Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Haute cuisine in a cafeteria style. Kinda pricey but oh so good, best in the 'hood.
251 residents recomanen
Joan’s on Third
8350 W 3rd StHaute cuisine in a cafeteria style. Kinda pricey but oh so good, best in the 'hood.
All-American diner food with a health-conscious twist. Grease-monkey style waiters & waitresses. Good food but can be loud at times.
116 residents recomanen
Swingers
8020 Beverly BlvdAll-American diner food with a health-conscious twist. Grease-monkey style waiters & waitresses. Good food but can be loud at times.
Most excellent tacos and not expensive. Get them "plancha style" -- you'll be glad you did.
22 residents recomanen
Plancha Tacos
8250 W 3rd StMost excellent tacos and not expensive. Get them "plancha style" -- you'll be glad you did.
Cool menu for sandwiches -- the fried chicken one is pretty swell. Cool pie flavors and vintage soda pop in bottles, too.
6 residents recomanen
simplethings 3rd Street
8310 W 3rd StCool menu for sandwiches -- the fried chicken one is pretty swell. Cool pie flavors and vintage soda pop in bottles, too.
Very inexpensive but good home-style tacos & burritos. DO NOT go to Taco Bell when you can go here. Ask for the chicken tostada -- it's not on the menu but they'll make it.
19 residents recomanen
Benito's Taco Shop
7912 Beverly BlvdVery inexpensive but good home-style tacos & burritos. DO NOT go to Taco Bell when you can go here. Ask for the chicken tostada -- it's not on the menu but they'll make it.
Venerable coffee place with good food. Gets crowded so pick your time wisely. The restaurant is on one side and the coffee place is on the other. My mom, a sexagenarian coffee-holic, said the coffee took the top of her head off.
73 residents recomanen
Kings Road Café
8361 Beverly BlvdVenerable coffee place with good food. Gets crowded so pick your time wisely. The restaurant is on one side and the coffee place is on the other. My mom, a sexagenarian coffee-holic, said the coffee took the top of her head off.
Good quality food and not expensive. Inside or sidewalk dining. Very crowded weekends for brunch so don't go then.
140 residents recomanen
Toast Bakery Cafe
8221 W 3rd StGood quality food and not expensive. Inside or sidewalk dining. Very crowded weekends for brunch so don't go then.
A bit more upscale than most of my picks, but good "Quality" Food & Bevs. Like everywhere around here, gets crowded Sat & Sun brunch so go early or later.
13 residents recomanen
Quality Food & Beverage
8030 W 3rd StA bit more upscale than most of my picks, but good "Quality" Food & Bevs. Like everywhere around here, gets crowded Sat & Sun brunch so go early or later.
Diego himself serves up your gourmet meal in this tiny, unassuming but very high-quality place. Great prices for the level of cheffery involved! Check the hours before you go - they're kinda strange. Worth it!
9 residents recomanen
Food Fair by Diego
7825 Beverly BlvdDiego himself serves up your gourmet meal in this tiny, unassuming but very high-quality place. Great prices for the level of cheffery involved! Check the hours before you go - they're kinda strange. Worth it!
Since the 1930s farmers have been selling their fresh on this corner. A little pricey and touristy today, if you go early or later it's excellent local color. Upstairs dining room is a good place to take your tray after you've found your fave of the many many offerings here. Live music weekends.
819 residents recomanen
The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd StSince the 1930s farmers have been selling their fresh on this corner. A little pricey and touristy today, if you go early or later it's excellent local color. Upstairs dining room is a good place to take your tray after you've found your fave of the many many offerings here. Live music weekends.
The far western outpost of this iconic Manhattan cupcake joint.
72 residents recomanen
Magnolia Bakery
8389 W 3rd StThe far western outpost of this iconic Manhattan cupcake joint.
Pricey but insanely good locally made and sourced small-batch gelato.
21 residents recomanen
Gelateria Uli
541 S Spring StPricey but insanely good locally made and sourced small-batch gelato.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
11976 Ventura BlvdFashionable and fun, good produce and prices.
Arts & Culture
Internationally renowned art museum, with excellent permanent and traveling exhibits inside and cool stuff outside. On the grounds of the La Brea Tar Pits. Walk under the Levitated Mass, a huge boulder on the grounds. Live music Fridays.
3162 residents recomanen
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdInternationally renowned art museum, with excellent permanent and traveling exhibits inside and cool stuff outside. On the grounds of the La Brea Tar Pits. Walk under the Levitated Mass, a huge boulder on the grounds. Live music Fridays.
Saber-toothed Tigers, Dire Wolves, and Mastadons got stuck in the tar and their bones are on display. Great for kids; free to wander the grounds and see the paleontology in progress, though the museum is kinda pricey. Worth it, though!
890 residents recomanen
La Brea Tar Pits i Museu
5801 Wilshire BlvdSaber-toothed Tigers, Dire Wolves, and Mastadons got stuck in the tar and their bones are on display. Great for kids; free to wander the grounds and see the paleontology in progress, though the museum is kinda pricey. Worth it, though!
Sightseeing
Huge boulder suspended above a walkway. On the grounds of LACMA museum and the La Brea Tar Pits.
51 residents recomanen
Public Art "Urban Light"
5905 Wilshire BlvdHuge boulder suspended above a walkway. On the grounds of LACMA museum and the La Brea Tar Pits.