Guidebook for Los Angeles

D. Marilyn
D. Marilyn
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

It's open until 4 am...good food...great prices...lots of people...always busy
263 locals recommend
Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine
7181 Sunset Blvd
263 locals recommend
It's open until 4 am...good food...great prices...lots of people...always busy
High end Mario Battali restaurant. Make reservations...very good very busy. Walking distance.
166 locals recommend
Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave
166 locals recommend
High end Mario Battali restaurant. Make reservations...very good very busy. Walking distance.
Good sushi...scene at the bar...expensive
239 locals recommend
Katsuya Hollywood
6300 Hollywood Blvd
239 locals recommend
Good sushi...scene at the bar...expensive
very good sushi...no reservations...busy...in a small shopping mall that doesn't look great but food is great.. close by..may 10 min away
16 locals recommend
Sushi Ike
6051 Hollywood Blvd
16 locals recommend
very good sushi...no reservations...busy...in a small shopping mall that doesn't look great but food is great.. close by..may 10 min away
I go here often as the sushi is good and the parking is easy...corner of Crescent Heights and Sunset...usually not overly crowded
31 locals recommend
Sushi Dan
11056 Ventura Blvd
31 locals recommend
I go here often as the sushi is good and the parking is easy...corner of Crescent Heights and Sunset...usually not overly crowded
Sushi is good and expensive....this place is a scene...
71 locals recommend
Koi Los Angeles
734 N La Cienega Blvd
71 locals recommend
Sushi is good and expensive....this place is a scene...
very good sushi....Nobu is the famous sushi chef with places all over...Matsuhita is his place farther south on La Cienega in Beverly Hills.
153 locals recommend
Nobu Los Angeles
903 North La Cienega Boulevard
153 locals recommend
very good sushi....Nobu is the famous sushi chef with places all over...Matsuhita is his place farther south on La Cienega in Beverly Hills.
Very good sushi...expensive
45 locals recommend
Matsuhisa
129 N La Cienega Blvd
45 locals recommend
Very good sushi...expensive
Very unusual place...fresh seafood...no plates or silverware...you get a bib and gloves...and then order shrimp, crawfish, crab cooked in a plastic bag....all flown in daily...walking distance...
17 locals recommend
Hot N Juicy Crawfish
7100 Santa Monica Blvd
17 locals recommend
Very unusual place...fresh seafood...no plates or silverware...you get a bib and gloves...and then order shrimp, crawfish, crab cooked in a plastic bag....all flown in daily...walking distance...
I like this place alot. Best way to describe it is sushi tapas. Definitely different and very good food. Not crazy prices either.
55 locals recommend
Robata JINYA
8050 W 3rd St
55 locals recommend
I like this place alot. Best way to describe it is sushi tapas. Definitely different and very good food. Not crazy prices either.
Excellent bistro...on sunset west of la cienega...eat outside...or inside...always busy...you will like it...not overly expensive...but not cheap
56 locals recommend
Le Petit Four
8654 Sunset Blvd
56 locals recommend
Excellent bistro...on sunset west of la cienega...eat outside...or inside...always busy...you will like it...not overly expensive...but not cheap
good restaurant...good prices...good scene
125 locals recommend
The Village Idiot
7383 Melrose Ave
125 locals recommend
good restaurant...good prices...good scene
cool hip trendy restaurant ...I haven't been here yet
407 locals recommend
Laurel Hardware
7984 Santa Monica Blvd
407 locals recommend
cool hip trendy restaurant ...I haven't been here yet
very good.
14 locals recommend
Market Provisions
8009 Beverly Blvd
14 locals recommend
very good.
vegetarian...although they have fish. This is a cafe for lunch...small...also can take out food...it's good...walking distance.
82 locals recommend
M Cafe
7119 Melrose Ave
82 locals recommend
vegetarian...although they have fish. This is a cafe for lunch...small...also can take out food...it's good...walking distance.
High end restaurant with many stars...for foodies..not cheap
13 locals recommend
Hatfield's
6703 Melrose Ave
13 locals recommend
High end restaurant with many stars...for foodies..not cheap
You can eat outside...it's inexpensive and the fish tacos are good.
21 locals recommend
Malibu Fish Grill
8000 Sunset Blvd
21 locals recommend
You can eat outside...it's inexpensive and the fish tacos are good.
I like this place alot. Mexican food with great margaritas and chips...very busy...always...great ambience...looks like a dive from the front...parking in rear...not expensive.
268 locals recommend
El Compadre
7408 Sunset Blvd
268 locals recommend
I like this place alot. Mexican food with great margaritas and chips...very busy...always...great ambience...looks like a dive from the front...parking in rear...not expensive.
The best burgers in the US...the cheapest prices...order a neapolitan shake (chocolate vanilla and strawberry)...you will love this place...walking distance.
384 locals recommend
In-N-Out Burger
7009 Sunset Blvd
384 locals recommend
The best burgers in the US...the cheapest prices...order a neapolitan shake (chocolate vanilla and strawberry)...you will love this place...walking distance.
quick take out food...mediterranean...
121 locals recommend
Zankou Chicken
5065 Sunset Blvd
121 locals recommend
quick take out food...mediterranean...
very good take out or eat in...mexican but healthy here
234 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
7660 Sunset Blvd
234 locals recommend
very good take out or eat in...mexican but healthy here
definitely worth a visit...especially for breakfast...huge portions...always busy..
212 locals recommend
The Griddle Cafe
7916 Sunset Blvd
212 locals recommend
definitely worth a visit...especially for breakfast...huge portions...always busy..
Fabulous sushi...and high end prices...but when you want it, it's here. I had a white Alaskan salmon sushi that blew me away.
19 locals recommend
Jinpachi
8711 Santa Monica Blvd
19 locals recommend
