Pia's Personal Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
The Factory Kitchen
1300 Factory Pl
BRERA Ristorante
1331 E 6th StCafe Gratitude
639 N Larchmont Blvdif your vegan this is an awesome place to eat!
Bestia
2121 E 7th Pla place to be seen, and dine.
I love this place and will often walk to get fresh bread for dinner parties, and eat brunch.
52 locals recommend
Bread Lounge
700 S Santa Fe AveI love this place and will often walk to get fresh bread for dinner parties, and eat brunch.
Little Bear
1855 Industrial StGreat brunch place and great beer
Salt & Straw
829 E 3rd StICECREAM!!!
Redbird
114 E 2nd StFancy Restaurant xx
Favorite coffee shop, walking distance from the apartment. Serves breakfast and lunch too.
21 locals recommend
Groundwork Coffee Co.
150 N Larchmont BlvdFavorite coffee shop, walking distance from the apartment. Serves breakfast and lunch too.
Great vegetarian restaurant with an awesome outdoor area, serving spirits too. xx
85 locals recommend
Zinc Cafe & Market and Bar
580 Mateo StreetGreat vegetarian restaurant with an awesome outdoor area, serving spirits too. xx
If your into German sausages or want a great beer, this is the place for you.
194 locals recommend
Wurstküche
800 East 3rd StreetIf your into German sausages or want a great beer, this is the place for you.
Bar and Mexican food. I go here for happy hour from time to time.
48 locals recommend
Everson Royce Bar
1936 E 7th StBar and Mexican food. I go here for happy hour from time to time.
Girl & the Goat
555-3 Mateo Streetdinner or brunch
Manuela
907 E 3rd Stawesome restaurant for brunch and dinner and drinks! in a museum.
good brunch place / restaurant on a roof and bar downstairs (serves dinner too but personally not that impressed with their dinner.
11 locals recommend
LA Cha Cha Chá
812 East 3rd Streetgood brunch place / restaurant on a roof and bar downstairs (serves dinner too but personally not that impressed with their dinner.
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Drinks & Nightlife
Nightlife
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda Stawesome outdoor area with games and beer.
Great views from their rooftop. Great day hang by their oversized hot tub pool. Not for swimming just for relaxing and sunbathing. Great architecture, and go next door to the theatre to check out the awesome 1900's deco.
239 locals recommend
Ace Hotel
929 S BroadwayGreat views from their rooftop. Great day hang by their oversized hot tub pool. Not for swimming just for relaxing and sunbathing. Great architecture, and go next door to the theatre to check out the awesome 1900's deco.
I love this bar! Great mixology drinks, and from time to time they also have tastings of spirits where someone walks you through the aging process and regions of different liquors. It's never packed and it's always a good start to an evening of fun!
8 locals recommend
Here & Now
300 S Santa Fe AveI love this bar! Great mixology drinks, and from time to time they also have tastings of spirits where someone walks you through the aging process and regions of different liquors. It's never packed and it's always a good start to an evening of fun!
Tony's is a dive bar, low key and just the place if you want to Geta good slice of pizza and feel like your in NY to some degree.
41 locals recommend
Tony's Saloon
2017 E 7th StTony's is a dive bar, low key and just the place if you want to Geta good slice of pizza and feel like your in NY to some degree.
OLD SCHOOL ARCADE BAR. Great place to play pinball or your old favorite arcade games, bring dollar bills and switch them out for quarters, the machine is to the left when you enter. Enjoy. (people are mostly young 20's, though there's all age enthusiasts too)
102 locals recommend
Eightytwo
707 E 4th PlOLD SCHOOL ARCADE BAR. Great place to play pinball or your old favorite arcade games, bring dollar bills and switch them out for quarters, the machine is to the left when you enter. Enjoy. (people are mostly young 20's, though there's all age enthusiasts too)
awesome bar walking distance and it's both in door and outdoor! open during the day!
36 locals recommend
Resident
428 S Hewitt Stawesome bar walking distance and it's both in door and outdoor! open during the day!
Death & Co.
818 E 3rd StEssentials
Groceries
This is an essential, must visit and walk around the area. It's a grocery market, liquor market, and tons of food stand and options. It's been around since the 1920s when downtown is like it is today a hustle and bustling market with a lot of visitors. :-)
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S BroadwayThis is an essential, must visit and walk around the area. It's a grocery market, liquor market, and tons of food stand and options. It's been around since the 1920s when downtown is like it is today a hustle and bustling market with a lot of visitors. :-)
Whole Foods Market
788 S Grand AveIn DWTN about a 1.5 miles away
Ralphs
645 W 9th StGroceries as well 1.5 miles away
Across the street off of Alameda for your every day grocery needs. and awesome restaurant on the top floor, Honda Ya!!! Love that place, long lines though it goes quickly.
59 locals recommend
Little Tokyo Market Place
333 S Alameda StAcross the street off of Alameda for your every day grocery needs. and awesome restaurant on the top floor, Honda Ya!!! Love that place, long lines though it goes quickly.
Woori Market
grocery store across the street from the apartment
Grow the Produce Shop
C 300 S Santa Fe AveHanks Organic
Parks & Nature
By far my favorite getaway from the city. Try SwitzerFalls trail and go to the water hole at the bottom of the mountain.
There's a ranger station right before the entrance where you can get a day pass and they can talk you through all the trails.
51 locals recommend
Angeles National Forest
12371 Little Tujunga Canyon RdBy far my favorite getaway from the city. Try SwitzerFalls trail and go to the water hole at the bottom of the mountain.
There's a ranger station right before the entrance where you can get a day pass and they can talk you through all the trails.
This is an awesome nearby(ish) hike that includes fantastic views of the city. Good 3 mile exercise in nature!
273 locals recommend
Elysian Park
835 Academy RdThis is an awesome nearby(ish) hike that includes fantastic views of the city. Good 3 mile exercise in nature!
1 mile away great area to do laps as a runner or bring a book and lay on the grass areas
41 locals recommend
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St1 mile away great area to do laps as a runner or bring a book and lay on the grass areas
Shopping
This place has Target, Zara, H&M, and many more shops all in one area. xx
304 locals recommend
FIGat7th
735 S Figueroa StThis place has Target, Zara, H&M, and many more shops all in one area. xx
Arts & Culture
This is a great modern museum that should be a must see for museum enthusiasts!
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand AveThis is a great modern museum that should be a must see for museum enthusiasts!
Another lovely museum of contemporary in the downtown LA
695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand AveAnother lovely museum of contemporary in the downtown LA
Music Museum, if you go here catch a movie at LA L.I.V.E, and get a beer at one of the bars in the complex.
262 locals recommend
GRAMMY Museum
800 W Olympic BlvdMusic Museum, if you go here catch a movie at LA L.I.V.E, and get a beer at one of the bars in the complex.