Guidebook for Los Angeles

Liz
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

FAVORITE!!! PERFECT NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET/ BODEGA for groceries, sodas, snacks, and anything you may need to stock up on. AWESOME BEER SELECTION. Inside, there's a sandwich bar (AMAZING!!) and juice bar. Pretty stroll down Monte Vista.
Tropical Juice Los Angeles
5729 N Figueroa St
FAVORITE!!! PERFECT NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET/ BODEGA for groceries, sodas, snacks, and anything you may need to stock up on. AWESOME BEER SELECTION. Inside, there's a sandwich bar (AMAZING!!) and juice bar. Pretty stroll down Monte Vista.
walk to the best sandwiches in LA just down the street! Gets busy but you can call and place order in advance and pack sandwiches and take to the beach! Stock up on groceries while you are here. Located in a small neighborhood bodega.
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Monte 52
5200 Monte Vista St
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walk to the best sandwiches in LA just down the street! Gets busy but you can call and place order in advance and pack sandwiches and take to the beach! Stock up on groceries while you are here. Located in a small neighborhood bodega.
FAVORITE!! Walk to an amazing vegan breakfast or lunch!! One of my favorite spots!! I like the buffalo bowl. Great vibe and good prices. Don't miss it!!
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Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa St
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FAVORITE!! Walk to an amazing vegan breakfast or lunch!! One of my favorite spots!! I like the buffalo bowl. Great vibe and good prices. Don't miss it!!
FAVORITE!! VERY CLOSE. Very short walk to the best (and very stylish) vietnamese diner for lunch or dinner! Closed Mondays. Excellent and unique cuisine at a great price. Super-cute atmosphere. This is a great spot for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! BYOB or wine, as they do not serve alcohol.
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Good Girl Dinette
110 North Avenue 56
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FAVORITE!! VERY CLOSE. Very short walk to the best (and very stylish) vietnamese diner for lunch or dinner! Closed Mondays. Excellent and unique cuisine at a great price. Super-cute atmosphere. This is a great spot for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! BYOB or wine, as they do not serve alcohol.
PRACTICALLY NEXT-DOOR! Excellent local Mexican food! Authentic and one of Highland Park's local favorites. Very short one-minute walk- practically next door. Great value and local experience- don't miss it! Great budget option. CASH ONLY.
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La Fuente Restaurant
987 S Garey Ave
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PRACTICALLY NEXT-DOOR! Excellent local Mexican food! Authentic and one of Highland Park's local favorites. Very short one-minute walk- practically next door. Great value and local experience- don't miss it! Great budget option. CASH ONLY.
FAVORITE- practically next door! walk to one of my favorite coffee shops, just steps from the your doorstep. If you're in the mood for something cool- get the frozen rice and beans-- to die for!
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Tierra Mia Coffee
1202 N Alvarado St
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FAVORITE- practically next door! walk to one of my favorite coffee shops, just steps from the your doorstep. If you're in the mood for something cool- get the frozen rice and beans-- to die for!
very trendy hip coffee shop within a blocks from you. As good of coffee as you'll find anywhere. Great place to work for a few hours also!
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Civil Coffee
5629 N Figueroa St
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very trendy hip coffee shop within a blocks from you. As good of coffee as you'll find anywhere. Great place to work for a few hours also!
Tuesday nights- don't miss it. Less than a block away!! Food trucks serving tacos, tamales, smoothies, fruits, veggies, juices and more! EVERY TUESDAY- 3-8 pm. Marmion Way/ Avenue 57.
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Old LA/Highland Park Farmers' Market
Marmion Way
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Tuesday nights- don't miss it. Less than a block away!! Food trucks serving tacos, tamales, smoothies, fruits, veggies, juices and more! EVERY TUESDAY- 3-8 pm. Marmion Way/ Avenue 57.
great, if you like donuts in strange flavors. very trendy. located on york blvd. so, it's a long walk or a short drive!
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Donut Friend
5107 York Blvd
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great, if you like donuts in strange flavors. very trendy. located on york blvd. so, it's a long walk or a short drive!
Walk to local smoothies and juices. I like to get a fresh juice squeeze here for under 5$
Bionicos La Palapa
5560 N Figueroa St
Walk to local smoothies and juices. I like to get a fresh juice squeeze here for under 5$
the area's best pizza! Great atmosphere and prices!
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TOWN Pizza
5101 York Blvd
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the area's best pizza! Great atmosphere and prices!
FAVORITE amazingly delicious organic/ vegan/ paleo and just all-around awesome food! Just about the best breakfast you can have anywhere!! OPEN 8am-8PM every day but closed Tuesday! short drive!
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Amara Kitchen
519 N Avenue 64
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FAVORITE amazingly delicious organic/ vegan/ paleo and just all-around awesome food! Just about the best breakfast you can have anywhere!! OPEN 8am-8PM every day but closed Tuesday! short drive!
WALK. A very short walk to this cute coffee shop with a bright red door! Go just because it is so, so cute! :)
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Kindness & Mischief Coffee
5537 N Figueroa St
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WALK. A very short walk to this cute coffee shop with a bright red door! Go just because it is so, so cute! :)
An amazing San Francisco bakery that has just opened in highland park! You can walk to it!! DELICIOUS!
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Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
111 S Ave 59
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An amazing San Francisco bakery that has just opened in highland park! You can walk to it!! DELICIOUS!
Hip and trendy new spot for Ramen! Very tasty!
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Ramen of York by Silverlake Ramen
5051 York Blvd
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Hip and trendy new spot for Ramen! Very tasty!
Chic restaurant with great food and decor-- ideal for dinner and excellent cocktails. VERY SHORT WALK. recently voted one of LA's top 16 new restaurants. GREAT BAR to drink or eat at.
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Cafe Birdie
5631 N Figueroa St
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Chic restaurant with great food and decor-- ideal for dinner and excellent cocktails. VERY SHORT WALK. recently voted one of LA's top 16 new restaurants. GREAT BAR to drink or eat at.
excellent romanian food at a great price. very casual-- no drinks.
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Parsnip
3324 Verdugo Road
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excellent romanian food at a great price. very casual-- no drinks.
great restaurant and bar with a dark and chic atmosphere.
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Sonny's Hideaway
5137 York Blvd
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great restaurant and bar with a dark and chic atmosphere.
ASIAN FUSION--- short short walk. on this block of FIG.
RBTA Highland Park
5629 North Figueroa Street
ASIAN FUSION--- short short walk. on this block of FIG.

