University of California, Los Angeles
473 locals recommend
My alma mater--a 20-25 minute drive...take Sunset west to Hilgard, make a left.
another alma mater...but of my father
287 locals recommend
University of Southern California
287 locals recommend
another alma mater...but of my father
film festivals sometimes held here
11 locals recommend
American Film Institute
2021 North Western Avenue
11 locals recommend
film festivals sometimes held here
Music venue and famous brunch
78 locals recommend
House of Blues Sunset Strip
8430 Sunset Boulevard
78 locals recommend
Music venue and famous brunch
comedy club that is walking distance
318 locals recommend
Laugh Factory
151 S Pine Ave
318 locals recommend
comedy club that is walking distance
when you crave deli--walk there...or they deliver...take out or eat in--very good wines to buy
60 locals recommend
Greenblatt's Deli & Fine Wines
8017 Sunset Blvd
60 locals recommend
when you crave deli--walk there...or they deliver...take out or eat in--very good wines to buy
another comedy venue
225 locals recommend
The Comedy Store
8433 Sunset Blvd
225 locals recommend
another comedy venue
In an emergency...the best
229 locals recommend
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd
229 locals recommend
In an emergency...the best
open 24 hours...if you need to fill a prescription
514 locals recommend
CVS
1747 N Cahuenga Blvd
514 locals recommend
open 24 hours...if you need to fill a prescription
a deli that has been around forever...open 24 hours
183 locals recommend
Canter's Restaurant, Bakery, Deli and Bar
419 N Fairfax Ave
183 locals recommend
a deli that has been around forever...open 24 hours
Bill Maher films here...so does American Idol
75 locals recommend
Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd
75 locals recommend
Bill Maher films here...so does American Idol
If you are working there...here is where it is
267 locals recommend
Paramount Pictures Studio Tour
5515 Melrose Ave
267 locals recommend
If you are working there...here is where it is
electronics--open late
72 locals recommend
Best Buy
1015 N La Brea Ave
72 locals recommend
electronics--open late
they have everything here too
726 locals recommend
Target
735 S Figueroa St
726 locals recommend
they have everything here too
take the metro at hollywood highland and avoid the traffic...15 minutes and you are there
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
3326 locals recommend
take the metro at hollywood highland and avoid the traffic...15 minutes and you are there
15 minutes drive
262 locals recommend
Warner Bros. Studios
262 locals recommend
15 minutes drive
if you are into cars
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
if you are into cars
a must see
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
a must see

Drinks & Nightlife

A great hang out Bar in a vintage hotel that is famous
353 locals recommend
Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset Blvd
353 locals recommend
A great hang out Bar in a vintage hotel that is famous
chinese food...and music venue...check who is playing
23 locals recommend
Genghis Cohen
740 N Fairfax Ave
23 locals recommend
chinese food...and music venue...check who is playing
more comedy...a lot of shows are filmed here...
110 locals recommend
Hollywood Improv
8162 Melrose Ave
110 locals recommend
more comedy...a lot of shows are filmed here...
Go for the scene
22 locals recommend
Rosewood Tavern
448 North Fairfax Avenue
22 locals recommend
Go for the scene