Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
The Mar Vista
12249 Venice Blvd.Fancy and romantic spot to get tapis and drinks!
Best coffee spot around! Great drinks, lovely atmosphere- has inside and courtyard seating. Awesome place to do work or meet up with friends. Also have pastry options (vegan as well). Only downside is that they are closed on Sundays!
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Coffee Connection
3838 S Centinela AveBest coffee spot around! Great drinks, lovely atmosphere- has inside and courtyard seating. Awesome place to do work or meet up with friends. Also have pastry options (vegan as well). Only downside is that they are closed on Sundays!
Great for a coffee or a light lunch. Great little enclosed side garden with art all over the walls. Smaller food portions, French/American style. My favorite is the French Onion soup and the Veggie Panino!
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Atmosphere Mar Vista
12034 Venice Blvd.Great for a coffee or a light lunch. Great little enclosed side garden with art all over the walls. Smaller food portions, French/American style. My favorite is the French Onion soup and the Veggie Panino!
Perfect take out spot for Thai. You can also eat in the restaurant but the atmosphere isn't the best. If you spend over $20 they will give you a free Thai iced tea with your order. Definitely recommend Pad Thai, Pad See Ew and Cheese Wontons!
Siam Chan
12470 Venice Blvd.Perfect take out spot for Thai. You can also eat in the restaurant but the atmosphere isn't the best. If you spend over $20 they will give you a free Thai iced tea with your order. Definitely recommend Pad Thai, Pad See Ew and Cheese Wontons!
Usually we grab sandwiches at Zelda's and then walk the boardwalk on the weekends. Really great egg sandwitches, tuna melt is also a personal favorite. Plus, they make fresh mini donuts on the spot for 6 bucks (30 donuts)!
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Zelda's Corner
9 Westminster AveUsually we grab sandwiches at Zelda's and then walk the boardwalk on the weekends. Really great egg sandwitches, tuna melt is also a personal favorite. Plus, they make fresh mini donuts on the spot for 6 bucks (30 donuts)!
Pricey but cool spot that is a short walk from the apartment. Indoor and some outdoor seating. General Tso's cauliflower is bomb!
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Little Fatty
3809 Grand View BlvdPricey but cool spot that is a short walk from the apartment. Indoor and some outdoor seating. General Tso's cauliflower is bomb!
Great spot to grab a bite. Cute little outside eating area as well. Awesome for a quick nibble. If you've never had omusubi, it's a great time to try it! Basically it's a sushi sandwich- but for those who are not a fan of fish, they have veggie and hot meat options as well. My personal favorites are the Sunny Blue Curry, Miso Beef and Tuna Kara! Each Omusubi ranges from about $3.25 - $3.95. Two of them gets me full!
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Sunny Blue
12608 Washington BlvdGreat spot to grab a bite. Cute little outside eating area as well. Awesome for a quick nibble. If you've never had omusubi, it's a great time to try it! Basically it's a sushi sandwich- but for those who are not a fan of fish, they have veggie and hot meat options as well. My personal favorites are the Sunny Blue Curry, Miso Beef and Tuna Kara! Each Omusubi ranges from about $3.25 - $3.95. Two of them gets me full!
Did someone say brunch?! Go to A-Frame! Unlimited Hawaiian style pancakes and bottomless drinks for about $20 a person! The pancakes come in perfect portions, leaving you the opportunity to get 4 stacks and try them all. My personal favorite is the fried chicken stack with a bloody Mary (they have great bloody's!). I love eating on the patio there!
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A-Frame
12565 W Washington BlvdDid someone say brunch?! Go to A-Frame! Unlimited Hawaiian style pancakes and bottomless drinks for about $20 a person! The pancakes come in perfect portions, leaving you the opportunity to get 4 stacks and try them all. My personal favorite is the fried chicken stack with a bloody Mary (they have great bloody's!). I love eating on the patio there!
Drinks & Nightlife
Favorite dive bar around! Super cheap drinks, great friendly staff. They have a pool table, shuffle board, darts, and juke box. Plus if you're up and ready to party at 6am on Sunday, they offer donuts at the bar with your bloody Mary.