Drinks & Nightlife

Walk to this local favorite bar just a block and 1/2 away on Figueroa. very short walk! Laid-back spot boasting a large outdoor patio, cocktails & bar bites plus jazz on Sundays. cheap happy hour. designed by LA's highly-acclaimed 1933 group, which means... it looks good inside! Taco Tuesdays!
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La Cuevita
5922 N Figueroa St
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Walk to this local favorite bar just a block and 1/2 away on Figueroa. very short walk! Laid-back spot boasting a large outdoor patio, cocktails & bar bites plus jazz on Sundays. cheap happy hour. designed by LA's highly-acclaimed 1933 group, which means... it looks good inside! Taco Tuesdays!
great bar and good eats too! very short walk. Large TV's make this a perfect spot to watch sport events.
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The Greyhound Bar & Grill
5570 N Figueroa St
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great bar and good eats too! very short walk. Large TV's make this a perfect spot to watch sport events.
FAVORITE! great bar with awesome outdoor seating and shuffleboard court. Perfect for a lazy saturday or sunday afternoon outside. Indulge in a homemade popsicle in your micheldada :)- MY short drive or 15-minute walk
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Block Party Highland Park
5050 York Boulevard
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FAVORITE! great bar with awesome outdoor seating and shuffleboard court. Perfect for a lazy saturday or sunday afternoon outside. Indulge in a homemade popsicle in your micheldada :)- MY short drive or 15-minute walk
FAVORITE! This is my favorite bar in the area! Awesome atmosphere and very cool design. Short drive or long walk.
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Highland Park Brewery
1220 N Spring St
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FAVORITE! This is my favorite bar in the area! Awesome atmosphere and very cool design. Short drive or long walk.
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The York
5018 York Blvd
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VERY SHORT WALK. located across from the bowling alley.
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ETA
5630 N Figueroa St
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VERY SHORT WALK. located across from the bowling alley.
music!
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The Hi Hat
5043 York Blvd
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music!
speakeasy--- directly behind the house. hard to find but behind cafe birdie and bowling alley-- access through the back. EXCELLENT.
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Good Housekeeping HLP
5635 N Figueroa St
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speakeasy--- directly behind the house. hard to find but behind cafe birdie and bowling alley-- access through the back. EXCELLENT.

