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Excellent local ice cream shop. Walkable from the apartment.
105 locals recommend
Scoops
2143 West 182nd Street
105 locals recommend
Excellent local ice cream shop. Walkable from the apartment.
Women only Korean Spa. Sauna, steam room, Himalayan salt room, several hot tubs, & full range of treatments.
28 locals recommend
Olympic Spa
3915 W Olympic Blvd
28 locals recommend
Women only Korean Spa. Sauna, steam room, Himalayan salt room, several hot tubs, & full range of treatments.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local bar with some snacks. Outdoor seating. Walkable from the apartment.
18 locals recommend
The Faculty
707 N Heliotrope Dr
18 locals recommend
Local bar with some snacks. Outdoor seating. Walkable from the apartment.
Local music venue / bar. There's always something going on here. The funky soul party on Saturday nights is really fun.
305 locals recommend
The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
305 locals recommend
Local music venue / bar. There's always something going on here. The funky soul party on Saturday nights is really fun.
Good bar with food. One of the best burgers I've had in a while.
42 locals recommend
The Holloway
1320 Echo Park Ave
42 locals recommend
Good bar with food. One of the best burgers I've had in a while.
Favorite local dive bar. Cheap beer & tequila. Juke box. Loud, crowded, & fun.
62 locals recommend
Gold Room
1558 Sunset Blvd
62 locals recommend
Favorite local dive bar. Cheap beer & tequila. Juke box. Loud, crowded, & fun.
Bar in the back room at Cole's. Great cocktails. Live music sometimes.
109 locals recommend
The Varnish
118 E 6th St
109 locals recommend
Bar in the back room at Cole's. Great cocktails. Live music sometimes.
Beautiful space. Good drinks. DJs most nights. Dancing sometimes.
26 locals recommend
Monty Bar
1222 W 7th St
26 locals recommend
Beautiful space. Good drinks. DJs most nights. Dancing sometimes.
Great bar really nearby. Dance floor & DJs on one side, more mellow bar on the other side. Hip hop on the weekends. People actually dance, which is rare in LA.
85 locals recommend
The Virgil
4519 Santa Monica Blvd
85 locals recommend
Great bar really nearby. Dance floor & DJs on one side, more mellow bar on the other side. Hip hop on the weekends. People actually dance, which is rare in LA.
Bar/restaurant on the ground level of an old apartment building. It's hard to explain the decor, it's sort of 18th century meets the 70s. Great atmosphere. Good Korean fried chicken.
46 locals recommend
The Prince
2 W 7th St
46 locals recommend
Bar/restaurant on the ground level of an old apartment building. It's hard to explain the decor, it's sort of 18th century meets the 70s. Great atmosphere. Good Korean fried chicken.