Fabulous sushi...and high end prices...but when you want it, it's here. I had a white Alaskan salmon sushi that blew me away.
Great place to eat, overlooking the water...if you plan on visiting Malibu
181 locals recommend
Geoffreys
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy
181 locals recommend
Great place to eat, overlooking the water...if you plan on visiting Malibu
very good Korean food...cook at your own table...very busy...I love coming here.
67 locals recommend
Genwa Korean BBQ
5115 Wilshire Blvd
67 locals recommend
very good Korean food...cook at your own table...very busy...I love coming here.
I like ordering take-out from here (they deliver) or eating in...
26 locals recommend
Sunset Thai Cuisine
7513 Sunset Boulevard
26 locals recommend
I like ordering take-out from here (they deliver) or eating in...
Great memorabilia here from rock n roll days...a lot of people like it...and it's open very late...but I prefer almost next door Sunset Thai.
92 locals recommend
Toi On Sunset
7505 1/2 Sunset Blvd
92 locals recommend
Great memorabilia here from rock n roll days...a lot of people like it...and it's open very late...but I prefer almost next door Sunset Thai.
A few locations nearby...not expensive eat in or take out very casual inexpensive chain restaurant--all vegetarian--
213 locals recommend
Veggie Grill
8000 Sunset Blvd
213 locals recommend
A few locations nearby...not expensive eat in or take out very casual inexpensive chain restaurant--all vegetarian--
A very popular vegetarian restaurant about 15 minutes or so away by car.
63 locals recommend
Real Food Daily
414 N La Cienega Blvd
63 locals recommend
A very popular vegetarian restaurant about 15 minutes or so away by car.
Popular cafeteria style restaurant with 2nd location on Beverly Blvd (1st one in Venice) Vegetarian+non vegetarian. Huge variety to choose, delicious lemonades, always busy, relatively inexpensive.
516 locals recommend
Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
516 locals recommend
Popular cafeteria style restaurant with 2nd location on Beverly Blvd (1st one in Venice) Vegetarian+non vegetarian. Huge variety to choose, delicious lemonades, always busy, relatively inexpensive.
Sister restaurant of Osteria Mozza...less expensive than Osteria Mozza--very good--very busy..more casual..you can walk here..check if you need reservations.
187 locals recommend
Pizzeria Mozza
641 N Highland Ave
187 locals recommend
Sister restaurant of Osteria Mozza...less expensive than Osteria Mozza--very good--very busy..more casual..you can walk here..check if you need reservations.
Nearby...free parking...huge portions, very reasonable prices..huge menu...can eat outside with heat lamps..popular...
81 locals recommend
Aroma Sunset Bar and Grill
7373 Sunset Blvd
81 locals recommend
Nearby...free parking...huge portions, very reasonable prices..huge menu...can eat outside with heat lamps..popular...
Very popular chain restaurant with huge menu at The Grove
494 locals recommend
The Cheesecake Factory
4142 Vía Marina
494 locals recommend
Very popular chain restaurant with huge menu at The Grove
Very popular restauarant known in the GLBT community--very fun--happy hour also
471 locals recommend
The Abbey
692 N Robertson Blvd
471 locals recommend
Very popular restauarant known in the GLBT community--very fun--happy hour also
You might see a celebrity here...expensive..check menu online
32 locals recommend
AGO Restaurant
8478 Melrose Ave
32 locals recommend
You might see a celebrity here...expensive..check menu online
Popular neighborhood restaurant...within walking distance...check out menu and prices online..It was very popular with music crowd because it is open late...but I haven't been here in a while.
181 locals recommend
Jones Hollywood
7205 Santa Monica Blvd
181 locals recommend
Popular neighborhood restaurant...within walking distance...check out menu and prices online..It was very popular with music crowd because it is open late...but I haven't been here in a while.
Trendy and popular restaurant--good food--expensive
9 locals recommend
Dominick's
8715 Beverly Boulevard
9 locals recommend
Trendy and popular restaurant--good food--expensive
Deli and wine shop...next door to The Laugh Factory
60 locals recommend
Greenblatt's Deli & Fine Wines
8017 Sunset Blvd
60 locals recommend
Deli and wine shop...next door to The Laugh Factory
An excellent restaurant...well known chef...when you are a foodie...it's good but not cheap
44 locals recommend
The Hungry Cat
1535 Vine St
44 locals recommend
An excellent restaurant...well known chef...when you are a foodie...it's good but not cheap
There is a line for their hot dogs...served many ways
297 locals recommend
Pink's Hot Dogs
709 N La Brea Ave
297 locals recommend
There is a line for their hot dogs...served many ways
Open until 3 am or 4 am depending on the day..when you are hungry late at night...great sandwiches...milkshakes...an after club hang out..
75 locals recommend
Fat Sal's Deli
1300 N Highland Ave
75 locals recommend
Open until 3 am or 4 am depending on the day..when you are hungry late at night...great sandwiches...milkshakes...an after club hang out..
Excellent restaurant...they cure their own meats..Just named a Top Ten Best New LA restaurants for 2014..I enjoyed it
21 locals recommend
Chi Spacca
6610 Melrose Ave
21 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant...they cure their own meats..Just named a Top Ten Best New LA restaurants for 2014..I enjoyed it
Good place to take kids...or yourself if in the mood for PANCAKES...open late...good prices..casual...walking distance...
133 locals recommend
IHOP
5655 Wilshire Blvd
133 locals recommend
Good place to take kids...or yourself if in the mood for PANCAKES...open late...good prices..casual...walking distance...
When you just want to eat...all you can eat salad bar that is good...very close...walking distance...no ambience...but reasonable price..
22 locals recommend
Sizzler
1323 N Highland Ave
22 locals recommend
When you just want to eat...all you can eat salad bar that is good...very close...walking distance...no ambience...but reasonable price..

