Guidebook for Venice

Mike
Guidebook for Venice

Food Scene

This is a wonderful and affordable cafeteria style restaurant with amazing fresh salads, proteins, sandwiches, braises and desserts.
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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This is a wonderful and affordable cafeteria style restaurant with amazing fresh salads, proteins, sandwiches, braises and desserts.
Steak house...highly recommended local restaurant/bar, though a bit pricey.
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Steak house...highly recommended local restaurant/bar, though a bit pricey.
Local coffee shop and deli...very affordable.
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Abbot's Habit
1401 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Local coffee shop and deli...very affordable.
Local pizza shop with amazing bagel-crust pizza creations. Open late!
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Abbot's Pizza Company
1407 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Local pizza shop with amazing bagel-crust pizza creations. Open late!
Very trendy local restaurant with amazing food, though a bit pricey. for a taste of what they offer without the wait try GTA (Gjelina Take Away) next door.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Very trendy local restaurant with amazing food, though a bit pricey. for a taste of what they offer without the wait try GTA (Gjelina Take Away) next door.
Amazing Hawaiian tuna poke bowls on the boardwalk.
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Poke-Poke
2011 Ocean Front Walk
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Amazing Hawaiian tuna poke bowls on the boardwalk.
Fantastic juice bar and restaurant. It is a bit pricey but worth it for the organic treats.
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Kreation Organic Kafe & Juicery
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Fantastic juice bar and restaurant. It is a bit pricey but worth it for the organic treats.
This is an really nice coffee shop with a hang out in the back. Also check out their shoes and sunglasses.
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TOMS Flagship Store
1344 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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This is an really nice coffee shop with a hang out in the back. Also check out their shoes and sunglasses.
Highly recommended organic restaurant. All ingredients are locally sourced!
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FEED Body & Soul
1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Highly recommended organic restaurant. All ingredients are locally sourced!
Check out this really interesting local juice bar/deli/oyster bar. I recommend the acai bowl.
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Local 1205
1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Check out this really interesting local juice bar/deli/oyster bar. I recommend the acai bowl.
Great food and drinks and very affordable...right on the boardwalk!
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The Commons Ale House
129 Broadway
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Great food and drinks and very affordable...right on the boardwalk!
Very good italian restaurant, though a bit pricey.
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C&O Trattoria
3016 Washington Boulevard
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Very good italian restaurant, though a bit pricey.

Drinks & Nightlife

Trendy local bar.
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the otheroom Venice Beach
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Trendy local bar.
Great local bar with a pool table. This is a Venice establishment that has been around for decades!
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The Brig
1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Great local bar with a pool table. This is a Venice establishment that has been around for decades!
Affordable bar with great sunset views from the upper patio. They serve (bar) food as well.
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VENICE WHALER BAR & GRILL
10 Washington Boulevard
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Affordable bar with great sunset views from the upper patio. They serve (bar) food as well.
The "High" bar on the roof of the Hotel Erwin has spectacular 360 degree views of all of Los Angeles. If you want to eat around sunset I would recommend making a reservation.
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Hotel Erwin
1697 Pacific Ave
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The "High" bar on the roof of the Hotel Erwin has spectacular 360 degree views of all of Los Angeles. If you want to eat around sunset I would recommend making a reservation.
Check out this old speakeasy from the prohibition era underneath the Townhouse bar! This is very cool local spot.
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The Del Monte Speakeasy
52 Windward Ave
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Check out this old speakeasy from the prohibition era underneath the Townhouse bar! This is very cool local spot.

Everything Else

If you are here on Sunday this is a highly recommended farmers market experience. It goes until 2pm.
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Santa Monica Sunday Main Street Farmers Markets
2640 Main St
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If you are here on Sunday this is a highly recommended farmers market experience. It goes until 2pm.
Friday morning until 11am.
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Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.
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Friday morning until 11am.
Rent a beach cruiser for the day to see more of Venice and surrounding communities.
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Bike Curious Rentals
1428 4th Street
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Rent a beach cruiser for the day to see more of Venice and surrounding communities.

Essentials

This is the closest grocery store, though it is fairly small and limited. Lots of fresh fruits!
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Windward Market
105 Windward Ave
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This is the closest grocery store, though it is fairly small and limited. Lots of fresh fruits!
This is the closest full grocery store.
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Ralphs
910 Lincoln Blvd
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This is the closest full grocery store.
Highly recommended grocery store. This is a bit further and may not work on foot, but it is worthwhile if you can make it there.
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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Highly recommended grocery store. This is a bit further and may not work on foot, but it is worthwhile if you can make it there.

Sightseeing

Check out the performers, shops, skate park and other attractions like the Freak Show (which has its own reality tv show). Rent a bike to see more!
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front Walk
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Check out the performers, shops, skate park and other attractions like the Freak Show (which has its own reality tv show). Rent a bike to see more!
Check out the historic pier with restaurants and attractions!
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Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
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Check out the historic pier with restaurants and attractions!
Check out the remaining Venice canals and imagine what life was like 100 years ago when all of Venice was canals.
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Venetië kanalen
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Check out the remaining Venice canals and imagine what life was like 100 years ago when all of Venice was canals.

Shopping

This is very cool local surf/skate/snowboard shop. I love their designs with a natural wood finish! All of their clothing is made from bamboo.
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Arbor Venice
102 Washington Blvd
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This is very cool local surf/skate/snowboard shop. I love their designs with a natural wood finish! All of their clothing is made from bamboo.