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Cozy Inn
11155 Washington PlFavorite dive bar around! Super cheap drinks, great friendly staff. They have a pool table, shuffle board, darts, and juke box. Plus if you're up and ready to party at 6am on Sunday, they offer donuts at the bar with your bloody Mary.
Upscale bar upstairs from the restaurant area with music and sometimes live jazz performances. Ask the hostess where to go because it's a bit hidden. Pricey cocktails but a nice place to go get a little dressed up and have a fancy drink. Also good for work related drinks!
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The Culver Hotel
9400 Culver BlvdUpscale bar upstairs from the restaurant area with music and sometimes live jazz performances. Ask the hostess where to go because it's a bit hidden. Pricey cocktails but a nice place to go get a little dressed up and have a fancy drink. Also good for work related drinks!
True Whiskey Bar. Great prices and awesome happy hour! Great for conversations- not super loud on music, with a large smoking patio outside.
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Bigfoot West
10939 Venice Blvd.True Whiskey Bar. Great prices and awesome happy hour! Great for conversations- not super loud on music, with a large smoking patio outside.
Rooftop bar for great (pricey) cocktails but an awesome view of Santa Monica pier and all the action happening on Ocean Ave. You will spend a ridiculous amount of money for drinks, but I recommend it for one drink just so you can see the views!
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Hotel Shangri-La
1301 Ocean AveRooftop bar for great (pricey) cocktails but an awesome view of Santa Monica pier and all the action happening on Ocean Ave. You will spend a ridiculous amount of money for drinks, but I recommend it for one drink just so you can see the views!
Sightseeing
Beautiful views all the way to Wayferer's Chapel. All glass chapel and a quiet spot to have a picnic, see the views and take a walk with a friend or loved one. Epic sights for everyone to enjoy.
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Wayfarers Chapel
5755 Palos Verdes Dr SBeautiful views all the way to Wayferer's Chapel. All glass chapel and a quiet spot to have a picnic, see the views and take a walk with a friend or loved one. Epic sights for everyone to enjoy.
Everyone needs to visit the Observatory- more for the sights of the city than anything else. Whether you're going in the day time or at night- it is a stunning view of all of Los Angeles. Take a book and sit at the top or take endless selfies with friends on the ledge overlooking the city.
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그리피스 천문대
2800 E Observatory RdEveryone needs to visit the Observatory- more for the sights of the city than anything else. Whether you're going in the day time or at night- it is a stunning view of all of Los Angeles. Take a book and sit at the top or take endless selfies with friends on the ledge overlooking the city.
Beautiful beautiful and quiet park. Lovely place to go to read, write or sit and look at the butterflies or the ducks in the pond. I wish I could adequately describe how pretty this place is. The journey to it along the coast is epic as well!
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Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple
17190 Sunset BlvdBeautiful beautiful and quiet park. Lovely place to go to read, write or sit and look at the butterflies or the ducks in the pond. I wish I could adequately describe how pretty this place is. The journey to it along the coast is epic as well!
Shopping
The best swap meet around! Sundays from 9am to 5pm (they stop letting people in at 4:45pm) but it's 3$ cash entry and believe me when I say you might be there all day long. Vendors set up tables as far as the eye can see, selling things from jean jackets to vintage suitcases. This is also a very central location to other iconic LA spots, so you can add this to your LA bucket list without going far out of your way. If you get hungry while shopping, try the empanadas in the "food court".
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Melrose Trading Post
7850 Melrose AveThe best swap meet around! Sundays from 9am to 5pm (they stop letting people in at 4:45pm) but it's 3$ cash entry and believe me when I say you might be there all day long. Vendors set up tables as far as the eye can see, selling things from jean jackets to vintage suitcases. This is also a very central location to other iconic LA spots, so you can add this to your LA bucket list without going far out of your way. If you get hungry while shopping, try the empanadas in the "food court".
Super cool place with food, shopping, culture, people watching and more! Definitely a place you can spend hours in without even realizing.
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그랜드 센트럴 마켓
317 S BroadwaySuper cool place with food, shopping, culture, people watching and more! Definitely a place you can spend hours in without even realizing.
Essentials
CVS
2505 Santa Monica BlvdCloses at 10pm but great for essentials and only 1 block from the apartment.