Drinks & Nightlife

Make reservations...you can't go wrong...a lot of fish...across from Arclight
88 locals recommend
Cheebo
7533 Sunset Blvd
88 locals recommend
Make reservations...you can't go wrong...a lot of fish...across from Arclight
and club....supposed to be good...it's close...you can walk there...
40 locals recommend
Boulevard3
6523 Sunset Blvd
40 locals recommend
and club....supposed to be good...it's close...you can walk there...
check out who is playing...walking distance
22 locals recommend
Catalina Bar and Grill
6725 Sunset Blvd
22 locals recommend
check out who is playing...walking distance
good scene...a restaurant on other side with hamburgers and oysters...
124 locals recommend
The Pikey
7617 Sunset Blvd
124 locals recommend
good scene...a restaurant on other side with hamburgers and oysters...
Famous hotel where movie stars and other entertainment people stay--
353 locals recommend
Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset Blvd
353 locals recommend
Famous hotel where movie stars and other entertainment people stay--
very popular nightclub
32 locals recommend
The Emerson Theatre
7080 Hollywood Blvd
32 locals recommend
very popular nightclub
A happening place after work...at Santa Monica...Lots of affluent singles hang here.
63 locals recommend
The Huntley Hotel Santa Monica Beach
1111 2nd St
63 locals recommend
A happening place after work...at Santa Monica...Lots of affluent singles hang here.

