Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
LA Cafe
639 S Spring StYummy comfort food, delivered 24 hours a day.
Tasty dessert shop with creative creations like grilled cheese sandwiches with chicken and grape jam. Has stuff like chocolate-covered strawberries, little cakes, etc.
45 locals recommend
Syrup Desserts
611 S Spring StTasty dessert shop with creative creations like grilled cheese sandwiches with chicken and grape jam. Has stuff like chocolate-covered strawberries, little cakes, etc.
Awesome restaurant and bar with famous burgers. They won't even allow you to put ketchup on it. Just try.
344 locals recommend
Father's Office
1018 Montana AveAwesome restaurant and bar with famous burgers. They won't even allow you to put ketchup on it. Just try.
One of the contenders for best restaurant in LA. It's expensive, and good look getting a reservation.
322 locals recommend
Bestia
2121 E 7th PlOne of the contenders for best restaurant in LA. It's expensive, and good look getting a reservation.
Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdConsidered by many to be the best restaurant in LA.
Fantastic upscale restaurant in the Arts District. You won't be disappointed.
62 locals recommend
Church & State LA
1850 Industrial StFantastic upscale restaurant in the Arts District. You won't be disappointed.
While in your Highland Park, don't miss this make-your-own-donut shop. It's downright delicious.
159 locals recommend
Donut Friend
5107 York BlvdWhile in your Highland Park, don't miss this make-your-own-donut shop. It's downright delicious.
Some of the best food in the city. Very eclectic (they serve rabbit), and very pricy. Inside an old church.
54 locals recommend
Redbird
114 E 2nd StSome of the best food in the city. Very eclectic (they serve rabbit), and very pricy. Inside an old church.
Miro Restaurant
888 Wilshire BlvdFantastic Mediterranean restaurant. Very upscale.
Blue Bottle Coffee
582 Mateo StWorld-famous coffee in the Arts District.
One of the best cafes in Los Angeles, with great coffee, awesome food, and great deserts.
288 locals recommend
Urth Caffé
459 S Hewitt StOne of the best cafes in Los Angeles, with great coffee, awesome food, and great deserts.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1460 Vine StBurritos are right next to the apartment.
Perch is a rooftop restaurant (French) that also has two amazing bars. Great for a date or just as a way to see the city on a night out. Great brunch spot.
786 locals recommend
Perch
448 S Hill StPerch is a rooftop restaurant (French) that also has two amazing bars. Great for a date or just as a way to see the city on a night out. Great brunch spot.
Sprinkles Downtown Los Angeles
735 S Figueroa StDelicious cupcakes.
Amazing French restaurant in DTLA. They'll literally set your pasta on fire. Great way to impress a date.
34 locals recommend
Le Petit Paris
418 S Spring StAmazing French restaurant in DTLA. They'll literally set your pasta on fire. Great way to impress a date.
A small but amazing restaurant in the Historic Core. Cozy, industrial, chic.
125 locals recommend
Bäco Mercat
408 S Main StA small but amazing restaurant in the Historic Core. Cozy, industrial, chic.
Very stylish Italian place with beautiful modern interior, awesome cocktails, and amazing food. Expensive but worth it.
20 locals recommend
TOMGEORGE Restaurant
707 S Grand AveVery stylish Italian place with beautiful modern interior, awesome cocktails, and amazing food. Expensive but worth it.
Hip Vietnamese restaurant with a cool sense of style, good music, and great food.
58 locals recommend
Little Sister Downtown
523 W 7th StHip Vietnamese restaurant with a cool sense of style, good music, and great food.
13,000 reviews on Yelp can't be wrong. Beautiful gilded interior with high ceilings. Delicious food for any time of day. Amazing deserts. Great for dates.
584 locals recommend
Bottega Louie
700 S Grand Ave13,000 reviews on Yelp can't be wrong. Beautiful gilded interior with high ceilings. Delicious food for any time of day. Amazing deserts. Great for dates.
Drinks & Nightlife
To get in, you walk inside, up some stairs, and greet a young lady in a night gown. She pulls a lever and a bed moves, and you get access to this "secret" bar.
201 locals recommend
No Vacancy
1727 N Hudson AveTo get in, you walk inside, up some stairs, and greet a young lady in a night gown. She pulls a lever and a bed moves, and you get access to this "secret" bar.
Open a refrigerator and walk through to get to this "secret" bar.
