Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Chef Jason Neroni's newest hotspot restaurant. Great everything.
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The Rose Venice
220 Rose Ave
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Chef Jason Neroni's newest hotspot restaurant. Great everything.
Laid-back hangout for good modern Mexican food. Great beer and wine selection.
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Cerveteca
523 Rose Ave
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Laid-back hangout for good modern Mexican food. Great beer and wine selection.
Super popular, inexpensive breakfast spot that has a definite SoCal vibe.
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Flake
513 Rose Ave
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Super popular, inexpensive breakfast spot that has a definite SoCal vibe.
Hawaiian burgers, plenty of space and a full bar.
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Makani
512 Rose Ave
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Hawaiian burgers, plenty of space and a full bar.
Hipster spot for late night modern Indonesian food. They also have a beautiful bar and great cocktails.
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Wallflower
609 Rose Ave
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Hipster spot for late night modern Indonesian food. They also have a beautiful bar and great cocktails.
Local organic coffee shop. Always a line, but worth the wait. They have nitro cold brew as well!
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Groundwork Coffee Co.
671 Rose Ave
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Local organic coffee shop. Always a line, but worth the wait. They have nitro cold brew as well!
The Firehouse has been around forever. Good, inexpensive, "no frills" breakfast food.
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The Firehouse
213 Rose Ave
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The Firehouse has been around forever. Good, inexpensive, "no frills" breakfast food.
Probably the oldest restaurant in Venice, its a must visit dive for old school Mexican food and hand made tortillas. The entire place is decorated with Casablanca memorabilia.
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Casablanca
220 Lincoln Blvd
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Probably the oldest restaurant in Venice, its a must visit dive for old school Mexican food and hand made tortillas. The entire place is decorated with Casablanca memorabilia.
While not the best food in town, they are open until 3am and have a full bar. The place is big and gets pretty busy late at night. It's a popular place to stop by on your way home from a late night out drinking.
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La Cabaña
738 Rose Ave
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While not the best food in town, they are open until 3am and have a full bar. The place is big and gets pretty busy late at night. It's a popular place to stop by on your way home from a late night out drinking.
Great beer selection. Great location right on the boardwalk. Meh food.
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The Commons Ale House
129 Broadway
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Great beer selection. Great location right on the boardwalk. Meh food.
Just go, it's the best. On the down side, if you don't make a reservation at least a week in advance, be prepared to wait for seats at the communal tables.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Just go, it's the best. On the down side, if you don't make a reservation at least a week in advance, be prepared to wait for seats at the communal tables.
Great spot for a quick, healthy lunch.
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great spot for a quick, healthy lunch.
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The Butcher's Daughter
1205 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Best donuts in town!
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Blue Star Donuts
1142 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Best donuts in town!
Great coffee, but not as good as Intelligentsia just down the street.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great coffee, but not as good as Intelligentsia just down the street.
Great coffee! Better than Blue Bottle (but Blue Bottle is still great too).
394 locals raden deze aan
Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great coffee! Better than Blue Bottle (but Blue Bottle is still great too).
Local old school taco spot.
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Tacos Por Favor
1408 Olympic Blvd
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Local old school taco spot.
Vegan food and surprisingly good! Cool little spot.
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Fala Bar
1146 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Vegan food and surprisingly good! Cool little spot.
Great Mediterranean spot with nice outdoor seating.
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Kreation Organic Kafe & Juicery
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great Mediterranean spot with nice outdoor seating.
Insanely good ice cream. Crazy seasonal flavors. There's always a line, so be prepared to wait a bit.
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Salt & Straw
1357 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Insanely good ice cream. Crazy seasonal flavors. There's always a line, so be prepared to wait a bit.
Now a joint restaurant between Primitivo and Hal's. Great location and food.
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Now a joint restaurant between Primitivo and Hal's. Great location and food.
Vegan place with a simple, modern aesthetic.
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Plant Food + Wine
300 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Vegan place with a simple, modern aesthetic.
Really beautiful restaurant that focusses on seafood.
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Salt Air
1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Really beautiful restaurant that focusses on seafood.
Hip modern Japanese food and a full bar.
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Wabi on Rose
512 F Rose Ave
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Hip modern Japanese food and a full bar.
Trendy, colorful and pricey sushi spot on Abbot Kinney.
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Shima
1432 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Trendy, colorful and pricey sushi spot on Abbot Kinney.
Great pizza by the slice or for delivery.
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Abbot's Pizza Company
1407 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Great pizza by the slice or for delivery.
Italian and pricey, but in a converted 2 story beach house so that's pretty neat.
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Barrique
796 Main St
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Italian and pricey, but in a converted 2 story beach house so that's pretty neat.
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3 Square Cafe
1121 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Made-to-order salads, wraps and sandwiches.
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Greenleaf Kitchen & Cocktails
1239 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Made-to-order salads, wraps and sandwiches.
They bake, they cook, they juice, they preserve. This place has a bit of everything. Pricey but insane quality and attention to detail. They have seating out back so you can stay and eat or grab and go.
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Gjusta
320 Sunset Ave
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They bake, they cook, they juice, they preserve. This place has a bit of everything. Pricey but insane quality and attention to detail. They have seating out back so you can stay and eat or grab and go.
One of my favorite spots in Venice. Cafe and people working on laptops by day. Beer, wine and french food by night. Great looking space too.
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Zinqué
1440 Lincoln Blvd
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One of my favorite spots in Venice. Cafe and people working on laptops by day. Beer, wine and french food by night. Great looking space too.
Tons of fresh juices here.
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Moon Juice
507 Rose Ave
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Tons of fresh juices here.
Old school family run Mexican spot. Good and inexpensive.
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La Fiesta Brava
259B Hampton Dr
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Old school family run Mexican spot. Good and inexpensive.
Quick, healthy Mediterranean food.
CAVA
326 Lincoln Boulevard
Quick, healthy Mediterranean food.
A laid back, roadhouse BBQ spot. Always lively.
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Clutch
427 Lincoln Blvd
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A laid back, roadhouse BBQ spot. Always lively.
Legit Carolina style BBQ. Be prepared to wait for a table.
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Baby Blues BBQ - Venice
444 Lincoln Blvd
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Legit Carolina style BBQ. Be prepared to wait for a table.
A casual grab and go bahn mi spot.
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Banh Mi. Venice
307 Lincoln Blvd
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A casual grab and go bahn mi spot.
Neat little coffee and flower shop.
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Flowerboy Project
816 Lincoln Blvd
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Neat little coffee and flower shop.
Amazing ice cream, crazy flavors. There's usually a line but its worth the wait.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
540 Rose Ave
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Amazing ice cream, crazy flavors. There's usually a line but its worth the wait.
Exotic sausages, fries and German beers. Loud and busy most nights. Great spot to hang out. There's usually a DJ on the weekends.
243 locals raden deze aan
Wurstküche Restaurant Venice Beach
625 Lincoln Blvd
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Exotic sausages, fries and German beers. Loud and busy most nights. Great spot to hang out. There's usually a DJ on the weekends.
Ultra casual LA staple. Chicken wraps, salads and healthy sides. A lunchtime go-to.
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California Chicken Cafe
424 Lincoln Blvd
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Ultra casual LA staple. Chicken wraps, salads and healthy sides. A lunchtime go-to.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small and dark with limited space. Perfect for a quiet night out.
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Venice Beach Wines
529 Rose Ave
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Small and dark with limited space. Perfect for a quiet night out.
Dark, concrete and brick. A very "New York" vibe.
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the otheroom Venice Beach
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Dark, concrete and brick. A very "New York" vibe.
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The Brig
1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Probably the best craft cocktails in the area. Great food too, but the bar is the main attraction here.
395 locals raden deze aan
The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Probably the best craft cocktails in the area. Great food too, but the bar is the main attraction here.

