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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Good burger and a short drive away. Open late (around midnight).
60 locals recommend
Fatburger
3150 Wilshire Blvd
60 locals recommend
Good burger and a short drive away. Open late (around midnight).
Closest eats to the apartment. Decent Mexican food for a decent price.
11 locals recommend
Campos Tacos
2639 S Robertson Blvd
11 locals recommend
Closest eats to the apartment. Decent Mexican food for a decent price.
Quick n' dirty.
78 locals recommend
Taco Bell
6254 Lexington Ave
78 locals recommend
Quick n' dirty.
Japanese supermarket with a food court with 4 or 5 great Japanese restaurants.
130 locals recommend
Mitsuwa Marketplace - Santa Monica
3760 S Centinela Ave
130 locals recommend
Japanese supermarket with a food court with 4 or 5 great Japanese restaurants.
Great place to start! Dense with a blend of hip, new, and old bars, restaurants, shops, a movie theatre, and the iconic Culver Hotel.
82 locals recommend
Downtown
82 locals recommend
Great place to start! Dense with a blend of hip, new, and old bars, restaurants, shops, a movie theatre, and the iconic Culver Hotel.
Cute deli and convenience store. A beloved local shop and small business. Great sandwiches (try the sourdough baguette)! ;D
42 locals recommend
Jackson Market and Deli
4065 Jackson Ave
42 locals recommend
Cute deli and convenience store. A beloved local shop and small business. Great sandwiches (try the sourdough baguette)! ;D
A Culver City classic pastrami sandwich. A bit pricey, but unique and a local gem.
23 locals recommend
Johnnie's Pastrami
4017 Sepulveda Blvd
23 locals recommend
A Culver City classic pastrami sandwich. A bit pricey, but unique and a local gem.
Famous Mexican food restaurant. A unique style of Mexican comfort food.
78 locals recommend
Tito’s Tacos
11222 Washington Pl
78 locals recommend
Famous Mexican food restaurant. A unique style of Mexican comfort food.
A shopping center a block or two from the beach with great food. Try Sugarfish (sushi) or The Counter (great burgers) if your in the mood to indulge.
20 locals recommend
Waterside, Marina del Rey
4700 Admiralty Way
20 locals recommend
A shopping center a block or two from the beach with great food. Try Sugarfish (sushi) or The Counter (great burgers) if your in the mood to indulge.
Iconic hotdog stand.
297 locals recommend
Pink's Hot Dogs
709 N La Brea Ave
297 locals recommend
Iconic hotdog stand.
Ice cream, cookie sandwiches.
65 locals recommend
Diddy Riese
926 Broxton Ave
65 locals recommend
Ice cream, cookie sandwiches.
Local guilty pleasure (delicious, greasy sandwiches).
19 locals recommend
Fat Sal's Deli
972 Gayley Ave
19 locals recommend
Local guilty pleasure (delicious, greasy sandwiches).
34 locals recommend
Sushi Roku Santa Monica
1401 Ocean Ave
34 locals recommend
Fresh fish right on PCH with a view of the ocean.
161 locals recommend
Malibu Seafood Fresh Fish Market & Patio Cafe
25653 CA-1
161 locals recommend
Fresh fish right on PCH with a view of the ocean.
Famous seafood restaurant and great surfing at "county line."
122 locals recommend
Neptune's Net
42505 CA-1
122 locals recommend
Famous seafood restaurant and great surfing at "county line."
84 locals recommend
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
829 Wilshire Blvd
84 locals recommend
573 locals recommend
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
573 locals recommend
37 locals recommend
Natalee
10101 Venice Blvd.
37 locals recommend
Tasty Indian food nearby.
53 locals recommend
Samosa House
11510 Washington Blvd
53 locals recommend
Tasty Indian food nearby.

Parks & Nature

40 locals recommend
Mar Vista Recreation Center
11430 Woodbine St
40 locals recommend
289 locals recommend
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
4100 S La Cienega Blvd
289 locals recommend
337 locals recommend
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
6300 Hetzler Rd
337 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
Veterans Memorial Park
4117 Overland Ave
19 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local dive bar.
47 locals recommend
Backstage Bar & Grill
10400 Culver Blvd
47 locals recommend
Great local dive bar.
Nice local dive bar.
70 locals recommend
Bigfoot West
10939 Venice Blvd.
70 locals recommend
Nice local dive bar.
Fun speakeasy bar that gets pretty popular on weekends.
80 locals recommend
Blind Barber
10797 Washington Blvd
80 locals recommend
Fun speakeasy bar that gets pretty popular on weekends.
A fun sports bar with live music most Fridays and Saturdays.
10 locals recommend
Joxer Daly's
11168 Washington Blvd
10 locals recommend
A fun sports bar with live music most Fridays and Saturdays.
Great food, extensive tap list (20+ great beers).
59 locals recommend
The Surly Goat
7929 Santa Monica Blvd
59 locals recommend
Great food, extensive tap list (20+ great beers).
247 locals recommend
Moonshadows
20356 Pacific Coast Highway
247 locals recommend

Essentials

583 locals recommend
Ralphs
910 Lincoln Blvd
583 locals recommend
Gas station that I use
6 locals recommend
Shell
1866 Lincoln Blvd
6 locals recommend
Gas station that I use
Closest Costco, but is under construction, so try to go on off hours.
130 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
13463 Washington Blvd
130 locals recommend
Closest Costco, but is under construction, so try to go on off hours.
881 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 locals recommend
881 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 locals recommend

Sightseeing

1913 locals recommend
Hollywood Walk Of Fame HQ
6255 Sunset Blvd
1913 locals recommend
427 locals recommend
Melrose Avenue
7763 Melrose Ave
427 locals recommend
Learn about the stars with a great view of the city.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
Learn about the stars with a great view of the city.

Shopping

1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
1595 locals recommend
86 locals recommend
Westside Pavilion
10800 W Pico Blvd
86 locals recommend
Located in the locally popular Sawtelle & Olympic area (Japantown), there are many great Japanese restaurants (Ramen, sushi, dinners, and desserts). Gets popular at night (can be popular with local UCLA kids). Try Blockheads Icecream (I get Regular ice cream with mochi, lyche, and drizzle) and Tsujita Ramen.
82 locals recommend
Sawtelle Japantown
82 locals recommend
Located in the locally popular Sawtelle & Olympic area (Japantown), there are many great Japanese restaurants (Ramen, sushi, dinners, and desserts). Gets popular at night (can be popular with local UCLA kids). Try Blockheads Icecream (I get Regular ice cream with mochi, lyche, and drizzle) and Tsujita Ramen.
272 locals recommend
Westfield Culver City
6000 Sepulveda Blvd
272 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

96 locals recommend
The Wine Bar at The Landmark
10850 W Pico Blvd
96 locals recommend
113 locals recommend
ArcLight
9500 Culver Blvd
113 locals recommend
79 locals recommend
Cinemark Playa Vista and XD
12746 W Jefferson Blvd
79 locals recommend
88 locals recommend
AMC Century City 15
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
88 locals recommend
47 locals recommend
Regency Bruin Theatre
948 Broxton Ave
47 locals recommend