Everything Else

I hear it's good. Check it out and let me know. 10 min drive.
195 locals recommend
W Hollywood
6250 Hollywood Blvd
195 locals recommend
I hear it's good. Check it out and let me know. 10 min drive.
For a daytrip to Catalina
132 locals recommend
Catalina Express
95 Berth
132 locals recommend
For a daytrip to Catalina
I go here. Great gym...walking distance
167 locals recommend
LA Fitness
1628 N El Centro Ave
167 locals recommend
I go here. Great gym...walking distance
My favorite place to walk or hike. Walking distance to get there
2445 locals recommend
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
2445 locals recommend
My favorite place to walk or hike. Walking distance to get there
tennis courts, including night lights, basketball courts...walking distance
35 locals recommend
Poinsettia Recreation Center
7341 Willoughby Ave
35 locals recommend
tennis courts, including night lights, basketball courts...walking distance
Beautiful shopping/entertainment/restaurant outdoor high end mall--10-15 minutes drive.
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
2581 locals recommend
Beautiful shopping/entertainment/restaurant outdoor high end mall--10-15 minutes drive.
When you need a workout
31 locals recommend
CorePower Yoga
7080 Hollywood Blvd
31 locals recommend
When you need a workout
Where the dinosaurs used to roam...a good place to take kids..
890 locals recommend
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
5801 Wilshire Blvd
890 locals recommend
Where the dinosaurs used to roam...a good place to take kids..

Arts & Culture

Very popular club and scene
54 locals recommend
Nightingale Plaza
643 N La Cienega Blvd
54 locals recommend
Very popular club and scene
a trendy club...not cheap drinks...but many people like it...10 min drive.
8 locals recommend
Couture
1640 North Cahuenga Boulevard
8 locals recommend
a trendy club...not cheap drinks...but many people like it...10 min drive.
the best in terms of movie theaters
772 locals recommend
Pacific Cinerama Dome
6360 Sunset Blvd
772 locals recommend
the best in terms of movie theaters
independent films...totally newly remodeled
123 locals recommend
AMC Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd
123 locals recommend
independent films...totally newly remodeled
Excellent Art Museum nearby
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
Excellent Art Museum nearby
Car Museum nearby--around a 15-20 minute drive
538 locals recommend
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd
538 locals recommend
Car Museum nearby--around a 15-20 minute drive
A must see art museum on it's own mountaintop with stunning architecture
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
A must see art museum on it's own mountaintop with stunning architecture
Lots of productions play here...Book of Mormon, Lion King...go online and see what's playing..like Broadway theatre--historic building-close by.
539 locals recommend
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd
539 locals recommend
Lots of productions play here...Book of Mormon, Lion King...go online and see what's playing..like Broadway theatre--historic building-close by.
Large music venue. Check online for concert times, artists, performances
91 locals recommend
Hollywood Palladium
6215 Sunset Blvd
91 locals recommend
Large music venue. Check online for concert times, artists, performances
Comedy club with famous comedians--very nearby
318 locals recommend
Laugh Factory
151 S Pine Ave
318 locals recommend
Comedy club with famous comedians--very nearby
Not too far...shows--educational--remodeled a few years ago
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
Not too far...shows--educational--remodeled a few years ago
A smaller music venue with many artists playing...Chinese food next door in separate area...open late...Chinese food is OK
23 locals recommend
Genghis Cohen
740 N Fairfax Ave
23 locals recommend
A smaller music venue with many artists playing...Chinese food next door in separate area...open late...Chinese food is OK
It doesn't get better in either architecture (Frank Gehry) or acoustics. Very very popular. Take the metro at Hollywood and Highland to get here. The architecture is iconic..a must see.
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
1063 locals recommend
It doesn't get better in either architecture (Frank Gehry) or acoustics. Very very popular. Take the metro at Hollywood and Highland to get here. The architecture is iconic..a must see.
Check listings...this group of Broadway style theaters is downtown. Take the metro at Hollywood and Highland.
49 locals recommend
The Music Center
135 N Grand Ave
49 locals recommend
Check listings...this group of Broadway style theaters is downtown. Take the metro at Hollywood and Highland.
A happening club..burlesque style...speakeasy...downtown...take the metro...very popular
241 locals recommend
The Edison
241 locals recommend
A happening club..burlesque style...speakeasy...downtown...take the metro...very popular
If there are teenagers on board, this is the place you must go. A 45 minute drive...but a real amusement park with good rides and entertainment. In the summer open late.
716 locals recommend
Six Flags Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy
716 locals recommend
If there are teenagers on board, this is the place you must go. A 45 minute drive...but a real amusement park with good rides and entertainment. In the summer open late.
A club to go to...check on who is playing that night...close by...very popular
68 locals recommend
Sound Nightclub
1642 N Las Palmas Ave
68 locals recommend
A club to go to...check on who is playing that night...close by...very popular
This is what Hollywood is known for...clubs like this...try it out...it is close by...and is popular..
80 locals recommend
Lure Nightclub
1439 Ivar Ave
80 locals recommend
This is what Hollywood is known for...clubs like this...try it out...it is close by...and is popular..