Food Scene

Very popular & well reviewed local breakfast & lunch place. Excellent food. They close at 4 pm. 20 minute walk/less than 5 minute drive.
307 locals recommend
Sqirl
720 N Virgil Ave
307 locals recommend
Very popular & well reviewed local breakfast & lunch place. Excellent food. They close at 4 pm. 20 minute walk/less than 5 minute drive.
Delicious and very affordable El Salvadorian restaurant. Walkable from the apartment. Try the pupusas & tamales.
8 locals recommend
Atlacatl Restaurant
301 N Berendo St
8 locals recommend
Delicious and very affordable El Salvadorian restaurant. Walkable from the apartment. Try the pupusas & tamales.
Excellent local sushi place. It doesn't look like much from outside, but it's really good & usually packed.
52 locals recommend
Noshi Sushi
4430 Beverly Blvd
52 locals recommend
Excellent local sushi place. It doesn't look like much from outside, but it's really good & usually packed.
Well known & very good Mexican restaurant. Oaxacan food.
56 locals recommend
Guelaguetza Restaurante
3014 W Olympic Blvd
56 locals recommend
Well known & very good Mexican restaurant. Oaxacan food.
Historic Hollywood steak house. Sit at the bar for martinis & prime rib.
198 locals recommend
Musso & Frank Grill
6667 Hollywood Blvd
198 locals recommend
Historic Hollywood steak house. Sit at the bar for martinis & prime rib.
Roy Choi's second restaurant at The Line Hotel. Seasonal food. Beautiful atmosphere on the roof of the hotel.
72 locals recommend
Openaire at The LINE LA
3515 Wilshire Blvd
72 locals recommend
Roy Choi's second restaurant at The Line Hotel. Seasonal food. Beautiful atmosphere on the roof of the hotel.
Roy Choi's Korean restaurant at the Line Hotel.
20 locals recommend
POT caFe
3515 Wilshire Boulevard
20 locals recommend
Roy Choi's Korean restaurant at the Line Hotel.
Really good Korean BBQ. No reservations. You'll have a wait, especially on the weekends, but there's a bar right across the way.
105 locals recommend
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong
3465 W 6th St
105 locals recommend
Really good Korean BBQ. No reservations. You'll have a wait, especially on the weekends, but there's a bar right across the way.
Korean Shabu Shabu. Delicious.
Seoul Garden Restaurant
1833 W Olympic Blvd
Korean Shabu Shabu. Delicious.
Historic home of the french dip sandwich. They also make a great old fashioned.
153 locals recommend
Cole's French Dip
118 E 6th St
153 locals recommend
Historic home of the french dip sandwich. They also make a great old fashioned.
Delicious food in Venice. Right on the main drag - Abbot Kinney - so you can make a day of it. On the pricey side.
1062 locals recommend
Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
1062 locals recommend
Delicious food in Venice. Right on the main drag - Abbot Kinney - so you can make a day of it. On the pricey side.
Good taco stand in the neighborhood. The fish taco is really good.
17 locals recommend
Cactus Taquerias #2
4370 Beverly Blvd
17 locals recommend
Good taco stand in the neighborhood. The fish taco is really good.
Some of the best Thai food I've had in LA. Excellent curries and soups. Go to Pa Ord Noodle for noodle dishes.
8 locals recommend
Prael
4620 Melrose Avenue
8 locals recommend
Some of the best Thai food I've had in LA. Excellent curries and soups. Go to Pa Ord Noodle for noodle dishes.
Best Thai noodles. They close early and don't serve alcohol but the food is excellent.
32 locals recommend
Pa Ord Noodle
7075 Sunset Blvd
32 locals recommend
Best Thai noodles. They close early and don't serve alcohol but the food is excellent.
Very good Neopolitan style pizza 1 mile from the apartment. Great atmosphere. Huge space, high ceilings. Watch your pizza being made.
50 locals recommend
DeSano Pizza Bakery
4959 Santa Monica Blvd
50 locals recommend
Very good Neopolitan style pizza 1 mile from the apartment. Great atmosphere. Huge space, high ceilings. Watch your pizza being made.
Favorite new breakfast/lunch place in Silverlake. French/Mexican combo from the team behind Trois Mec & Petit Trois. Open daily from 10 am - 3pm
46 locals recommend
el vy (in the former Trois Familia space)
3510 Sunset Boulevard
46 locals recommend
Favorite new breakfast/lunch place in Silverlake. French/Mexican combo from the team behind Trois Mec & Petit Trois. Open daily from 10 am - 3pm

Shopping

Beautiful shop with a great variety of gifts, clothing, & art. Everything is well curated. The owner is lovely & helpful.
25 locals recommend
Otherwild shop
1768 N Vermont Ave
25 locals recommend
Beautiful shop with a great variety of gifts, clothing, & art. Everything is well curated. The owner is lovely & helpful.
Great mix of gifts & home things. Well curated, minimal.
30 locals recommend
Poketo
374 E 2nd St
30 locals recommend
Great mix of gifts & home things. Well curated, minimal.
Favorite vintage shop on Melrose. There are lots, but this one always has something great & it's very affordable.
Slow Clothing
7474 Melrose Ave
Favorite vintage shop on Melrose. There are lots, but this one always has something great & it's very affordable.