Everything Else

walk to the post office
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United States Postal Service
281 E Colorado Blvd
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walk to the post office
walk to the pharmacy
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CVS
4414 York Blvd
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walk to the pharmacy
metro station about a 3-minute walk
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Highland Park Station
203 N Ave 58
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metro station about a 3-minute walk
walk to the movies and pay only 6$. This is a fun thing to do-- experience an old school movie theater. You can see the sign light up nightly from the house! VERY SHORT WALK.
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Highland Theatres
5604 N Figueroa St
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walk to the movies and pay only 6$. This is a fun thing to do-- experience an old school movie theater. You can see the sign light up nightly from the house! VERY SHORT WALK.
walk to yoga class and enjoy everything from hot to aeral yoga.
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Kinship Yoga
5612 N Figueroa St
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walk to yoga class and enjoy everything from hot to aeral yoga.
trendy mid-century furniture store
The Hunt Vintage Home Furnishings
5317 York Blvd
trendy mid-century furniture store
Walk and check it out. Large furniture store just off Fig. Mainly mid-century vintage or reproductions. Worth a look for sure!
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Sunbeam Vintage
106 S Avenue 58
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Walk and check it out. Large furniture store just off Fig. Mainly mid-century vintage or reproductions. Worth a look for sure!

Shopping

Nice local hardware store within 8-minute walk. There's also one on York Blvd.
Highland Park Hardware
5239 N Figueroa St
Nice local hardware store within 8-minute walk. There's also one on York Blvd.
Plenty of shopping here for clothes, home goods, and miscellaneous.
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York Boulevard
York Boulevard
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Plenty of shopping here for clothes, home goods, and miscellaneous.

Arts & Culture

Amazing living museum, especially if you like old homes. this is very close (short drive) and Highland Park's prize museum. Walk through a dozen or so century-old homes and relive a bygone era. Some of the homes are even furnished.
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Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer St
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Amazing living museum, especially if you like old homes. this is very close (short drive) and Highland Park's prize museum. Walk through a dozen or so century-old homes and relive a bygone era. Some of the homes are even furnished.

Entertainment & Activities

WALK. This is a 1940s bowling alley recently revamped by one of LA's top design firms. Adjoining bars and lounge areas offer a unique speakeasy-style setting for one of the coolest bowling experience you'll ever have. Standout decor and vintage pins make this spot a hot destination! If you don't want to spend 50$ to bowl, go and have a drink or brick-oven pizza! Don't miss it- one of LA's best spots- LOTS OF PRESS ON IT--e even in the NY Times!
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Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa St
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WALK. This is a 1940s bowling alley recently revamped by one of LA's top design firms. Adjoining bars and lounge areas offer a unique speakeasy-style setting for one of the coolest bowling experience you'll ever have. Standout decor and vintage pins make this spot a hot destination! If you don't want to spend 50$ to bowl, go and have a drink or brick-oven pizza! Don't miss it- one of LA's best spots- LOTS OF PRESS ON IT--e even in the NY Times!

Parks & Nature

Great place to go for a hike and overlook the city. Views of the "hollywood sign" Fun afternoon or morning trip. Short drive!
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Гріффіт-парк
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
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Great place to go for a hike and overlook the city. Views of the "hollywood sign" Fun afternoon or morning trip. Short drive!
excellent hiking with views of LA all the way to the water. Climb beside the hollywood sign.
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Griffith Park Observatory Trails Peak
2715 N Vermont Ave
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excellent hiking with views of LA all the way to the water. Climb beside the hollywood sign.