Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
REALLY good pizza. Considered a hip hop pizzeria. They deliver, too
70 locals recommend
Delicious Pizza
5419 W Adams BlvdREALLY good pizza. Considered a hip hop pizzeria. They deliver, too
Highly Likely Café
4310 W Jefferson BlvdDelicious Breakfasts and Lunches in a hip spot.
Revolutionario North African Tacos
1436 W Jefferson BlvdUnique tacos, cheap
Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
1262 Crenshaw BlvdDelicious Fried Chicken
Japanese Taiyaki pancake with a swirl of green tea, black sesame, taro or vanilla soft serve. Really cute instagram food.
13 locals recommend
Somi Somi
621 S Western AveJapanese Taiyaki pancake with a swirl of green tea, black sesame, taro or vanilla soft serve. Really cute instagram food.
Northern Cafe
2904 S Figueroa StReal Chinese fast casual with good dumplings
If you need a quick pizza customized to you, then go here. You pick what you want and it's about $8.
33 locals recommend
Blaze Pizza
3335 S Figueroa StIf you need a quick pizza customized to you, then go here. You pick what you want and it's about $8.
Every food you want to eat is here. It's an iconic Los Angeles spot that's been around for around 80 years.
819 locals recommend
The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd StEvery food you want to eat is here. It's an iconic Los Angeles spot that's been around for around 80 years.
The oldest food hall in Los Angeles with a lot of variety and neon lights
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S BroadwayThe oldest food hall in Los Angeles with a lot of variety and neon lights
Harold & Belle's
2920 W Jefferson BlvdLouisiana style Cajun Food.
El Cholo - The Original
1121 S Western Aveclassic mexican sit-down with really good nachos
It's the closest place to The HALF and specializes in birria, or goat. About a three minute walk
Papi tacos & churros
2622 W Jefferson BlvdIt's the closest place to The HALF and specializes in birria, or goat. About a three minute walk
Drinks & Nightlife
Old English Restaurant turned into a Korean bar. The inside is really old and cool looking.
46 locals recommend
The Prince
2 W 7th StOld English Restaurant turned into a Korean bar. The inside is really old and cool looking.
The Wiltern
3790 Wilshire BlvdBig music venue in an old Art Deco Theater
The Wolves
519 S Spring StCool, old Parisian looking bar for cocktails
Modern Times Dankness Dojo
832 S Olive StModern Times Brewery Bar
One of the first big breweries in LA. They have free tours. It's very open and big. Dogs allowed.
179 locals recommend
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda StOne of the first big breweries in LA. They have free tours. It's very open and big. Dogs allowed.
Golden Road Brewing Los Angeles
5410 W San Fernando RdReal family friendly brewery.
Arts & Culture
An Iconic museum where you can take your next profile photo at Urban Light
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdAn Iconic museum where you can take your next profile photo at Urban Light
The park portion is free. You can see the lake pit where the tar is still coming up from the earth.
890 locals recommend
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
5801 Wilshire BlvdThe park portion is free. You can see the lake pit where the tar is still coming up from the earth.
The Broad
221 S Grand AveFree, but make reservations or you'll have to wait in line
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park DrWhere the spaceship Endevour is.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 W Exposition BlvdAwesome dioramas and dinosaurs
Essentials
it's right by the USC campus, there are a lot of students there. In the summer, though, it's really empty.
1699 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2738 Hyperion Aveit's right by the USC campus, there are a lot of students there. In the summer, though, it's really empty.
Albertsons
2035 Hillhurst AveA classic grocery store that has everything.
Ralphs
7257 Sunset BlvdClassic Grocery store. By campus, so lots of students
Walgreens
230 N La Brea AveDrug store
99 Cents Only Stores
6121 Wilshire BlvdOasis Laundry
2815 W Jefferson Blvdthe closest laundry
Getting Around
The closest Metro Stop that will take you to Downtown or the Beach
28 locals recommend
Crenshaw / Exposition
The closest Metro Stop that will take you to Downtown or the Beach
Shopping
The Grove
189 The Grove DrOutdoor shopping and eating with a fountain
It's a fun everything store with gifts, books and soap.
81 locals recommend
Soap Plant/La Luz de Jesus
4633 Hollywood BlvdIt's a fun everything store with gifts, books and soap.
JapanLA
233 South La Brea AvenueThis is the area where you'll start to walk around Melrose Ave.
Japanese Village Plaza
335 E 2nd StThe small, fun enclave of Japanese gifts and food
Sightseeing
There's a slide 80 stories high that you can slide down in the tallest building on the West Coast
130 locals recommend
OUE Skyspace LA
633 W 5th StThere's a slide 80 stories high that you can slide down in the tallest building on the West Coast
The Chinese Theater with the handprints with Movie Stars and the Hollywood Walk of fame are here. It's a mad house.
221 locals recommend
Hollywood / Highland station
6815 Hollywood BlvdThe Chinese Theater with the handprints with Movie Stars and the Hollywood Walk of fame are here. It's a mad house.
Angels Flight Railway
351 S Grand Avethe shortest railway in America
a beautiful iron building, you can walk in, you can't go up past the second floor. It's where Bladerunner was filmed, also 500 days of Summer.
164 locals recommend
bradbury building
304 South Broadwaya beautiful iron building, you can walk in, you can't go up past the second floor. It's where Bladerunner was filmed, also 500 days of Summer.