Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Good BBQ, outdoor open air. Live tunes on Tuesday.
76 locals recommend
Clutch
427 Lincoln Blvd
76 locals recommend
Good BBQ, outdoor open air. Live tunes on Tuesday.
Brand new spot. Great vibe. Delicious food.
93 locals recommend
Hatchet Hall
12517 W Washington Blvd
93 locals recommend
Brand new spot. Great vibe. Delicious food.
Feels like you stepped into Costa Rica/Jamaica. BYOB.
83 locals recommend
Cha Cha Chicken
1906 Ocean Ave
83 locals recommend
Feels like you stepped into Costa Rica/Jamaica. BYOB.
Great burgers, fries, salads and beers.
39 locals recommend
Simmzy's
37 Washington Blvd
39 locals recommend
Great burgers, fries, salads and beers.
Healthy food. Hippy vibes.
488 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude
512 Rose Ave
488 locals recommend
Healthy food. Hippy vibes.
A classic lunch & dinner spot on the weekend after a good hike
24 locals recommend
Froggy's Coffee
24 locals recommend
A classic lunch & dinner spot on the weekend after a good hike
Romance her!
220 locals recommend
Inn of the Seventh Ray
128 Old Topanga Canyon Rd
220 locals recommend
Romance her!
good breakfast watch the world walk by
86 locals recommend
Fig Tree
431 Ocean Front Walk
86 locals recommend
good breakfast watch the world walk by
84 locals recommend
Great White
1604 Pacific Ave
84 locals recommend
Si! Mon
great pizza & best kale salad in town
13 locals recommend
Ospi
2025 Pacific Ave
13 locals recommend
great pizza & best kale salad in town
one of my favorites- line caught fish & natural wines. NYC style vibe spinning vinyl
14 locals recommend
Dudley Market
9 Dudley Ave
14 locals recommend
one of my favorites- line caught fish & natural wines. NYC style vibe spinning vinyl
Market Venice

Drinks & Nightlife

Get the margaritas off Chips cart. This place is a classic, known for it's old school ambiance and calamari steaks. Classic Mexican.
70 locals recommend
Casablanca
220 Lincoln Blvd
70 locals recommend
Get the margaritas off Chips cart. This place is a classic, known for it's old school ambiance and calamari steaks. Classic Mexican.
Exotic sausage spot & Belgian beers on tap.
243 locals recommend
Wurstküche Restaurant Venice Beach
625 Lincoln Blvd
243 locals recommend
Exotic sausage spot & Belgian beers on tap.
Sometimes pretty touristy but great for a sundowner. Food is hit or miss. Skateboard flight is a fun way to enjoy your sampler. Scallops are the best thing on the menu.
321 locals recommend
The Commons Ale House
129 Broadway
321 locals recommend
Sometimes pretty touristy but great for a sundowner. Food is hit or miss. Skateboard flight is a fun way to enjoy your sampler. Scallops are the best thing on the menu.
Good Cuban-California fare. Try the Banana Mojito!
79 locals recommend
Mercede's Grille
14 W Washington Blvd
79 locals recommend
Good Cuban-California fare. Try the Banana Mojito!
Surprisingly good food, fish especially. Classic bar known as an old actor hangout.
46 locals recommend
Chez Jay
1657 Ocean Ave
46 locals recommend
Surprisingly good food, fish especially. Classic bar known as an old actor hangout.
Ask for the Braveheart. Best cocktail in town.
395 locals recommend
The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd
395 locals recommend
Ask for the Braveheart. Best cocktail in town.
Good neighborhood pub.
212 locals recommend
Townhouse Venice
52 Windward Ave
212 locals recommend
Good neighborhood pub.
Whiskey Bar, hipster action
70 locals recommend
Bigfoot West
10939 Venice Blvd.
70 locals recommend
Whiskey Bar, hipster action
Cool Culver city bar
52 locals recommend
Mandrake
2692 La Cienega Blvd
52 locals recommend
Cool Culver city bar
Before or after Malibu wines. A classic western style saloon. Great brunch. Try the Manmosa. Just don't drive home after!
84 locals recommend
Old Place
29983 Mulholland Hwy
84 locals recommend
Before or after Malibu wines. A classic western style saloon. Great brunch. Try the Manmosa. Just don't drive home after!
Great Monday Salsa spot.
19 locals recommend
Peruvian Seafood El Dorado Restaurant
730 Vine St
19 locals recommend
Great Monday Salsa spot.
Speakeasy...Cuban theme. Dress it up!
98 locals recommend
La Descarga
1159 N Western Ave
98 locals recommend
Speakeasy...Cuban theme. Dress it up!

