Guidebook for Los Angeles

Krista
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Drinks & Nightlife

The rooftop view at night is fabulous, and the live music sets the mood. A place to feel effortlessly glamorous.
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Perch
448 S Hill St
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The rooftop view at night is fabulous, and the live music sets the mood. A place to feel effortlessly glamorous.
Love the ambiance - it's a really cheeky, stylish take on the masculine hunting lodge. Plaid, deer antlers, and whiskey galore. There's a pool table and oftentimes live music.
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Seven Bar Lounge
515 W 7th St
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Love the ambiance - it's a really cheeky, stylish take on the masculine hunting lodge. Plaid, deer antlers, and whiskey galore. There's a pool table and oftentimes live music.

Essentials

Really convenient mini-mart - carries fresh produce, milk, eggs, ice cream, candy, beauty products, lots of liquor, and really friendly staff (family-owned).
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Bunkerhill Market
800 W 1st St
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Really convenient mini-mart - carries fresh produce, milk, eggs, ice cream, candy, beauty products, lots of liquor, and really friendly staff (family-owned).

Food Scene

Fun, casual place to eat. The salad bar is light and lovely, and the chicken and braises are really hearty comfort food. They have $1 cupcakes that have the perfect frosting to cake ratio.
Lemonade At Moca
250 S Grand Ave
Fun, casual place to eat. The salad bar is light and lovely, and the chicken and braises are really hearty comfort food. They have $1 cupcakes that have the perfect frosting to cake ratio.
One of my FAVORITE places in LA. It's a steakhouse that's been around since the 1920s and the decor is inspired by a 1st-class dining car on a train. Food is DELICIOUS and it's open 24/7!
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Pacific Dining Car
1310 W 6th St
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One of my FAVORITE places in LA. It's a steakhouse that's been around since the 1920s and the decor is inspired by a 1st-class dining car on a train. Food is DELICIOUS and it's open 24/7!
A great coffee bar & arts center, REDCAT is in the basement of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It has cutting-edge changing art exhibits and lots of avant-garde performances in the blackbox theater.
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REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER
631 W 2nd St
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A great coffee bar & arts center, REDCAT is in the basement of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It has cutting-edge changing art exhibits and lots of avant-garde performances in the blackbox theater.
Delicious sushi, always crowded, buzzy atmosphere. Warmly lit restaurant. Great date place.
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Sushi Gen
422 E 2nd St
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Delicious sushi, always crowded, buzzy atmosphere. Warmly lit restaurant. Great date place.
Fun, hip dining experience with delicious food. I especially love the mushroom coca, akin to a thin crust pizza.
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Bäco Mercat
408 S Main St
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Fun, hip dining experience with delicious food. I especially love the mushroom coca, akin to a thin crust pizza.
I LOVE this place. The maple custard pie is a must-try. The chicken pot pie is yummy if you're in the mood for something savory. Pie Hole is in the Arts District & caters to a creative bohemian crowd.
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The Pie Hole
714 Traction Ave
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I LOVE this place. The maple custard pie is a must-try. The chicken pot pie is yummy if you're in the mood for something savory. Pie Hole is in the Arts District & caters to a creative bohemian crowd.
Free parking lot if you eat here. Grand Chinese banquet restaurant. Offers dim sum, but I go here for the Peking duck! Right across the street from the cute courtyard shops in Chinatown.
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Golden Dragon Restaurant
960 N Broadway
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Free parking lot if you eat here. Grand Chinese banquet restaurant. Offers dim sum, but I go here for the Peking duck! Right across the street from the cute courtyard shops in Chinatown.

Sightseeing

Amazing architecture by Frank Gehry. A darling free-to-the-public garden on the "roof." Gift shop with Moleskine notebooks, great kid section. Amazing acoustics if you choose to catch a performance.
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Walt Disney-konsertsalen
111 S Grand Ave
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Amazing architecture by Frank Gehry. A darling free-to-the-public garden on the "roof." Gift shop with Moleskine notebooks, great kid section. Amazing acoustics if you choose to catch a performance.
Beautiful red architecture. Free to look around. The building has been featured in movies such as Blade Runner and 500 Days of Summer.
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bradbury building
304 South Broadway
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Beautiful red architecture. Free to look around. The building has been featured in movies such as Blade Runner and 500 Days of Summer.

Everything Else

A beautiful new park with gorgeous fountains, big lawns, plus lighting and security 24/7. Lots of performances take place here, there's a Starbucks, a Metro stop, and every Tuesday a Farmer's Market.
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Stor park
200 N Grand Ave
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A beautiful new park with gorgeous fountains, big lawns, plus lighting and security 24/7. Lots of performances take place here, there's a Starbucks, a Metro stop, and every Tuesday a Farmer's Market.
Super convenient metro station (red & purple lines), an easy walk from the condo & will take you to the doorstep of Mann's Chinese Theatre, Pantages Theatre, Koreatown, Universal Studios/Citywalk, etc
1st / Hill station
Super convenient metro station (red & purple lines), an easy walk from the condo & will take you to the doorstep of Mann's Chinese Theatre, Pantages Theatre, Koreatown, Universal Studios/Citywalk, etc

Arts & Culture

Fun changing exhibits plus a super impressive permanent collection (Rothko lovers especially need to check it out).
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The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N Central Ave
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Fun changing exhibits plus a super impressive permanent collection (Rothko lovers especially need to check it out).
A 20-minute stroll from my condo - no need to worry about post-game or post-concert traffic jams! Lots of great acts (Beyonce et al) come through here, and of course, Staples is home to the Lakers!
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Staples Center
1111 S Figueroa St
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A 20-minute stroll from my condo - no need to worry about post-game or post-concert traffic jams! Lots of great acts (Beyonce et al) come through here, and of course, Staples is home to the Lakers!
Center Theatre Group has many venues in one place- Broadway shows at the Ahmanson Theater, plays at Mark Taper Forum, operas at the Dorothy Chandler. Day-of rush tickets are often available for $20.
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Center Theatre Group
601 W Temple St
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Center Theatre Group has many venues in one place- Broadway shows at the Ahmanson Theater, plays at Mark Taper Forum, operas at the Dorothy Chandler. Day-of rush tickets are often available for $20.

Shopping

Darling feng-sui gift shop with lots of great gifts and modern home decor pieces. It's an upscale shop in the midst of a lot of fun Chinatown tschoke shops that are also fun to browse.
Realm
425 Gin Ling Way
Darling feng-sui gift shop with lots of great gifts and modern home decor pieces. It's an upscale shop in the midst of a lot of fun Chinatown tschoke shops that are also fun to browse.
Fun shop/gallery filled only with artist-made novelties. Great place to browse one-of-a-kind gifts.
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Ooga Booga
943 N Broadway
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Fun shop/gallery filled only with artist-made novelties. Great place to browse one-of-a-kind gifts.