Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Walk to this nice pub w/good food. Organic and local produce on the menu and a fun selection of beers from all over the world. Only SD location is popping up--so call them. They are new to the area.
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The Tipsy Crow
770 Fifth AveWalk to this nice pub w/good food. Organic and local produce on the menu and a fun selection of beers from all over the world. Only SD location is popping up--so call them. They are new to the area.
Great place for breakfast or brunch (they don't serve dinner). I'm vegetarian, but my husband and son are not. Here we can all be happy. Long lines on weekends, so get here before 9am.
268 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Blu Jam Cafe
7371 Melrose AveGreat place for breakfast or brunch (they don't serve dinner). I'm vegetarian, but my husband and son are not. Here we can all be happy. Long lines on weekends, so get here before 9am.
Walking distance. Quick and easy, big parking lot, you can be in and out in a few minutes.
233 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Starbucks
4550 Van Nuys BlvdWalking distance. Quick and easy, big parking lot, you can be in and out in a few minutes.
Walk there, catch a movie at the Archlight and get a quick bite here. Then catch a cab home so you don't have to walk up hill on a full stomach. Cheesecakes galore! Pretty darn good.
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The Cheesecake Factory
4142 Vía MarinaWalk there, catch a movie at the Archlight and get a quick bite here. Then catch a cab home so you don't have to walk up hill on a full stomach. Cheesecakes galore! Pretty darn good.
If you like Chinese, this is a good option. It's a Chain, but its good. Great cocktails too. I recommend the lettuce wraps. Again, easy walk down, but returning home is uphill--plan accordingly.
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
P.F. Chang's
15301 Ventura BlvdIf you like Chinese, this is a good option. It's a Chain, but its good. Great cocktails too. I recommend the lettuce wraps. Again, easy walk down, but returning home is uphill--plan accordingly.
Best coffee around! Food great too. I love that everything is Organic. Lots of Vegan choices too. Breakfast/lunch. Walk here, but there is 90 min free parking, and remember, "Nobody Walks in LA.”
207 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Le Pain Quotidien
8607 Melrose AveBest coffee around! Food great too. I love that everything is Organic. Lots of Vegan choices too. Breakfast/lunch. Walk here, but there is 90 min free parking, and remember, "Nobody Walks in LA.”
Best French restaurant in LA. Pricey, but worth it. Requires reservations for dinner. Chef Ludo lives in Sherman Oaks and can often be seen working in the kitchen and greeting customers. On Mother’s Day, he brought my brunch out personally, and took a photo with our son. Check out his portrait at the entrance by the bar—classic and whimsical, with intelligent creativity—which sums up his delicious food.
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Petit Trois Le Valley
13705 Ventura BoulevardBest French restaurant in LA. Pricey, but worth it. Requires reservations for dinner. Chef Ludo lives in Sherman Oaks and can often be seen working in the kitchen and greeting customers. On Mother’s Day, he brought my brunch out personally, and took a photo with our son. Check out his portrait at the entrance by the bar—classic and whimsical, with intelligent creativity—which sums up his delicious food.
Outdoor seating only, but they have misters for hot days. Great Breakfast/Lunch choices that are different than your typical American style food. Gourmet Greatness. Wonderful deserts and pastries.
61 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sweet Butter Kitchen
13824 Ventura BlvdOutdoor seating only, but they have misters for hot days. Great Breakfast/Lunch choices that are different than your typical American style food. Gourmet Greatness. Wonderful deserts and pastries.
Our favorite restaurant. California cuisine with local flare. Great beers, wonderful small plates, fun atmosphere. Get the bacon and eggs appetizer, crab louie salad, mac-n-cheese and Pretzle desert.
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Local Peasant - Sherman Oaks
14058 Ventura BlvdOur favorite restaurant. California cuisine with local flare. Great beers, wonderful small plates, fun atmosphere. Get the bacon and eggs appetizer, crab louie salad, mac-n-cheese and Pretzle desert.
