Guidebook for Los Angeles

Michelle
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Essentials

Has Pharmacy and essentials. Walking distance.
19 locals recommend
Rite Aid Pharmacy
226 N Larchmont Blvd
19 locals recommend
Has Pharmacy and essentials. Walking distance.
Beauty supply. They have just about everything! Walking distance.
18 locals recommend
Larchmont Beauty Center
208 N Larchmont Blvd
18 locals recommend
Beauty supply. They have just about everything! Walking distance.
Has everything you need, including a Starbucks and a pharmacy.
356 locals recommend
Pavilions
727 Vine St
356 locals recommend
Has everything you need, including a Starbucks and a pharmacy.

Food Scene

Best Carbonara in town! Everything on the menu is very good. Nice ambiance. Upstairs there is a fireplace.
91 locals recommend
Osteria La Buca
5210 Melrose Ave
91 locals recommend
Best Carbonara in town! Everything on the menu is very good. Nice ambiance. Upstairs there is a fireplace.
Homemade pasta. Yum! Very small, family run.
41 locals recommend
Osteria Mamma
5732 Melrose Ave
41 locals recommend
Homemade pasta. Yum! Very small, family run.
Great Mexican food in a fun, funky setting. Definitely go!
43 locals recommend
Petty Cash Taqueria & Bar
7360 Beverly Blvd
43 locals recommend
Great Mexican food in a fun, funky setting. Definitely go!
Cool coffee shop and good food. Walking distance.
27 locals recommend
Coffee + Food
5630 Melrose Ave
27 locals recommend
Cool coffee shop and good food. Walking distance.
Fast and easy. Good pizza. Walking distance.
51 locals recommend
Village Pizzeria
131 N Larchmont Blvd
51 locals recommend
Fast and easy. Good pizza. Walking distance.
Historical and so much fun. Must go! Outdoors, tons of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gift shops, fresh produce. Festive for holidays.
819 locals recommend
The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd St
819 locals recommend
Historical and so much fun. Must go! Outdoors, tons of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gift shops, fresh produce. Festive for holidays.
It's simply the best ice cream you'll ever have. Walking distance.
125 locals recommend
Salt & Straw
240 N Larchmont Blvd
125 locals recommend
It's simply the best ice cream you'll ever have. Walking distance.
Excellent coffee and tasty food, cool design, extra seating in the back patio.
Bardonna
139 N Larchmont Blvd
Excellent coffee and tasty food, cool design, extra seating in the back patio.
Really good small plates and fantastic hand-crafted cocktails. Sit at the bar or at a table.
14 locals recommend
The Edmon
5168 Melrose Ave
14 locals recommend
Really good small plates and fantastic hand-crafted cocktails. Sit at the bar or at a table.
Fantastic French food and excellent service in a charming little restaurant that looks like a hidden, secret garden. Great for romance.
142 locals recommend
The Little Door
246 26th St
142 locals recommend
Fantastic French food and excellent service in a charming little restaurant that looks like a hidden, secret garden. Great for romance.
Organic coffee, great food. People are crazy about this place.
136 locals recommend
Go Get Em Tiger
230 N Larchmont Blvd
136 locals recommend
Organic coffee, great food. People are crazy about this place.
No reservation needed. Very welcoming and casual. Good Sushi and beer!
15 locals recommend
KIKU SUSHI
246 N Larchmont Blvd
15 locals recommend
No reservation needed. Very welcoming and casual. Good Sushi and beer!
Homemade tortillas and really good, inexpensive Mexican food. Eat in or carry out. Casual.
35 locals recommend
Tere's Mexican Grill
5870 Melrose Ave
35 locals recommend
Homemade tortillas and really good, inexpensive Mexican food. Eat in or carry out. Casual.

