Guidebook for Los Angeles

Erin
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Pollen is a laid-back gem for day-time eats! If you need a fix of avocado toast, this is the place to visit. It's just over the hill and let's you get the full Elysian Heights experience. Most of the seating is outdoors (but covered), so not best for rainy days.
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Pollen
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Pollen is a laid-back gem for day-time eats! If you need a fix of avocado toast, this is the place to visit. It's just over the hill and let's you get the full Elysian Heights experience. Most of the seating is outdoors (but covered), so not best for rainy days.
A classic family diner. They're open 24 hours and have good food. You can't go wrong.
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Astro Family Restaurant
2300 Fletcher Dr
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A classic family diner. They're open 24 hours and have good food. You can't go wrong.
A vegan restaurant that anyone can enjoy! Only one of us is vegetarian, but both of us like going here. It can get crowded, so be prepared.
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Sage Plant Based Bistro and Brewery Echo Park
1700 Sunset Blvd
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A vegan restaurant that anyone can enjoy! Only one of us is vegetarian, but both of us like going here. It can get crowded, so be prepared.
One of the first places we had dinner after we moved to LA, this is an absolutely delicious, intimate 'new american' restaurant. Perfect for a low-key but still fancy date night.
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Ostrich Farm
1525 Sunset Blvd
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One of the first places we had dinner after we moved to LA, this is an absolutely delicious, intimate 'new american' restaurant. Perfect for a low-key but still fancy date night.
Folliero's is by far the best pizza we've had in Los Angeles, and coming from people with Chicago and New York roots, that means something. It's an old school, no-frills restaurant with a casual vibe. They make simple, inexpensive, New York-ish-style pies and they do it pretty perfectly - the crust is especially tasty, fluffy, and just the right amount of chewy. After writing this, we're hungry for Folliero's. Be warned, there is almost always a LONG wait and the line starts pretty early in the evening. Especially if you're heading to a movie or anywhere else afterwards, give yourself a good hour to wait in line.
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Folliero's Italian Food and Pizza
5566 N Figueroa St
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Folliero's is by far the best pizza we've had in Los Angeles, and coming from people with Chicago and New York roots, that means something. It's an old school, no-frills restaurant with a casual vibe. They make simple, inexpensive, New York-ish-style pies and they do it pretty perfectly - the crust is especially tasty, fluffy, and just the right amount of chewy. After writing this, we're hungry for Folliero's. Be warned, there is almost always a LONG wait and the line starts pretty early in the evening. Especially if you're heading to a movie or anywhere else afterwards, give yourself a good hour to wait in line.

Drinks & Nightlife

Sunset Beer is an awesome bar and tap-room. If you've never been to a tap-room before, they have rows and rows of individual cans and bottles. Once you make your selection, you can either take it home, or bring it over to the bar area and pay a corkage fee to drink it right there. It means drinks are a lot cheaper than they would be at other bars. Plus, their happy hour special is no corkage fee! So during the week, average cost of a drink is about $3 for a nice beer. Hard to beat! FYI, they close early (latest is midnight), so this is better for the start of your night or for a post-dinner night cap.
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Sunset Beer Company
1498 Sunset Blvd
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Sunset Beer is an awesome bar and tap-room. If you've never been to a tap-room before, they have rows and rows of individual cans and bottles. Once you make your selection, you can either take it home, or bring it over to the bar area and pay a corkage fee to drink it right there. It means drinks are a lot cheaper than they would be at other bars. Plus, their happy hour special is no corkage fee! So during the week, average cost of a drink is about $3 for a nice beer. Hard to beat! FYI, they close early (latest is midnight), so this is better for the start of your night or for a post-dinner night cap.
Part bar, part music venue, the Dresden is a true LA experience. Marty and Elaine play old standards here most nights of the week, as they have for decades. Delicious cocktails and a fun, off-beat atmosphere.
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The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge
1760 N Vermont Ave
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Part bar, part music venue, the Dresden is a true LA experience. Marty and Elaine play old standards here most nights of the week, as they have for decades. Delicious cocktails and a fun, off-beat atmosphere.

Parks & Nature

A really cool slice of old LA history, this trail used to be the route of one of the Red Car trolley's that powered LA before the automobile took over. Starts right near our house and winds along the hill, giving you great views.
Corralitas Red Car Trail
Corralitas Red Car Trail
A really cool slice of old LA history, this trail used to be the route of one of the Red Car trolley's that powered LA before the automobile took over. Starts right near our house and winds along the hill, giving you great views.
The best part of this dog park is that just south of it is a second dog park specifically and only for small dogs. It's a hoot to hang out in, whether or not you bring a pooch with you.
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Silverlake Dog Park
1893-1899 Silver Lake Blvd
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The best part of this dog park is that just south of it is a second dog park specifically and only for small dogs. It's a hoot to hang out in, whether or not you bring a pooch with you.
The old zoo is a great place to hike, and also experience a fun level of creepiness - it's literally an old/abandoned zoo, and you can hike into the former animal enclosures (which now house some pretty impressive layers of graffiti).
Old LA Zoo Picnic Area
The old zoo is a great place to hike, and also experience a fun level of creepiness - it's literally an old/abandoned zoo, and you can hike into the former animal enclosures (which now house some pretty impressive layers of graffiti).

Essentials

A pharmacy/everything store.
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Rite Aid
1433 Glendale Blvd
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A pharmacy/everything store.
If you need some cookie butter, this is the place to go. Parking can be a little wild, so be patient.
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Trader Joe's
2738 Hyperion Ave
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If you need some cookie butter, this is the place to go. Parking can be a little wild, so be patient.
A straightforward grocery store.
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Vons
561 N Glendale Ave
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A straightforward grocery store.

Sightseeing

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Tháp quan sát Griffith
2800 E Observatory Rd
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Everything Else

The Farmer's Market is just a fun place to walk around, but you can also legitimately shop for souvenirs here, and you can definitely eat a good meal or ten at one of the many food stalls.
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The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd St
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The Farmer's Market is just a fun place to walk around, but you can also legitimately shop for souvenirs here, and you can definitely eat a good meal or ten at one of the many food stalls.

Entertainment & Activities

The ArcLight is an iconic theater for a reason - seeing a film here feels like a real Hollywood experience. It's also really expensive, so keep in mind that you're paying a surcharge for experiencing some film industry splendor.
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Pacific Cinerama Dome
6360 Sunset Blvd
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The ArcLight is an iconic theater for a reason - seeing a film here feels like a real Hollywood experience. It's also really expensive, so keep in mind that you're paying a surcharge for experiencing some film industry splendor.
Highland Theatre is an old school movie theater. It's not fancy, it's rarely too crowded, it's cheap, and we really love it here. A pretty great night out is pizza at Folliero's and then a movie at Highland Theatre.
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Highland Theatres
5604 N Figueroa St
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Highland Theatre is an old school movie theater. It's not fancy, it's rarely too crowded, it's cheap, and we really love it here. A pretty great night out is pizza at Folliero's and then a movie at Highland Theatre.