Guidebook for Los Angeles
Essentials
Small grocery store with produce, meats and -- wait for it -- cookbooks! Featured in The Edible Selby. A close walk from our front door.
153 locals recommend
Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park AveSmall grocery store with produce, meats and -- wait for it -- cookbooks! Featured in The Edible Selby. A close walk from our front door.
Walkable from our house -- not the cheapest place in the world but they have great produce, tons of vitamins and toiletries, and coffee, pastries and smoothies.
267 locals recommend
Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset BlvdWalkable from our house -- not the cheapest place in the world but they have great produce, tons of vitamins and toiletries, and coffee, pastries and smoothies.
Pharmacy and supplies open pretty late. Next to Lassens, walkable from our house.
87 locals recommend
Walgreens
105 E Glenoaks BlvdPharmacy and supplies open pretty late. Next to Lassens, walkable from our house.
Shopping
Stories
1716 Sunset BlvdBookstore to end all bookstores.
One-of-a-kind and handmade goods with a feminist bent. Great selection of gifts and totally unique LA souvenirs, as well as clothing, skin care, publications, art and jewelry.
25 locals recommend
Otherwild shop
1768 N Vermont AveOne-of-a-kind and handmade goods with a feminist bent. Great selection of gifts and totally unique LA souvenirs, as well as clothing, skin care, publications, art and jewelry.
Ok Silver Lake
1716 Silver Lake BlvdReally good knick knacks, books, jewelry and ceramics.
Lots of treats here, including locally made lamps and chatchkies, jewelry, and good stuff for babies and kids.
41 locals recommend
Yolk
3910 Sunset BlvdLots of treats here, including locally made lamps and chatchkies, jewelry, and good stuff for babies and kids.
An iconic woo-woo hub with crystals, candles (don't burn them in the house! :), books and mists, etc.
19 locals recommend
House of Intuition
2237 Sunset BlvdAn iconic woo-woo hub with crystals, candles (don't burn them in the house! :), books and mists, etc.
Entertainment & Activities
Lots of great shows and concerts within a few minutes' walk from our doorstep.
305 locals recommend
The Echo
1822 Sunset BlvdLots of great shows and concerts within a few minutes' walk from our doorstep.
Food Scene
Our favorite place for steak frites and the best wine list in Silver Lake.
431 locals recommend
Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset BlvdOur favorite place for steak frites and the best wine list in Silver Lake.
Fantastic brunch and dinner from Jedd, the owner of Five Leaves in Brooklyn. Some of the best food in Los Angeles.
LA Chapter
927 South BroadwayFantastic brunch and dinner from Jedd, the owner of Five Leaves in Brooklyn. Some of the best food in Los Angeles.
Our friend Jaime runs this place and the food is mindblowingly good. They have an awesome cocktail and wine menu, and brunch is off the charts too.
156 locals recommend
Ostrich Farm
1525 Sunset BlvdOur friend Jaime runs this place and the food is mindblowingly good. They have an awesome cocktail and wine menu, and brunch is off the charts too.
This coffee shop is directly on the lake in the park, a 4 minute walk. Take your coffee and snacks on a walk around the lake and catch ibis, baby ducks, turtles and all kinds of human wildlife as well.
8 locals recommend
Beacon | Echo Park
751 Echo Park AveThis coffee shop is directly on the lake in the park, a 4 minute walk. Take your coffee and snacks on a walk around the lake and catch ibis, baby ducks, turtles and all kinds of human wildlife as well.
One of the best, best, best places in LA. Amazing food. They do brunch, lunch and dinner. Can't miss this place.
45 locals recommend
Kismet
4648 Hollywood BlvdOne of the best, best, best places in LA. Amazing food. They do brunch, lunch and dinner. Can't miss this place.
HomeState
4624 Hollywood BlvdBreakfast tacos from heaven. Worth the line.
Frighteningly perfect Italian food with an amazing atmosphere, and great wine and cocktails. They also do brunch!
276 locals recommend
Little Dom's
2128 Hillhurst AveFrighteningly perfect Italian food with an amazing atmosphere, and great wine and cocktails. They also do brunch!
Botanica Restaurant and Market
1620 Silver Lake BlvdDelicious West Coast menu and a fantastic bar.
Drinks & Nightlife
Super beautifully designed, great food and drinks based off hyper-regionalized Mexican American Echo Park-specific culture and cuisine. It's better to sit inside, the parking lot-adjacent seats are a little meh.
22 locals recommend
Bar Caló
1498 Sunset BlvdSuper beautifully designed, great food and drinks based off hyper-regionalized Mexican American Echo Park-specific culture and cuisine. It's better to sit inside, the parking lot-adjacent seats are a little meh.
Arts & Culture
Iconic marionette puppet place -- adults will still love shows here, they're i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e and this place has so much charm it might actually kill you. Kids will love this too, and it will not kill them! This spot is moving to Highland Park, so google it before you book tickets.
24 locals recommend
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
4949 York BoulevardIconic marionette puppet place -- adults will still love shows here, they're i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e and this place has so much charm it might actually kill you. Kids will love this too, and it will not kill them! This spot is moving to Highland Park, so google it before you book tickets.
Parks & Nature
2 blocks from our house, a lake with a fountain and lots of wildlife -- animal and human. Great little food and fruit vendors, a coffee shop with snacks, plus swan boats you can take out and pedal around the lake on.
563 locals recommend
Echo Park Lake
2 blocks from our house, a lake with a fountain and lots of wildlife -- animal and human. Great little food and fruit vendors, a coffee shop with snacks, plus swan boats you can take out and pedal around the lake on.
Elysian Park
835 Academy RdGreat hiking -- trailhead is walkable from our house.