Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Very fresh, yummy, inexpensive food, very close and run by a friendly family. Lunch or dinner.
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Chico's Restaurant
100 N Avenue 50Very fresh, yummy, inexpensive food, very close and run by a friendly family. Lunch or dinner.
Good food and drinks, try the molcajete special for 2, it includes drinks for $28.99! Breakfast, lunch, happy hour or dinner.
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El Pescador
5230 N Figueroa StGood food and drinks, try the molcajete special for 2, it includes drinks for $28.99! Breakfast, lunch, happy hour or dinner.
Great seafood, ceviche, fish tacos, oysters, classic LA ambiance! Lunch and snacks.
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Via-Mar Restaurant Express
5111 N Figueroa StGreat seafood, ceviche, fish tacos, oysters, classic LA ambiance! Lunch and snacks.
Good Mexican breakfast and more, very authentic, friendly people. Breakfast and Lunch.
Metro Balderas Restaurant
5305 N Figueroa StGood Mexican breakfast and more, very authentic, friendly people. Breakfast and Lunch.
Great Salvadoran and Mexican food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria
5707 N Figueroa StGreat Salvadoran and Mexican food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Classic LA Mexican with huge portions and strong margaritas! Dinner.
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Villa Sombrero Restaurant
6101 York BlvdClassic LA Mexican with huge portions and strong margaritas! Dinner.
Decent enough Vietnamese if you don't feel like going downtown or towards San Gabriel valley. Lunch.
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Good Girl Dinette
110 North Avenue 56Decent enough Vietnamese if you don't feel like going downtown or towards San Gabriel valley. Lunch.
Ba
5100 York BoulevardRomantic French restaurant on York. Great French Fries! Brunch and Dinner.
Maximiliano
5930 York BlvdItalian food, good pizza and brunch. Brunch, lunch and dinner.
Sonny's Hideaway
5137 York BlvdHipster restaurant and cocktails.
Le Pain Quotidien
88 W Colorado BlvdYummy bread and breakfasts in a bustling shopping area.
Great burgers, good place to grab an easy lunch when you're shopping on Colorado Blvd.
Jakes of Pasadena
38 W Colorado BlvdGreat burgers, good place to grab an easy lunch when you're shopping on Colorado Blvd.
Gus's BBQ
808 Fair Oaks AveDelicious BBQ, huge portions, good cocktails.
Great Izakaya in a Little Tokyo mall, very busy on weekends. Little Tokyo gold line stop.
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Honda-Ya
333 South Alameda StreetGreat Izakaya in a Little Tokyo mall, very busy on weekends. Little Tokyo gold line stop.
Huge Korean BBQ place in a LIttle Tokyo mall, very good selection of dishes. Little Tokyo gold line stop.
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Manna Korean BBQ
333 Alameda StreetHuge Korean BBQ place in a LIttle Tokyo mall, very good selection of dishes. Little Tokyo gold line stop.
Great Pho place in Chinatown, huge and always busy, with parking. Chinatown gold line stop.
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Pho 87
1019 N BroadwayGreat Pho place in Chinatown, huge and always busy, with parking. Chinatown gold line stop.
Quality dim sum in a classic atmosphere. Chinatown gold line stop.
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Ocean Seafood Restaurant
750 N Hill StQuality dim sum in a classic atmosphere. Chinatown gold line stop.
Home of the French dip sandwich, classic LA institution. Chinatown gold line.
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Philippe The Original
1001 N Alameda StHome of the French dip sandwich, classic LA institution. Chinatown gold line.
Cole's French Dip
118 E 6th StThe other LA French dip place, good cocktails, fun atmosphere.
Mas Malo
515 West 7th StreetTrendy Mexican place with good food and cocktails and happy hour.
Classic LA institution, super diverse market with 2 dozen different food stalls, becoming trendy, see it while it still retains some Old LA charm.
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Stór miðborgarmarkaður
317 S BroadwayClassic LA institution, super diverse market with 2 dozen different food stalls, becoming trendy, see it while it still retains some Old LA charm.
Shopping
Mount Analog
2217 Hyperion AvenueVery specialized record store, vinyl and tapes only.
Platform
5027 York BlvdCrafty hipster tchotchke store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good happy hour until 7, great French fries, a friendly neighborhood bar.
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The Greyhound Bar & Grill
5570 N Figueroa StGood happy hour until 7, great French fries, a friendly neighborhood bar.
Former dive bar, easy to stumble home from, cute patio, taco tuesday and happy hour.
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La Cuevita
5922 N Figueroa StFormer dive bar, easy to stumble home from, cute patio, taco tuesday and happy hour.
Classic hipster dive bar in Cypress Park, 2 gold line stops from Southwest Museum.
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Footsies
2640 N Figueroa StClassic hipster dive bar in Cypress Park, 2 gold line stops from Southwest Museum.
Hotel Figueroa
939 S Figueroa StGood poolside happy hour drinks in a pretty Moroccan style setting.
Ace Hotel
929 S BroadwayFood and drinks in super trendy hotel setting. Rooftop bar.
Standard Downtown
550 Flower StGreat view, overpriced drinks by the rooftop pool.
La Cita
336 S Hill StDive bar with patio, happy hour all day til 7pm.
The Redwood Bar & Grill
316 West 2nd StreetGreat bar, happy hour, friendly folks.
Essentials
Old LA/Highland Park Farmers' Market
Marmion WayEvery Tuesday, 3-8 pm.
Trader Joe's
345 S Lake AveThe closest Trader Joe's, accessible by gold line, 5 minutes by car.
Closest Whole Foods, with a wine bar and happy hour, pizza, burgers, seafood cooked to order before 7pm, great place for an easy dinner. Accessible by Gold Line, Del Mar station.
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Whole Foods Market
465 S Arroyo PkwyClosest Whole Foods, with a wine bar and happy hour, pizza, burgers, seafood cooked to order before 7pm, great place for an easy dinner. Accessible by Gold Line, Del Mar station.
Thursdays from 3-7, accessible by Metro, Mission street stop.
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South Pasadena Farmers' Market
920 Meridian AveThursdays from 3-7, accessible by Metro, Mission street stop.
Everything Else
Small lake at the top and great views of LA and Pasadena/Glendale.
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Ernest E Debs Regional Park
4235 Monterey RdSmall lake at the top and great views of LA and Pasadena/Glendale.
Lax-C
1100 N Main StAKA the Thai Costco, restaurant supply that also serves yummy Thai food. Chinatown gold line.