Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Delicious coffee, beautiful art, and very friendly service. Many Santa Monica-based celebrities have been sighted here.
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Cafe Bolivar
1741 Ocean Park Blvd
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Delicious coffee, beautiful art, and very friendly service. Many Santa Monica-based celebrities have been sighted here.
Officially recognized as Little Japantown of Los Angeles, virtually every restaurant here is great.
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Sawtelle
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Officially recognized as Little Japantown of Los Angeles, virtually every restaurant here is great.
Deliciously fancy hamburgers and American-style food that'll go perfectly to your evening.
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Plan Check
1800 Sawtelle Blvd
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Deliciously fancy hamburgers and American-style food that'll go perfectly to your evening.
Excellent, wonderful pizza. Both deep-dish Chicago style, and thin-crust New York style. I could eat pizza and drink beers here all day.
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NY & C Pizzeria & Bar
1120 Wilshire Blvd
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Excellent, wonderful pizza. Both deep-dish Chicago style, and thin-crust New York style. I could eat pizza and drink beers here all day.
Absolutely delicious breakfasts and bagels, and very good, very low-priced lunches. One of our favorite spots.
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Bagel Nosh Deli
1629 Wilshire Blvd
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Absolutely delicious breakfasts and bagels, and very good, very low-priced lunches. One of our favorite spots.
Excellent Mexican-style coffees and pastries. We have had many a business meeting here.
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La Monarca Bakery
1300 Wilshire Blvd
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Excellent Mexican-style coffees and pastries. We have had many a business meeting here.
Best Mexican food in Los Angeles, and wonderfully low priced.
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Tacos Por Favor
1408 Olympic Blvd
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Best Mexican food in Los Angeles, and wonderfully low priced.
Excellent coffee and lunch spot.
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Literati Cafe
12081 Wilshire Blvd
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Excellent coffee and lunch spot.
Excellent and very low-priced Mexican food. One of our favorite spots in the area.
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Taco Plus
1525 S Bundy Dr
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Excellent and very low-priced Mexican food. One of our favorite spots in the area.
They have a Certified Cicerone on staff (a Cicerone is for beer what a Sommelier is for wine). Every beer is incredible, and their food is top-notch. They also have a great patio area in the back.
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Library Alehouse
2911 Main St
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They have a Certified Cicerone on staff (a Cicerone is for beer what a Sommelier is for wine). Every beer is incredible, and their food is top-notch. They also have a great patio area in the back.
The best coffee spot in Santa Monica. Celebrities often sighted.
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Urth Caffe Santa Monica
2327 Main St
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The best coffee spot in Santa Monica. Celebrities often sighted.
The LA-based coffee roasters of choice. If you're in Santa Monica or Venice, you'll want to try some Groundworks coffee. If you're passing through town, grab some to go.
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Bardonna
1601 Montana Ave
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The LA-based coffee roasters of choice. If you're in Santa Monica or Venice, you'll want to try some Groundworks coffee. If you're passing through town, grab some to go.
The very famous, and very 24-hour delicatessen of Los Angeles. The musician Slash was given the name by the owner of Canter's. If you're hungry, get the pastrami reuben. It'll feed you for a week.
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Canter's Restaurant, Bakery, Deli and Bar
419 N Fairfax Ave
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The very famous, and very 24-hour delicatessen of Los Angeles. The musician Slash was given the name by the owner of Canter's. If you're hungry, get the pastrami reuben. It'll feed you for a week.
Established by the famous LA chef Roy Choi, Chego is the premium example of Korean-Mexican fusion, with the best rice bowls you will ever have. Especially if you enjoy spicy foods.
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Chego
727 N Broadway
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Established by the famous LA chef Roy Choi, Chego is the premium example of Korean-Mexican fusion, with the best rice bowls you will ever have. Especially if you enjoy spicy foods.
24-hour diner that's a landmark of Los Angeles. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" often takes place here.
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Izzy's Deli Restaurant
1433 Wilshire Blvd
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24-hour diner that's a landmark of Los Angeles. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" often takes place here.