Drinks & Nightlife

Very unique and great cocktails.
88 locals recommend
Melrose Umbrella Co.
7465 Melrose Ave
88 locals recommend
Very unique and great cocktails.
Cool pub. Good food.
125 locals recommend
The Village Idiot
7383 Melrose Ave
125 locals recommend
Cool pub. Good food.
Small Hollywood bar with a stage where talented local musicians play. Vibey and fun!
104 locals recommend
The Helio Cafe
710 N Heliotrope Dr
104 locals recommend
Small Hollywood bar with a stage where talented local musicians play. Vibey and fun!
Very cool Hollywood bar. The vibe is like a secret hangout. Very hip. Indoor and outdoor.
266 locals recommend
Good Times at Davey Wayne's
1611 N El Centro Ave
266 locals recommend
Very cool Hollywood bar. The vibe is like a secret hangout. Very hip. Indoor and outdoor.
Small Iconic Hollywood bar. Very rock-n-roll, good drinks and food.
26 locals recommend
Snake Pit Alehouse Whiskey Bar & Kitchen
7529 Melrose Ave
26 locals recommend
Small Iconic Hollywood bar. Very rock-n-roll, good drinks and food.
Burlesque show at 10:30pm! Very cool decor. Great cocktails. Dress code is enforced.
56 locals recommend
Pour Vous
5574 Melrose Ave
56 locals recommend
Burlesque show at 10:30pm! Very cool decor. Great cocktails. Dress code is enforced.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful inside and out. Free outdoor concerts on Fridays and Saturdays in the Spring and Summer.
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
Beautiful inside and out. Free outdoor concerts on Fridays and Saturdays in the Spring and Summer.
Gorgeous! Sweeping views! Including botanical garden.
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
Gorgeous! Sweeping views! Including botanical garden.
Children's Museum. Fun!
20 locals recommend
Zimmer Children's Museum
395 Wilshire Blvd
20 locals recommend
Children's Museum. Fun!
Car Museum!
538 locals recommend
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd
538 locals recommend
Car Museum!
Very hip. Small museum downtown. Definitely worthwhile. Reserve your entrance time to avoid a waiting in line.
1555 locals recommend
The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
1555 locals recommend
Very hip. Small museum downtown. Definitely worthwhile. Reserve your entrance time to avoid a waiting in line.

Shopping

Funky women's clothing and accessories
Hardwear on Larchmont
152 N Larchmont Blvd
Funky women's clothing and accessories
Women's consignment store
Ampersand Boutique
Women's consignment store
Tons of clothes shopping on Melrose, west of La Brea.
427 locals recommend
Melrose Avenue
7763 Melrose Ave
427 locals recommend
Tons of clothes shopping on Melrose, west of La Brea.

Entertainment & Activities

Must go! Attached to the Historical Farmer's Market. Awesome outdoor shopping mall, restaurants, bars, a trolley runs through it, festive for Holidays, has movie theater.
2581 locals recommend
The Grove
189 The Grove Dr
2581 locals recommend
Must go! Attached to the Historical Farmer's Market. Awesome outdoor shopping mall, restaurants, bars, a trolley runs through it, festive for Holidays, has movie theater.
Live music venue. Sometimes big names, sometimes symphony. It's all worthwhile! Take your own picnic and wine, or buy it there. Beautiful view of Hollywood. Parking is annoying. Take an Uber! It will only cost you about $7.
1407 locals recommend
Hollywood Bowl
2301 Hollywood Bowl Rd
1407 locals recommend
Live music venue. Sometimes big names, sometimes symphony. It's all worthwhile! Take your own picnic and wine, or buy it there. Beautiful view of Hollywood. Parking is annoying. Take an Uber! It will only cost you about $7.
This place has so much to do! Movie theater, restaurants, rides, special effects.
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
3326 locals recommend
This place has so much to do! Movie theater, restaurants, rides, special effects.

Parks & Nature

Great views of the city, including the Hollywood sign. Street parking. Read the parking signs!
2445 locals recommend
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
2445 locals recommend
Great views of the city, including the Hollywood sign. Street parking. Read the parking signs!
Griffith Park has hiking, a merry-go-round, ponies, kid's train, the LA Zoo, horseback riding, and horseback riding.
898 locals recommend
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
898 locals recommend
Griffith Park has hiking, a merry-go-round, ponies, kid's train, the LA Zoo, horseback riding, and horseback riding.
See the stars and the city from way up high.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
See the stars and the city from way up high.