Essentials

This place is a local gem. Fantastic beer and wine selection. Lots of gourmet foods (snacks, cheese, etc), both imported and locally made.
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Simons Market
511 Rose Ave
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This place is a local gem. Fantastic beer and wine selection. Lots of gourmet foods (snacks, cheese, etc), both imported and locally made.
The biggest Whole Foods in California. They have everything.
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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The biggest Whole Foods in California. They have everything.
Pharmacy and other essentials.
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CVS
12015 Wilshire Blvd
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Pharmacy and other essentials.

Getting Around

Our fancy new train that connects the beach to Downtown Los Angeles, with stops everywhere in between. Get here from the guesthouse by taking the #18 Big Blue Bus line that stops along Rose Ave.
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Downtown Santa Monica Station
402 Colorado Ave
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Our fancy new train that connects the beach to Downtown Los Angeles, with stops everywhere in between. Get here from the guesthouse by taking the #18 Big Blue Bus line that stops along Rose Ave.

Everything Else

Great yoga studio around the corner. They have an intro pack of $25 for 3 classes. Perfect if you're in town for a week and want to keep up your practice.
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The Yoga Collective
512 Rose Ave
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Great yoga studio around the corner. They have an intro pack of $25 for 3 classes. Perfect if you're in town for a week and want to keep up your practice.
Need a haircut? Trim!
trim.
512 D Rose Ave
Need a haircut? Trim!

Entertainment & Activities

Shopping, movies, food/drink, basically anything you can think of is offered at or near the Promenade.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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Shopping, movies, food/drink, basically anything you can think of is offered at or near the Promenade.