Guidebook for Echo Park

Ann
Guidebook for Echo Park

Food Scene

Restaurants, cafes
Fantastic bakery, great sandwiches. Our fave is the smoked salmon bahn mi; also the creme fraiche scramble for breakfast. Friendly staff, and only a half block away.
117 locals recommend
Valerie Echo Park
1665 Echo Park Ave
117 locals recommend
Fantastic bakery, great sandwiches. Our fave is the smoked salmon bahn mi; also the creme fraiche scramble for breakfast. Friendly staff, and only a half block away.
Try their deep dish veggie pizza.
232 locals recommend
Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset Blvd
232 locals recommend
Try their deep dish veggie pizza.
Pretty great roasted chicken but the bar with quirky local acts and no cover is the main attraction here.
125 locals recommend
Taix French Restaurant
1911 Sunset Blvd
125 locals recommend
Pretty great roasted chicken but the bar with quirky local acts and no cover is the main attraction here.
Delicious tacos; home made tortillas; outside seating.
395 locals recommend
Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
395 locals recommend
Delicious tacos; home made tortillas; outside seating.
Closest larger grocery store with natural health products as well as produce, dairy, cereal etc. and take out. If you're driving there is a Whole Foods 365 nearby and a Trader Joes and Gelsuns in Silver Lake.
267 locals recommend
Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset Blvd
267 locals recommend
Closest larger grocery store with natural health products as well as produce, dairy, cereal etc. and take out. If you're driving there is a Whole Foods 365 nearby and a Trader Joes and Gelsuns in Silver Lake.
Cheaper than Lassens; decent produce and everything else.
254 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market 365
2520 Glendale Blvd
254 locals recommend
Cheaper than Lassens; decent produce and everything else.

Essentials

Organic fruits and veggies, fresh take out as well as frozen homemade food. A bit pricey but worth it.
153 locals recommend
Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park Ave
153 locals recommend
Organic fruits and veggies, fresh take out as well as frozen homemade food. A bit pricey but worth it.

Arts & Culture

Always great music here.
185 locals recommend
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
185 locals recommend
Always great music here.
Wonderful bookstore with cafe in back; check for poetry readings or other performances.
149 locals recommend
Stories
1716 Sunset Blvd
149 locals recommend
Wonderful bookstore with cafe in back; check for poetry readings or other performances.
A 10 minute walk to Echo Park Time Travel Mart, where you can find a Temporary Time Stop Kit or perhaps a collection of bottled Dead Languages. It’s a hybrid time-travel themed shop, but it’s also a publishing house and creative-writing center for Los Angeles students, run by the non-profit organization 826LA. Proceeds from the Mart keep the writing programs free for students.
50 locals recommend
Echo Park Time Travel Mart
1714 Sunset Blvd
50 locals recommend
A 10 minute walk to Echo Park Time Travel Mart, where you can find a Temporary Time Stop Kit or perhaps a collection of bottled Dead Languages. It’s a hybrid time-travel themed shop, but it’s also a publishing house and creative-writing center for Los Angeles students, run by the non-profit organization 826LA. Proceeds from the Mart keep the writing programs free for students.

Sightseeing

A newly "reconditioned" park with coffee at the boathouse along with the paddleboats. It's clean and safe and beautiful, with lotus and lily pads and "Lady of the Lake."
563 locals recommend
Echo Park Lake
563 locals recommend
A newly "reconditioned" park with coffee at the boathouse along with the paddleboats. It's clean and safe and beautiful, with lotus and lily pads and "Lady of the Lake."
898 locals recommend
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
898 locals recommend
244 locals recommend
Malibu Pier
23000 CA-1
244 locals recommend
Great hiking or mountain biking.
277 locals recommend
Topanga State Park
20828 Entrada Rd
277 locals recommend
Great hiking or mountain biking.
Worth waiting in line for Kusama’s Infinity Room.
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
1555 locals recommend
Worth waiting in line for Kusama’s Infinity Room.
695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend
It’s not Tokyo, but we love it anyway. Also Geffen Contempory branch of MOCA museum, Japanese American Museum, lots of ramen and sushi…TOT for rice/sushi bowls, Q Pop and other little souvenir shops; ACE Hardware is fabulous.
Little Tokyo
It’s not Tokyo, but we love it anyway. Also Geffen Contempory branch of MOCA museum, Japanese American Museum, lots of ramen and sushi…TOT for rice/sushi bowls, Q Pop and other little souvenir shops; ACE Hardware is fabulous.

Everything Else

If you need a haircut.
7 locals recommend
Lucas Salon
2828 Newell St
7 locals recommend
If you need a haircut.
Yoga classes.
43 locals recommend
Yogala Studios
1840 Echo Park Ave
43 locals recommend
Yoga classes.
Great hiking spot.
53 locals recommend
Elysian Park Trail
Elysian Park Trail
53 locals recommend
Great hiking spot.
Great for picnics, hiking. Check out low riders on Sundays.
273 locals recommend
Elysian Park
835 Academy Rd
273 locals recommend
Great for picnics, hiking. Check out low riders on Sundays.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun scene, food is decent.
323 locals recommend
Mohawk Bend
2141 Sunset Blvd
323 locals recommend
Fun scene, food is decent.