Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Best "sunny eggs" for brunch, oysters & chablis for lunch! Indoor, outdoor and bar seating - lovely stylish restaurant. Often not as hard to get a reservation as Gjelina or Tasting Kitchen.
109 locals recommend
Salt Air
1616 Abbot Kinney BlvdBest "sunny eggs" for brunch, oysters & chablis for lunch! Indoor, outdoor and bar seating - lovely stylish restaurant. Often not as hard to get a reservation as Gjelina or Tasting Kitchen.
Organic tacos, grain bowls, vegan friendly - great casual beach restaurant at the end of our street. Get take out or dine in. Healthy, fun with something for everyone.
74 locals recommend
Tocaya Organica - Venice
1715 Pacific AveOrganic tacos, grain bowls, vegan friendly - great casual beach restaurant at the end of our street. Get take out or dine in. Healthy, fun with something for everyone.
Great Four Barrel coffee from San Francisco. Local scene plus surfing hipsters :)
131 locals recommend
Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward AveGreat Four Barrel coffee from San Francisco. Local scene plus surfing hipsters :)
Plant based incredible food in beautiful setting - prettiest patio in Venice.
52 locals recommend
Plant Food + Wine
300 Abbot Kinney BlvdPlant based incredible food in beautiful setting - prettiest patio in Venice.
Restaurant, cafe, bakery, bar - breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks Rose Cafe has multiple seating areas with different vibes. Great for coffee of dinner with large group. Very popular with locals and visitors alike.
347 locals recommend
The Rose Venice
220 Rose AveRestaurant, cafe, bakery, bar - breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks Rose Cafe has multiple seating areas with different vibes. Great for coffee of dinner with large group. Very popular with locals and visitors alike.
When you can't get table at Gjelina get take out pizza, salads or baked goods next door - best in Venice.
1062 locals recommend
Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdWhen you can't get table at Gjelina get take out pizza, salads or baked goods next door - best in Venice.
Two locations - Windward circle has dine in seating. Peruvian rotisserie chicken, ceviche, saltados, platanos - great people, great music! Dine in or take out - fun, fast, delicious.
17 locals recommend
El Huarique
1301 Ocean Front WalkTwo locations - Windward circle has dine in seating. Peruvian rotisserie chicken, ceviche, saltados, platanos - great people, great music! Dine in or take out - fun, fast, delicious.
Japanese kitchen & gift store with ceramics in the back. Beautiful, functional Japanese products.
39 locals recommend
Tortoise General Store
12701 Venice Blvd.Japanese kitchen & gift store with ceramics in the back. Beautiful, functional Japanese products.
Great place for breakfast, coffee, brunch - awesome corn fritters! Opens at 7am.
84 locals recommend
Great White
1604 Pacific AveGreat place for breakfast, coffee, brunch - awesome corn fritters! Opens at 7am.
Excellent seafood tacos and ceviche, beer and wine - good deal on Abbot Kinney! 9-6 M-W 9-10pm T-S
La Tostaderia
1121 Abbot Kinney BlvdExcellent seafood tacos and ceviche, beer and wine - good deal on Abbot Kinney! 9-6 M-W 9-10pm T-S
Drinks & Nightlife
Oldest bar in Venice with the Delmonte speakeasy downstairs - live music, comedy, burlesque & DJ
212 locals recommend
Townhouse Venice
52 Windward AveOldest bar in Venice with the Delmonte speakeasy downstairs - live music, comedy, burlesque & DJ
Cocktails, DJs, cool interior. Drinking den with craft spirits, draught beer, and a rotating wine list. Open until 2am. Sunday BBQ live music.
74 locals recommend
The Lincoln
2536 Lincoln BlvdCocktails, DJs, cool interior. Drinking den with craft spirits, draught beer, and a rotating wine list. Open until 2am. Sunday BBQ live music.
The Brig
1515 Abbot Kinney BlvdPool table, DJ, nearby food trucks, on Abbot Kinney
1969 Dive bar serves breakfast, burger & sandwiches - beer, games & live music.
318 locals recommend
Hinano Cafe
15 Washington Blvd1969 Dive bar serves breakfast, burger & sandwiches - beer, games & live music.
Open 11-2am Tacos, burgers, fish n chips etc., plus full bar, live music, special events...
7 locals recommend
Surfside Venice
23 Windward AveOpen 11-2am Tacos, burgers, fish n chips etc., plus full bar, live music, special events...
Shopping
TOMs shoes, sunglasses, bags plus coffee shop & cool patio with free wifi. Dog friendly.