Essentials

great market...great prices...easy to cook food...frozen pizzas are from Italy
1811 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
11976 Ventura Blvd
1811 locals recommend
great market...great prices...easy to cook food...frozen pizzas are from Italy
4 blocks away...has everything a market can have
336 locals recommend
Ralphs
10901 Ventura Blvd
336 locals recommend
4 blocks away...has everything a market can have
great take out food...organic...worth a visit...famous chain of organic markets....I come here a lot.
1202 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
7871 Santa Monica Blvd
1202 locals recommend
great take out food...organic...worth a visit...famous chain of organic markets....I come here a lot.

Shopping

A famous music store that has everything...nothing like it anywhere
272 locals recommend
Amoeba Music
6200 Hollywood Blvd
272 locals recommend
A famous music store that has everything...nothing like it anywhere
Everyone wants to go here for shopping. Personally, it is not for me. Better to go to the nearby malls for sales. Not a great location..off a freeway- a good 45 minutes away-watch traffic conditions
281 locals recommend
Citadel Outlets
100 Citadel Dr
281 locals recommend
Everyone wants to go here for shopping. Personally, it is not for me. Better to go to the nearby malls for sales. Not a great location..off a freeway- a good 45 minutes away-watch traffic conditions
Another set of outlet stores-about an hour away north...but outlet stores are not for me...poor inventory of latest in season clothes--or made for outlet inventory. I prefer sales at department stores
207 locals recommend
Camarillo Premium Outlets
740 Ventura Blvd
207 locals recommend
Another set of outlet stores-about an hour away north...but outlet stores are not for me...poor inventory of latest in season clothes--or made for outlet inventory. I prefer sales at department stores
Very nice department store--higher end
37 locals recommend
Nordstrom The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
37 locals recommend
Very nice department store--higher end
A very large mall for shopping...
23 locals recommend
Gymboree Play & Music, West Los Angeles
11301 W Olympic Blvd
23 locals recommend
A very large mall for shopping...
A large indoor mall for shopping...a Macy's and Bloomingdales anchor the place. I go here a lot and The Grove.
1266 locals recommend
Beverly Center
8500 Beverly Blvd
1266 locals recommend
A large indoor mall for shopping...a Macy's and Bloomingdales anchor the place. I go here a lot and The Grove.
Food and everything else is here.
726 locals recommend
Target
735 S Figueroa St
726 locals recommend
Food and everything else is here.
TVs, computers, electonics, phones,cell phones
72 locals recommend
Best Buy
1015 N La Brea Ave
72 locals recommend
TVs, computers, electonics, phones,cell phones