Drinks & Nightlife

The closest and bestest dive bar in the area.
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Mom's
12238 Santa Monica Blvd
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The closest and bestest dive bar in the area.
Great beer bar, great vibe (though very tight on Fri/Sat), and inarguably the greatest hamburgers you will ever have.
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Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
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Great beer bar, great vibe (though very tight on Fri/Sat), and inarguably the greatest hamburgers you will ever have.
German-style gastropub with a fantastic assortment of sausages and beers. If you're unfamiliar with good beers, or gastropubs, this is a good place to start.
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Wurstküche Restaurant Venice Beach
625 Lincoln Blvd
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German-style gastropub with a fantastic assortment of sausages and beers. If you're unfamiliar with good beers, or gastropubs, this is a good place to start.
A small whiskey bar with a great assortment of beers, and a whole lot of whiskeys to choose from, so if you're in the mood for some good drinks after a long day, this is the place to go.
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Daily Pint
2310 Pico Blvd
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A small whiskey bar with a great assortment of beers, and a whole lot of whiskeys to choose from, so if you're in the mood for some good drinks after a long day, this is the place to go.
One of the best and largest sports bars in Santa Monica. If there's a big game, you'll want to be here. Granted, you will be surrounded by UCLA students.
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Busby's West Fans
3110 Santa Monica Blvd
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One of the best and largest sports bars in Santa Monica. If there's a big game, you'll want to be here. Granted, you will be surrounded by UCLA students.
A great restaurant in Culver City for beer and food. We go here all the time. All. The. Time.
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City Tavern Culver City
9739 Culver Blvd
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A great restaurant in Culver City for beer and food. We go here all the time. All. The. Time.
Just like the Santa Monica establishment, only larger, but just as crowded. Again, the Office Burger is the best burger you will have in your life.
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Father's Office
1018 Montana Ave
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Just like the Santa Monica establishment, only larger, but just as crowded. Again, the Office Burger is the best burger you will have in your life.
Santa Monica's best kept secret dance spot.
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Barcopa
2810 Main Street
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Santa Monica's best kept secret dance spot.

Entertainment & Activities

Fantastically, natural, delicious, and unique ice cream. Their TV's display a video I helped create.
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Beach City Creamery
1209 Wilshire Blvd
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Fantastically, natural, delicious, and unique ice cream. Their TV's display a video I helped create.

Shopping

If you're not into "family" shopping (ie what you'll find on 3rd Street Promenade), go here. A lot of very great fashion outlets, salons, yoga studios, coffee shops, and cafes for brunch.
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Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue
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If you're not into "family" shopping (ie what you'll find on 3rd Street Promenade), go here. A lot of very great fashion outlets, salons, yoga studios, coffee shops, and cafes for brunch.
The shopping center of Santa Monica. Several movie theatres, good restaurants, and a lot of clothing outlets. You gotta see it while you're in LA.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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The shopping center of Santa Monica. Several movie theatres, good restaurants, and a lot of clothing outlets. You gotta see it while you're in LA.

Everything Else

Well-reviewed, $15 classes, 10a-9p (check website for schedule).
Laughing Frog Yoga
12217 Santa Monica Blvd
Well-reviewed, $15 classes, 10a-9p (check website for schedule).
Open 5am-10pm. Day passes are available. Just a quick walk from our place.
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LA Fitness
1914 S Bundy Dr
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Open 5am-10pm. Day passes are available. Just a quick walk from our place.
Native Los Angelenos go here for summertime leisurely shopping. Many great bars that host bar hops around the holidays, this is a great place to go and hang out for many hours.
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Main Street
Main Street
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Native Los Angelenos go here for summertime leisurely shopping. Many great bars that host bar hops around the holidays, this is a great place to go and hang out for many hours.
One of the few direct-to-consumer stores where you can sit in and see the Tesla's yourself.
Tesla
395 Santa Monica Pl
One of the few direct-to-consumer stores where you can sit in and see the Tesla's yourself.

Essentials

For all your large-stock, not-so-organic-but-good-deal groceries.
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Smart & Final
1041 N Fuller Ave
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For all your large-stock, not-so-organic-but-good-deal groceries.
For all your low-priced, organic groceries.
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Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson Ave
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For all your low-priced, organic groceries.

Arts & Culture

Classic movie theater, check out what they're showing http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/calendar_aero
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Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
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Classic movie theater, check out what they're showing http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/calendar_aero