266 locals recommend
Good Times at Davey Wayne's
1611 N El Centro AveOpen a refrigerator and walk through to get to this "secret" bar.
"Secret" bar located in the back of a barber shop. Also has delicious food.
80 locals recommend
Blind Barber
10797 Washington Blvd"Secret" bar located in the back of a barber shop. Also has delicious food.
Another awesome Santa Monica bar situated inside an old Victorian house. Has a beautiful outdoor area.
96 locals recommend
The Victorian
2640 Main StAnother awesome Santa Monica bar situated inside an old Victorian house. Has a beautiful outdoor area.
Very cool bar right by the ocean that is designed to look like the inside of someone's house. Also has an awesome outdoor area with trees. Can be hard to get in, but worth it.
525 locals recommend
The Bungalow
101 Wilshire BlvdVery cool bar right by the ocean that is designed to look like the inside of someone's house. Also has an awesome outdoor area with trees. Can be hard to get in, but worth it.
The Misfit Restaurant + Bar
225 Santa Monica BlvdExcellent restaurant and bar in Santa Monica.
Fantastic local brewery where the metal cables from the Golden Gate Bridge were originally manufactured. Huge interior great for events and parties.
179 locals recommend
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda StFantastic local brewery where the metal cables from the Golden Gate Bridge were originally manufactured. Huge interior great for events and parties.
A dazzling Gatsby-style 1920s underground bar situated in what used to be the Edison electric factory. Complete with giant electricity turbines, golden everything, sequined dancers, live jazz bands, and soaring ceilings. Just incredible. Men must have dress shoes and a collared shirt to enter.
241 locals recommend
The Edison
A dazzling Gatsby-style 1920s underground bar situated in what used to be the Edison electric factory. Complete with giant electricity turbines, golden everything, sequined dancers, live jazz bands, and soaring ceilings. Just incredible. Men must have dress shoes and a collared shirt to enter.
Great 1920s-style bar with a couple pool tables and delicious cocktails. Close to Umami burger if you want to grab a burger first.
41 locals recommend
Golden Gopher
417 W 8th StGreat 1920s-style bar with a couple pool tables and delicious cocktails. Close to Umami burger if you want to grab a burger first.
Very cool rooftop bar with wild Mad-Men-style 60s decor, water beds, a German beer garden, and gorgeous skyscraper views of DTLA
330 locals recommend
Standard Downtown
550 Flower StVery cool rooftop bar with wild Mad-Men-style 60s decor, water beds, a German beer garden, and gorgeous skyscraper views of DTLA
Secret speakeasy in the back of Seven Grand. Serves some of the best whiskey in the world. Usually they clear it out on the weekends and open it up so that it's just part of Seven Grand. If you want the speakeasy experience, I believe you have to come on weekdays.
6 locals recommend
Bar Jackalope
515 W 7th StSecret speakeasy in the back of Seven Grand. Serves some of the best whiskey in the world. Usually they clear it out on the weekends and open it up so that it's just part of Seven Grand. If you want the speakeasy experience, I believe you have to come on weekdays.
One of the coolest bars in LA. 5 floors of awesomeness. Stuffed lions, stuffed buffalos, a giant redwood tree, multiple bars, a cafeteria serving gourmet food, the works. A few blocks from the apartment. Many secret areas inside.
79 locals recommend
The Pacific Seas at Clifton’s Cafeteria
648 S BroadwayOne of the coolest bars in LA. 5 floors of awesomeness. Stuffed lions, stuffed buffalos, a giant redwood tree, multiple bars, a cafeteria serving gourmet food, the works. A few blocks from the apartment. Many secret areas inside.
Very cool whiskey bar with beautiful decor and a cool crowd. In the back, there's a speakeasy called The Jackalope that sells a list of the finest whiskeys in the world. Right next to the apartment.
206 locals recommend
Seven Bar Lounge
515 W 7th StVery cool whiskey bar with beautiful decor and a cool crowd. In the back, there's a speakeasy called The Jackalope that sells a list of the finest whiskeys in the world. Right next to the apartment.
Sightseeing
The Venice Canals are extremely unique. It's a neighborhood built on canals, just like in Venice, Italy. Only this one has Palm Trees. You have to see it at least once.
947 locals recommend
Venice Canals
The Venice Canals are extremely unique. It's a neighborhood built on canals, just like in Venice, Italy. Only this one has Palm Trees. You have to see it at least once.
