Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Close by
573 locals recommend
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvd
573 locals recommend
Close by
Delicious food, coffee and great place to meet near Main Street and Venice.
256 locals recommend
Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main St
256 locals recommend
Delicious food, coffee and great place to meet near Main Street and Venice.
Great for coffee, breakfast and lunch.
17 locals recommend
Uplifters Kitchen
2819 Ocean Park Blvd
17 locals recommend
Great for coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Local and good Italian restaurant, with reasonable lunch special
24 locals recommend
Il Forno
2901 Ocean Park Blvd
24 locals recommend
Local and good Italian restaurant, with reasonable lunch special
excellent sushi
30 locals recommend
Sushi Sasabune
11917 Wilshire Blvd
30 locals recommend
excellent sushi
Good for hamburgers and beers
200 locals recommend
Plan Check
1800 Sawtelle Blvd
200 locals recommend
Good for hamburgers and beers
Healthy, fresh, grilled food.
20 locals recommend
Crimson
2901 Ocean Park Blvd
20 locals recommend
Healthy, fresh, grilled food.
Shopping, great cafes and restaurants -- and on the First Friday of each month, food trucks line the street, for a community event.
1065 locals recommend
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
1065 locals recommend
Shopping, great cafes and restaurants -- and on the First Friday of each month, food trucks line the street, for a community event.
On Sawtelle, north of Pico, a busy street, lined with restaurants, cafes, desert destinations -- from dumplings and ramen to pizza and burgers.
25 locals recommend
Sawtelle
25 locals recommend
On Sawtelle, north of Pico, a busy street, lined with restaurants, cafes, desert destinations -- from dumplings and ramen to pizza and burgers.
Family friendly casual restaurant -- build-your-own burgers, sandwiches, and milkshakes.
128 locals recommend
The Counter
5779 Wilshire Blvd
128 locals recommend
Family friendly casual restaurant -- build-your-own burgers, sandwiches, and milkshakes.

Sightseeing

Boardwalk, restaurants, carousel, and Pacific Park amusement park -- for young children and grown ups.
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 locals recommend
Boardwalk, restaurants, carousel, and Pacific Park amusement park -- for young children and grown ups.
Lovely walking area, nearby Abbot Kinney restaurants, in Venice
947 locals recommend
Venice Canals
947 locals recommend
Lovely walking area, nearby Abbot Kinney restaurants, in Venice
Outstanding university and performance venues, including Royce Hall, located in the heart of Westwood -- a college town that has grown to be a vibrant part of West LA.
473 locals recommend
University of California, Los Angeles
473 locals recommend
Outstanding university and performance venues, including Royce Hall, located in the heart of Westwood -- a college town that has grown to be a vibrant part of West LA.
Very casual, with a wide array of people, shops, restaurants, food stands.
815 locals recommend
Venice Beach Boardwalk
517 Ocean Front Walk
815 locals recommend
Very casual, with a wide array of people, shops, restaurants, food stands.

Arts & Culture

Movie with dinner.
84 locals recommend
IPIC Westwood
10840 Wilshire Blvd
84 locals recommend
Movie with dinner.
Comfortable movie theater
96 locals recommend
The Wine Bar at The Landmark
10850 W Pico Blvd
96 locals recommend
Comfortable movie theater
Art Galleries -- and try the Bergamot Cafe within the complex
102 locals recommend
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave
102 locals recommend
Art Galleries -- and try the Bergamot Cafe within the complex
Excellent performances.
1063 locals recommend
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
1063 locals recommend
Excellent performances.
Beautiful art pavilions, gardens and outstanding views.
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
Beautiful art pavilions, gardens and outstanding views.
A beautiful museum and gardens
883 locals recommend
The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy
883 locals recommend
A beautiful museum and gardens
Renowned artists for special family performances for children.
26 locals recommend
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
1310 11th St
26 locals recommend
Renowned artists for special family performances for children.

Essentials

Worth trying!
881 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 locals recommend
Worth trying!
Nearby grocery
503 locals recommend
Ralphs
1644 Cloverfield Blvd
503 locals recommend
Nearby grocery
Quality produce, as well as prepared options
1701 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
1701 locals recommend
Quality produce, as well as prepared options
Sundays, 9am to noon -- Fresh produce, food trucks and a nice stroll
101 locals recommend
Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.
101 locals recommend
Sundays, 9am to noon -- Fresh produce, food trucks and a nice stroll
Japanese market
130 locals recommend
Mitsuwa Marketplace - Santa Monica
3760 S Centinela Ave
130 locals recommend
Japanese market

Entertainment & Activities

Visit the beach and reserve parking and pool passes in advance.
152 locals recommend
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Hwy
152 locals recommend
Visit the beach and reserve parking and pool passes in advance.
basketball courts, children's play area, picnic tables
40 locals recommend
Mar Vista Recreation Center
11430 Woodbine St
40 locals recommend
basketball courts, children's play area, picnic tables
The full Disney experience -- with two parks: Disneyland and California Adventures
3085 locals recommend
Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland Dr
3085 locals recommend
The full Disney experience -- with two parks: Disneyland and California Adventures

Shopping

Covered mall, connected to Landmark movie theaters
86 locals recommend
Westside Pavilion
10800 W Pico Blvd
86 locals recommend
Covered mall, connected to Landmark movie theaters
An outside mall, with shopping, movie theaters and restaurants.
232 locals recommend
Century City Mall station
232 locals recommend
An outside mall, with shopping, movie theaters and restaurants.
Shopping, restaurants and movie theaters, with a rooftop view of the ocean.
28 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pl
28 locals recommend
Shopping, restaurants and movie theaters, with a rooftop view of the ocean.
Retail shopping, movie theaters, restaurants, and LA's original Farmer's Market, open daily.
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
2581 locals recommend
Retail shopping, movie theaters, restaurants, and LA's original Farmer's Market, open daily.