Everything Else

Euro style bakery. Wide variety. Good environment.
447 locals recommend
Gjusta
320 Sunset Ave
447 locals recommend
Euro style bakery. Wide variety. Good environment.
Best rooftop sunset spot for a cocktail.
248 locals recommend
Hotel Erwin
1697 Pacific Ave
248 locals recommend
Best rooftop sunset spot for a cocktail.
Good downstairs sweaty music venue. Tuesdays and Thursdays have the best night of tunes. Weds comedy.
44 locals recommend
The Del Monte Speakeasy
52 Windward Ave
44 locals recommend
Good downstairs sweaty music venue. Tuesdays and Thursdays have the best night of tunes. Weds comedy.
Good morning spot. New budding part of town.
320 locals recommend
Superba Food + Bread
1900 Lincoln Blvd
320 locals recommend
Good morning spot. New budding part of town.
Oldest Bar in Santa Monica.
99 locals recommend
Harvelle's Blues Club
1432 4th St
99 locals recommend
Oldest Bar in Santa Monica.
Green Juice Jump Start
104 locals recommend
Moon Juice
507 Rose Ave
104 locals recommend
Green Juice Jump Start
Skip and a jump away from the spot.
1701 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
1701 locals recommend
Skip and a jump away from the spot.
Great live music venue
107 locals recommend
Troubadour
9081 N Santa Monica Blvd
107 locals recommend
Great live music venue
Great layout for music venue. Check the calendar.
99 locals recommend
El Rey Theater
5515 Wilshire Blvd
99 locals recommend
Great layout for music venue. Check the calendar.
Another epic music venue.
150 locals recommend
The Wiltern
3790 Wilshire Blvd
150 locals recommend
Another epic music venue.
Big Music venue. Big Acts.
1407 locals recommend
Hollywood Bowl
2301 Hollywood Bowl Rd
1407 locals recommend
Big Music venue. Big Acts.
Great Music venue
380 locals recommend
The Greek Theatre
2700 N Vermont Ave
380 locals recommend
Great Music venue
Take a walk on the water.
334 locals recommend
Manhattan Beach Pier
2 Manhattan Beach Blvd
334 locals recommend
Take a walk on the water.
Perfect day trip, date spot
85 locals recommend
Malibu Wines
31740 Mulholland Highway
85 locals recommend
Perfect day trip, date spot
Good stop for sunset
247 locals recommend
Moonshadows
20356 Pacific Coast Highway
247 locals recommend
Good stop for sunset
Hike and explore
277 locals recommend
Topanga State Park
20828 Entrada Rd
277 locals recommend
Hike and explore
Get out here for some art and culture.
256 locals recommend
Silver Lake
256 locals recommend
Get out here for some art and culture.
Check it
297 locals recommend
Art District
Traction Avenue
297 locals recommend
Check it
Contemporary Art...get it!
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
Contemporary Art...get it!

Shopping

Best coffee in town by far!
131 locals recommend
Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward Ave
131 locals recommend
Best coffee in town by far!
Good healthy grub.
86 locals recommend
Sage Plant Based Bistro West
5668 Sepulveda Blvd
86 locals recommend
Good healthy grub.