If you haven't heard of the Walk of Fame, then what are you doing in LA? This is where you can see the various celebrities Hollywood stars.
1913 locals recommend
Hollywood Walk Of Fame HQ
6255 Sunset BlvdIf you haven't heard of the Walk of Fame, then what are you doing in LA? This is where you can see the various celebrities Hollywood stars.
Parks & Nature
Great hiking, running, and walks. Also contains Griffith Observatory, an incredible 1920s observatory perched atop a mountain overlooking all of LA, which has a small astronomy museum. Here, you'll get awesome shots of the Hollywood sign.
898 locals recommend
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs DriveGreat hiking, running, and walks. Also contains Griffith Observatory, an incredible 1920s observatory perched atop a mountain overlooking all of LA, which has a small astronomy museum. Here, you'll get awesome shots of the Hollywood sign.
Arts & Culture
LA's most popular art museum. Tons of awesome exhibits all the time.
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdLA's most popular art museum. Tons of awesome exhibits all the time.
Incredible 1920s observatory perched atop a mountain overlooking all of LA. Also contains a small astronomy museum. Here, you'll get awesome shots of the Hollywood sign, and it's inside Griffith Park, where you get great hiking, running, and walks.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory RdIncredible 1920s observatory perched atop a mountain overlooking all of LA. Also contains a small astronomy museum. Here, you'll get awesome shots of the Hollywood sign, and it's inside Griffith Park, where you get great hiking, running, and walks.
Beautiful public library with gorgeous Art Deco architecture and photo-worthy interior.
47 locals recommend
Los Angeles Central Library
630 W 5th StBeautiful public library with gorgeous Art Deco architecture and photo-worthy interior.
An awesome venue for concerts. Catch John Williams playing all his movie songs, or see Death Cab or Radiohead, or whatever.
1407 locals recommend
Hollywood Bowl
2301 Hollywood Bowl RdAn awesome venue for concerts. Catch John Williams playing all his movie songs, or see Death Cab or Radiohead, or whatever.
Beautiful museum. Great for a photo opp, I've heard the inside is good too.
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand AveBeautiful museum. Great for a photo opp, I've heard the inside is good too.
Gorgeous architecture and great for photos. If you can snag tickets to a show here, do it!
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand AveGorgeous architecture and great for photos. If you can snag tickets to a show here, do it!
Shopping
A gorgeous outdoor shopping mall with a trolly, fountains, open lawns, etc. A great example of why shopping in LA can be fun.
642 locals recommend
The Americana at Brand
889 Americana WayA gorgeous outdoor shopping mall with a trolly, fountains, open lawns, etc. A great example of why shopping in LA can be fun.
A gorgeous outdoor shopping mall with a trolly, fountains, open lawns, etc. A great example of why shopping in LA can be fun.
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove DrA gorgeous outdoor shopping mall with a trolly, fountains, open lawns, etc. A great example of why shopping in LA can be fun.
There's a Macy's near the apartment. The complex is being renovated, so there may be even cooler stuff here by the time you read this.
137 locals recommend
Macy's
750 W 7th StThere's a Macy's near the apartment. The complex is being renovated, so there may be even cooler stuff here by the time you read this.
Zara
South Figueroa StreetClothes. Check.
Target is located in a small shopping mall. There's also a cupcake store (Sprinkle), a Zara, a Victoria's Secret, and a fancy food court.
726 locals recommend
Target
735 S Figueroa StTarget is located in a small shopping mall. There's also a cupcake store (Sprinkle), a Zara, a Victoria's Secret, and a fancy food court.
Iconic bookstore with statues and tunnels made out of books. Come here to make your Instagram look cool.
324 locals recommend
The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring StreetIconic bookstore with statues and tunnels made out of books. Come here to make your Instagram look cool.
Urban Outfitters
1520 N Cahuenga BlvdNot feeling hipstery enough? UO can change that.
Essentials
Very close to apartment and has everything you would expect from a convenience store.
238 locals recommend
CVS
4414 York BlvdVery close to apartment and has everything you would expect from a convenience store.
Near the apartment. Also has an attached restaurant with great food, and of course their food bar is delicious.
344 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
788 S Grand AveNear the apartment. Also has an attached restaurant with great food, and of course their food bar is delicious.