Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Thank You for Coming
3416 Glendale BlvdExcellent artist-run cafe!
Thu-Sat, noon-8pm
Sunday brunch 11am-3pm
My late morning coffee fix where I catch up on the NYT and always run into a few friends.
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Cafe de Leche
5000 York BlvdMy late morning coffee fix where I catch up on the NYT and always run into a few friends.
Tiny, delicious, cozy, friendly, neighborhood, local, organic, vegetarian...love it.
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Elf Cafe
2135 Sunset BlvdTiny, delicious, cozy, friendly, neighborhood, local, organic, vegetarian...love it.
Sqirl
720 N Virgil AveDelicious cafe sensation, beware the lines, go early.
Silver Lake farm to table: I've been there when cute neighborhood couples have come in with baskets of their front yard produce for the kitchen.
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Forage
2764 Sunset BlvdSilver Lake farm to table: I've been there when cute neighborhood couples have come in with baskets of their front yard produce for the kitchen.
Default lunch/dinner meetings often end up here...communal tables! Vegan friendly!
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Viet Noodle Bar
3133 Glendale BlvdDefault lunch/dinner meetings often end up here...communal tables! Vegan friendly!
Good Girl Dinette
110 North Avenue 56Friendly lunch spot.
Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa StYum.
Auntie Em's Kitchen
4616 Eagle Rock BoulevardCaterer & cafe
Shopping
Favorite neighborhood bookstore!
Highly curated selection, everything in perfect condition.
(I just found the complete set of Foxfires in hardcover)
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Alias Books East
3163 Glendale BlvdFavorite neighborhood bookstore!
Highly curated selection, everything in perfect condition.
(I just found the complete set of Foxfires in hardcover)
Maker/crafty/home/textiles/ceramics worth visiting after Cafe de Leche fix.
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Platform
5027 York BlvdMaker/crafty/home/textiles/ceramics worth visiting after Cafe de Leche fix.
Mega DTLA bookstore, and loose your mind upstairs, where the cheap used titles go on and on.
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring StreetMega DTLA bookstore, and loose your mind upstairs, where the cheap used titles go on and on.
Favorite thrift store in LA. Huge.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Thrift Store
210 N Ave 21Favorite thrift store in LA. Huge.
A friend's very very cool shop of locally made goods, textiles, clothes, zines, etc. Lovely lez/queer nexus.
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Otherwild shop
1768 N Vermont AveA friend's very very cool shop of locally made goods, textiles, clothes, zines, etc. Lovely lez/queer nexus.
You may not be in the market for house paint, but if you are, you should visit these sweet guys.
Jill's Paint
3534 Larga AveYou may not be in the market for house paint, but if you are, you should visit these sweet guys.
The Little Knittery
1808 N Vermont AveSweet little neighborhood shop for you knitting freaks like me.
Cute little bookstore next to Cafe de Leche, some cute local 'zines.
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Pop-Hop Books & Print
5002 York BlvdCute little bookstore next to Cafe de Leche, some cute local 'zines.
Best sizable bookstore on the East Side, check out both storefronts and their book events.
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Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont AveBest sizable bookstore on the East Side, check out both storefronts and their book events.
Eagle Rock Lumber & Hardware
2223 Fair Park AveOlden timey neighborhood lumber & hardware.
The place to go for native plants and to understand the native LA landscape.
Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford StThe place to go for native plants and to understand the native LA landscape.
Essentials
Weekly source of produce that can't be found in my garden. Visit the South Central Farm and Tutti Frutti stands for the real deal local organics.
Sundays from 9am
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Atwater Village Farmers’ Market
3528 Larga AveWeekly source of produce that can't be found in my garden. Visit the South Central Farm and Tutti Frutti stands for the real deal local organics.
Sundays from 9am
I sneak in for their vegan baked goods.
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Atwater Village Farmers’ Market
3528 Larga AveI sneak in for their vegan baked goods.
Arts & Culture
Renowned artist-run space around for more than a decade, check out their website to see what sort of crazy sh*t they're up to. http://machineproject.com
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Machine Project
1200 North Alvarado StreetRenowned artist-run space around for more than a decade, check out their website to see what sort of crazy sh*t they're up to. http://machineproject.com
The neighborhood community arts center, see what's up.
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Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado BlvdThe neighborhood community arts center, see what's up.
Sightseeing
Scenic walking running circuit over 2 miles around.
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Silver Lake Reservoir
Scenic walking running circuit over 2 miles around.
You can wander in and visit their hill-top gardens!
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Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters
3880 San Rafael AveYou can wander in and visit their hill-top gardens!
Under appreciated off the radar hilly park, find the secret 'lake' at the top.
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Ernest E Debs Regional Park
4235 Monterey RdUnder appreciated off the radar hilly park, find the secret 'lake' at the top.
Amazing gardens, library, galleries - try high tea.
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Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford RdAmazing gardens, library, galleries - try high tea.
Eaton Canyon
1801-1945 Veranada AveHike the wilds of the San Gabriel foothills.