Guidebook for Los Angeles

Laurie
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool atmosphere, great cocktails and delish flat bread sandwiches. Sit at the bar and hang with the bartenders.
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Bäco Mercat
408 S Main St
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Cool atmosphere, great cocktails and delish flat bread sandwiches. Sit at the bar and hang with the bartenders.
This is my favorite neighborhood bar. Relaxed atmosphere, lots of locals and good happy hour prices.
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Spring Steet Bar
626 S Spring St
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This is my favorite neighborhood bar. Relaxed atmosphere, lots of locals and good happy hour prices.
Top Chef season two winner owns this restaurant. Romantic atmosphere, small plates, great food. Happy hour drinks are a great deal. Wines are half off. I like a glass of wine and apps at the bar.
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The Gorbals
216 East 5th Street
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Top Chef season two winner owns this restaurant. Romantic atmosphere, small plates, great food. Happy hour drinks are a great deal. Wines are half off. I like a glass of wine and apps at the bar.
Kind of pricey, kind of attitudey but the point is the view. Each dinner outside on the patio or have a drink at the rooftop bar and look out over LA.
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Perch
448 S Hill St
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Kind of pricey, kind of attitudey but the point is the view. Each dinner outside on the patio or have a drink at the rooftop bar and look out over LA.
Italian chain from Toronto. Beautiful space, really delicious food and amazing cocktails.
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Terroni
7605 Beverly Blvd
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Italian chain from Toronto. Beautiful space, really delicious food and amazing cocktails.
Great whiskey bar with cool juke box. Avoid on Friday and Saturday nights when the out of town crowd takes over.
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Seven Bar Lounge
515 W 7th St
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Great whiskey bar with cool juke box. Avoid on Friday and Saturday nights when the out of town crowd takes over.

Everything Else

It is the last bookstore in downtown. It's a mini Powells (Portland) with a good selection of new and used books. Plus they have community events.
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
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It is the last bookstore in downtown. It's a mini Powells (Portland) with a good selection of new and used books. Plus they have community events.
Convenient! It's just downstairs. They have good wines, although nothing under $15. They have single bottles of beers and ales; lots of good ones.
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BUZZ wine beer bottleshop & bar
460 S Spring St
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Convenient! It's just downstairs. They have good wines, although nothing under $15. They have single bottles of beers and ales; lots of good ones.
Tiny market but they have a deli and make good sandwiches. The sell baguettes from a local bakery and they are great. Good selection of organic produce and other staples.
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Auntie Em's Kitchenette
210 West 5th Street
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Tiny market but they have a deli and make good sandwiches. The sell baguettes from a local bakery and they are great. Good selection of organic produce and other staples.
This is a great place to go for lunch. Many food stalls with a variety of food. The egg place has a long line on the weekends so go early. I love the papusa place. They make the best papusas around.
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Il-Market Grand Central
317 S Broadway
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This is a great place to go for lunch. Many food stalls with a variety of food. The egg place has a long line on the weekends so go early. I love the papusa place. They make the best papusas around.
City park that spans a few blocks. They often have outdoor events like movie screenings, concerts and yoga classes.
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Il-Park tal-Grand
200 N Grand Ave
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City park that spans a few blocks. They often have outdoor events like movie screenings, concerts and yoga classes.
If you're into architecture this building is really cool. It's been in many movies. During the day the lobby doors are unlocked so you can wander in & look up at the open floors and glass ceiling.
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bradbury building
304 South Broadway
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If you're into architecture this building is really cool. It's been in many movies. During the day the lobby doors are unlocked so you can wander in & look up at the open floors and glass ceiling.
Closest place to get staples, open until midnight, friendly staff, pretty good wine and beer selection.
Old Bank District Market
409 Main Street
Closest place to get staples, open until midnight, friendly staff, pretty good wine and beer selection.

Food Scene

Hand rolls!
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KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar
421 S Main St
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Hand rolls!
Good Vietnamese
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Blossom Vietnamese restaurant
426 S Main St
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Good Vietnamese
Really good tacos.
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Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
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Really good tacos.
It's hard to spot this tucked away Italian restaurant on Broadway. The outdoor patio is covered with plants so you don't feel as though you're in downtown. The food is delicious and authentic.
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Maccheroni Republic
332 S Broadway
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It's hard to spot this tucked away Italian restaurant on Broadway. The outdoor patio is covered with plants so you don't feel as though you're in downtown. The food is delicious and authentic.
Good pizza!
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Two Boots
East 9th Street
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Good pizza!

Shopping

If you need to get your creative on, this is the place for supplies.
Raw Materials Art Supplies
645 S Los Angeles St
If you need to get your creative on, this is the place for supplies.
Ice cream made by bicycle! They have at least one or two dairy free options. If you go at the right time you can watch them making the ice cream.
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Peddler's Creamery
458 Main Street
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Ice cream made by bicycle! They have at least one or two dairy free options. If you go at the right time you can watch them making the ice cream.