138 locals recommend
TOMS Flagship Store
1344 Abbot Kinney BlvdTOMs shoes, sunglasses, bags plus coffee shop & cool patio with free wifi. Dog friendly.
Burro Flagship
1409 Abbot Kinney BlvdBooks, gifts, clothes, trinkets all with Venice style.
Great bookstore hidden away on the boardwalk - a quiet oasis in the middle of boardwalk madness :) Buy a book for the beach!
23 locals recommend
Small World Books
1407 Ocean Front WalkGreat bookstore hidden away on the boardwalk - a quiet oasis in the middle of boardwalk madness :) Buy a book for the beach!
Friday local farmers market - beautiful produce from local farms. Mostly organic. Very mellow friendly scene.
101 locals recommend
Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.Friday local farmers market - beautiful produce from local farms. Mostly organic. Very mellow friendly scene.
Olvera Street, known as “the birthplace of Los Angeles,” is a Mexican Marketplace that recreates a romantic “Old Los Angeles” with a block-long narrow, tree-shaded, brick-lined market with old structures, painted stalls, street vendors, cafes, restaurants and gift shops. Olvera Street was created in 1930 “to preserve and present the customs and trades of early California." Many of the merchants on Olvera Street today are descended from the original vendors.
412 locals recommend
Olvera Street
Olvera StreetOlvera Street, known as “the birthplace of Los Angeles,” is a Mexican Marketplace that recreates a romantic “Old Los Angeles” with a block-long narrow, tree-shaded, brick-lined market with old structures, painted stalls, street vendors, cafes, restaurants and gift shops. Olvera Street was created in 1930 “to preserve and present the customs and trades of early California." Many of the merchants on Olvera Street today are descended from the original vendors.
Sightseeing
The remaining original canals of Venice built by Abbot Kinney. Magical little area with beautiful homes, canoes, ducks, egrets and a peek into what makes living in Venice special...
947 locals recommend
Venice Canals
The remaining original canals of Venice built by Abbot Kinney. Magical little area with beautiful homes, canoes, ducks, egrets and a peek into what makes living in Venice special...
Essentials
Essentials - corner store with good sandwich & smoothie counter inside
67 locals recommend
Windward Market
105 Windward AveEssentials - corner store with good sandwich & smoothie counter inside
High end organic grocery store - expensive but beautiful. Everything from nut milks, cold-pressed juice, organic produce, sushi, fresh fish. Gluten free, vegan, paleo. holistic medicines...
317 locals recommend
Erewhon Market
585 Venice Blvd.High end organic grocery store - expensive but beautiful. Everything from nut milks, cold-pressed juice, organic produce, sushi, fresh fish. Gluten free, vegan, paleo. holistic medicines...
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdAt Lincoln and Rose - 30 minutes walk...
Bubble Beach Laundry
2633 Main StClosest laundry
Parks & Nature
Amazing views of LA and Griffith Park on horseback - this has been a favorite with everyone who has visited with us! Easy riding next to Hollywood sign with great guides. Ok for kids aged 8 and up.
62 locals recommend
Sunset Ranch Hollywood
3400 N Beachwood DrAmazing views of LA and Griffith Park on horseback - this has been a favorite with everyone who has visited with us! Easy riding next to Hollywood sign with great guides. Ok for kids aged 8 and up.
Temescal Gateway Park, Santa Monica Mountains - hiking trails, from easy to more strenuous with lovely picnic spots. Great for kids, dogs, short or long hikes. Parking $7 cash only.
38 locals recommend
Temescal Gateway Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
15601 Sunset BlvdTemescal Gateway Park, Santa Monica Mountains - hiking trails, from easy to more strenuous with lovely picnic spots. Great for kids, dogs, short or long hikes. Parking $7 cash only.
Arts & Culture
The self-guided public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk brings art lovers and community members to an ever-evolving Downtown Los Angeles. With exciting and unique offerings around every corner, Downtown celebrates the arts on the 2nd Thursday of each month, year-round, rain or shine. Start your evening at the Art Walk Lounge (634 S. Spring St.), the visitor center for the Art Walk.
58 locals recommend
Art Walk DTLA
411 S Main StThe self-guided public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk brings art lovers and community members to an ever-evolving Downtown Los Angeles. With exciting and unique offerings around every corner, Downtown celebrates the arts on the 2nd Thursday of each month, year-round, rain or shine. Start your evening at the Art Walk Lounge (634 S. Spring St.), the visitor center for the Art Walk.
LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire history of art. Among the museum’s strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdLACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire history of art. Among the museum’s strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.
The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center includes pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; 19th- and 20th-century American, European, and Asian photographs; contemporary and modern sculpture; and Robert Irwin's Central Garden, designed specifically for the Getty Center.
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center DrThe collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center includes pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; 19th- and 20th-century American, European, and Asian photographs; contemporary and modern sculpture; and Robert Irwin's Central Garden, designed specifically for the Getty Center.