Guidebook for Los Angeles

Laura
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Our favorite Mexican restaurant on the west side, great food and wide selection or beer tequila and mescal. They have a good happy hour as well.
19 residents recomanen
Madre Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria
10426 National Blvd
19 residents recomanen
Our favorite Mexican restaurant on the west side, great food and wide selection or beer tequila and mescal. They have a good happy hour as well.
Great if you like Mussels, Wednesday they do eat as much as you like!
40 residents recomanen
Meet in Paris French Bistro
9727 Culver Blvd
40 residents recomanen
Great if you like Mussels, Wednesday they do eat as much as you like!
Great Mexican fusion place, amazing tacos gets very busy at lunch
36 residents recomanen
Loqui
8830 Washington Blvd
36 residents recomanen
Great Mexican fusion place, amazing tacos gets very busy at lunch
Fresh and very tasty Vietnamese food
21 residents recomanen
Phorage
3300 Overland Ave
21 residents recomanen
Fresh and very tasty Vietnamese food
Intimate Asia fusion Ramen, you don't need to pay for the extra chilli unless you really like it hot!
KOTOYA RAMEN
10422 National Blvd
Intimate Asia fusion Ramen, you don't need to pay for the extra chilli unless you really like it hot!
Pizza pizza pizza!
22 residents recomanen
The Doughroom
3409 Overland Ave
22 residents recomanen
Pizza pizza pizza!
Best brunch spot locally.
46 residents recomanen
Overland Cafe
3601 Overland Ave
46 residents recomanen
Best brunch spot locally.
Great fresh tiki bowls
TikiFish
3300 Overland Ave
Great fresh tiki bowls
We highly recommend a drive down the PCH along the Malibu coastline. Stop off and get some great fresh seafood at this casual place on the beach. Can get busy around 12.
161 residents recomanen
Malibu Seafood Fresh Fish Market & Patio Cafe
25653 CA-1
161 residents recomanen
We highly recommend a drive down the PCH along the Malibu coastline. Stop off and get some great fresh seafood at this casual place on the beach. Can get busy around 12.
Amazing seafood in enormous family size portions! You have to pay for parking but afterwards you can stay and hang out on the Paradise Cove Beach.
267 residents recomanen
Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
28128 Pacific Coast Hwy
267 residents recomanen
Amazing seafood in enormous family size portions! You have to pay for parking but afterwards you can stay and hang out on the Paradise Cove Beach.

Drinks & Nightlife

Go here for happy hour and lobster tacos and a beer!
9 residents recomanen
Lobster & Beer
3456 Motor Ave
9 residents recomanen
Go here for happy hour and lobster tacos and a beer!
My favorite local dive bar, pool, music excellent beer selection and really good food!
23 residents recomanen
The Irish Times Pub & Restaurant
3267 Motor Ave
23 residents recomanen
My favorite local dive bar, pool, music excellent beer selection and really good food!
Great for a posh happy hour cocktail in an amazing setting.
211 residents recomanen
The Culver Hotel
9400 Culver Blvd
211 residents recomanen
Great for a posh happy hour cocktail in an amazing setting.
Great beer and uber cool surroundings located in the arts district. Has corn hole, food trucks, games. You can walk to Bar Eighty Two from here! There is street parking and some parking lots from $5-10.
179 residents recomanen
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda St
179 residents recomanen
Great beer and uber cool surroundings located in the arts district. Has corn hole, food trucks, games. You can walk to Bar Eighty Two from here! There is street parking and some parking lots from $5-10.
A hipster arcade bar in the Arts District with all your favorite video games from your childhood for only 25 cents a play! Lots of fun and walking distance to Angel City Brewery.
102 residents recomanen
Eightytwo
707 E 4th Pl
102 residents recomanen
A hipster arcade bar in the Arts District with all your favorite video games from your childhood for only 25 cents a play! Lots of fun and walking distance to Angel City Brewery.