Good little breakfast place. Fast service, and great breakfast sandwiches. If your in a hurry, grab-n-go. Breakfast or lunch only.
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Corner Bakery
1019 S Westwood BlvdGood little breakfast place. Fast service, and great breakfast sandwiches. If your in a hurry, grab-n-go. Breakfast or lunch only.
Have lunch. You get a local flavor of what Californians like & taste a variety of salads in the deli case. Send meat eaters, next door to Island burgers, sit outside and you can chat across walk way.
151 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mendocino Farms
175 S Fairfax AveHave lunch. You get a local flavor of what Californians like & taste a variety of salads in the deli case. Send meat eaters, next door to Island burgers, sit outside and you can chat across walk way.
Great for kids as well as adults. Good bar and appetizers. They have a large Jenga and other games in the back--very fun!
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Public School 818
15300 Ventura BlvdGreat for kids as well as adults. Good bar and appetizers. They have a large Jenga and other games in the back--very fun!
The Little IZAKA-YA by KATSU-YA
4517 Sepulveda BlvdVentura Boulevard is an easy walk
There are lots of restaurants on the Boulevard and in the Sherman Oaks Galleria. Here are a few of our favorites, below.
Best Happy Hour in town. Don't spend xtra on top shelf, house margaritas are fantastic. Happy hour they're $7 and 16 oz! The foods okay--huge servings. I try to split dinners, Salad's a meal alone.
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Casa Vega
13301 Ventura BlvdBest Happy Hour in town. Don't spend xtra on top shelf, house margaritas are fantastic. Happy hour they're $7 and 16 oz! The foods okay--huge servings. I try to split dinners, Salad's a meal alone.
Live entertainment, music, and good celebrity spotting.
29 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Vibrato Grill Jazz
2930 Beverly Glen CirLive entertainment, music, and good celebrity spotting.
Sightseeing
Do the Studio Tour--if you only have time for 1 thing don't miss this. Experience King Kong and an earthquake in SF. Its also about 10 mins. drive + parking time. Bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses.
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Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaDo the Studio Tour--if you only have time for 1 thing don't miss this. Experience King Kong and an earthquake in SF. Its also about 10 mins. drive + parking time. Bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses.
Best beach in LA area. Only a 20 to 30 minutes drive, unless you leave during peak traffic hours. Take the 405 South to the 10 West and spend the day in the sun and the sand.
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Santa Monica
Best beach in LA area. Only a 20 to 30 minutes drive, unless you leave during peak traffic hours. Take the 405 South to the 10 West and spend the day in the sun and the sand.
Wonderful collections, but the most incredible view of LA you can find off the 405! Its just 10 minutes away, parking is $15/car, then ride the tram up to the museum. The garden is my favorite walk!
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El Getty
1200 Getty Center DrWonderful collections, but the most incredible view of LA you can find off the 405! Its just 10 minutes away, parking is $15/car, then ride the tram up to the museum. The garden is my favorite walk!
One of the largest museums in Los Angeles. This county museum houses world class collections that change, as well as a wonderful contemporary permanent collection. Outdoor art, like Alexander Calder mobiles and Rodin sculptures, surprise you as you walk to the La Brea tar pits. The Tar Pits show woolly mammoth's as they may have been trapped 10,000 years ago, but there are actual bones being excavated daily, and you can watch archeologists at work digging for more--all at no charge.
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Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles
5905 Wilshire BlvdOne of the largest museums in Los Angeles. This county museum houses world class collections that change, as well as a wonderful contemporary permanent collection. Outdoor art, like Alexander Calder mobiles and Rodin sculptures, surprise you as you walk to the La Brea tar pits. The Tar Pits show woolly mammoth's as they may have been trapped 10,000 years ago, but there are actual bones being excavated daily, and you can watch archeologists at work digging for more--all at no charge.