Parks & Nature

Big park with basketball and tennis courts and a nice place for a walk.
32 residents recomanen
Cheviot Hills Recreation Center
2551 Motor Ave
32 residents recomanen
Big park with basketball and tennis courts and a nice place for a walk.
Beautiful hikes in the mountain over looking the ocean!
223 residents recomanen
Temescal Canyon Park
15900 Pacific Coast Hwy
223 residents recomanen
Beautiful hikes in the mountain over looking the ocean!
Beautiful trails that make you feel like you're up in the mountains instead of 15 minutes from Sunset Blvd. Great views over LA and the Valley.
100 residents recomanen
Parc Franklin Canyon, Autoritat de Conservació i Recreació de Muntanyes
2600 Franklin Canyon Dr
100 residents recomanen
Beautiful trails that make you feel like you're up in the mountains instead of 15 minutes from Sunset Blvd. Great views over LA and the Valley.
Insane cliffsides on the beach in Malibu. Truly hidden away and the prettiest beach in Malibu!
222 residents recomanen
Platja El Matador
32350 Pacific Coast Hwy
222 residents recomanen
Insane cliffsides on the beach in Malibu. Truly hidden away and the prettiest beach in Malibu!

Essentials

1 block from our apartment, a great locally owned shop you can pick up amazing Stumptown coffee, wines and craft beer, lots of yummy snacks and all your other basic grocery needs.
Rose Market LLC.
3300 Overland Ave
1 block from our apartment, a great locally owned shop you can pick up amazing Stumptown coffee, wines and craft beer, lots of yummy snacks and all your other basic grocery needs.
Mexican owned grocery store with fresh produce. I'd recommend their Guac!
Palms Super Market
3568 Motor Ave
Mexican owned grocery store with fresh produce. I'd recommend their Guac!
Local grocery store, think less expensive version of Whole Foods.
218 residents recomanen
Sprouts Farmers Market
5660 Sepulveda Blvd
218 residents recomanen
Local grocery store, think less expensive version of Whole Foods.
Local grocery store and the Rite Aid Pharmacy is next door.
226 residents recomanen
Vons
4030 S Centinela Ave
226 residents recomanen
Local grocery store and the Rite Aid Pharmacy is next door.
Well priced groceries, my favorite. They have great ready meals and freezer meals and a CVS pharmacy next door.
881 residents recomanen
Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
881 residents recomanen
Well priced groceries, my favorite. They have great ready meals and freezer meals and a CVS pharmacy next door.
1701 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
1701 residents recomanen

Arts & Culture

Great studio tour just a mile from our house. Book ahead online.
52 residents recomanen
Sony Pictures Studios
52 residents recomanen
Great studio tour just a mile from our house. Book ahead online.
883 residents recomanen
La Villa Getty
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy
883 residents recomanen
2309 residents recomanen
El Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 residents recomanen
3162 residents recomanen
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 residents recomanen
890 residents recomanen
La Brea Tar Pits i Museu
5801 Wilshire Blvd
890 residents recomanen

Getting Around

Local expo line takes you to Santa Monica in 15 minutes or Downtown in about 40 minutes
24 residents recomanen
Palms
10021 National Blvd
24 residents recomanen
Local expo line takes you to Santa Monica in 15 minutes or Downtown in about 40 minutes

Sightseeing

2744 residents recomanen
Moll de Santa Mònica
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 residents recomanen
1173 residents recomanen
Hollywood Wigs
6530 Hollywood Boulevard
1173 residents recomanen
947 residents recomanen
Canals de Venècia
947 residents recomanen
1065 residents recomanen
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
1065 residents recomanen
4367 residents recomanen
Observatori Griffith
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 residents recomanen
1361 residents recomanen
Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive
1361 residents recomanen
1423 residents recomanen
Teatres Xinesos TCL
6925 Hollywood Blvd
1423 residents recomanen
Take a drive from Santa Monica up the PCH along the Malibu coastline. The drive just gets more beautiful the farther along you go! If going during the week it's best to avoid rush hour.
37 residents recomanen
Pacific Coast Highway
2186 CA-1
37 residents recomanen
Take a drive from Santa Monica up the PCH along the Malibu coastline. The drive just gets more beautiful the farther along you go! If going during the week it's best to avoid rush hour.
My favorite stretch is between Laurel Canyon Blvd and Coldwater Canyon Drive where you can look across the entire valley and on the other side of Mulholland you look across to the ocean.
24 residents recomanen
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
24 residents recomanen
My favorite stretch is between Laurel Canyon Blvd and Coldwater Canyon Drive where you can look across the entire valley and on the other side of Mulholland you look across to the ocean.