Guidebook for Venice
Food Scene
Gjelina's casual mini me. Great wood fired pizzas. Everything you ever need...from morning coffee and a breakfast sandwich (they even make the English muffin) to a home cooked entree that you can take home for dinner. Opens early, open late. You never need to cook!
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdGjelina's casual mini me. Great wood fired pizzas. Everything you ever need...from morning coffee and a breakfast sandwich (they even make the English muffin) to a home cooked entree that you can take home for dinner. Opens early, open late. You never need to cook!
The new cool place to sit and watch the carnival that is Venice parade before your eyes. The food is terrific too! Our favorites are the breakfast burrito and the avocado corn cakes with an egg on top. So much fun! Right under the Venice street sign at Windward circle.
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Great White
1604 Pacific AveThe new cool place to sit and watch the carnival that is Venice parade before your eyes. The food is terrific too! Our favorites are the breakfast burrito and the avocado corn cakes with an egg on top. So much fun! Right under the Venice street sign at Windward circle.
Serious coffee in a hipster setting. Great for people watching or working on your laptop. One of the best coffees in Venice.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney BlvdSerious coffee in a hipster setting. Great for people watching or working on your laptop. One of the best coffees in Venice.
Some people prefer Blue Bottle coffee to Intelligentsia. This beautiful, minimal coffee bar is at the other end of Abbot Kinney.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
1103 Abbot Kinney BlvdSome people prefer Blue Bottle coffee to Intelligentsia. This beautiful, minimal coffee bar is at the other end of Abbot Kinney.
great coffee(Four Barrel Coffee) by the beach! This is the funkier part of Venice, so the people watching gets really interesting. Take your coffee to the beach, watch the surfers at Venice Breakwater.
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Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward Avegreat coffee(Four Barrel Coffee) by the beach! This is the funkier part of Venice, so the people watching gets really interesting. Take your coffee to the beach, watch the surfers at Venice Breakwater.
this one is for you Francophiles. An upscale meeting place for breakfast and lunch becomes a local wine bar at night. Also a good place to work on your laptop in the middle of the day. Authentique!
They just expanded with ACote, a shop where you can buy nice French things, like Marriages Freres teas, and wines, jewelry, French sweaters and socks, etc. They even have good quality paddle tennis rackets for sale--a must for your trip down to the free paddle tennis courts on Venice Beach.
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Zinqué
1440 Lincoln Blvdthis one is for you Francophiles. An upscale meeting place for breakfast and lunch becomes a local wine bar at night. Also a good place to work on your laptop in the middle of the day. Authentique!
They just expanded with ACote, a shop where you can buy nice French things, like Marriages Freres teas, and wines, jewelry, French sweaters and socks, etc. They even have good quality paddle tennis rackets for sale--a must for your trip down to the free paddle tennis courts on Venice Beach.
Hands down, our favorite restaurant ever!. Lucky us, it's just two blocks away. A nice walk. All the good things they say about Gjelina are true! We can't say enough. If you can't get a reservation, you can probably be seated as a walk in at 5:30 : )
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney BlvdHands down, our favorite restaurant ever!. Lucky us, it's just two blocks away. A nice walk. All the good things they say about Gjelina are true! We can't say enough. If you can't get a reservation, you can probably be seated as a walk in at 5:30 : )
Gjelina's 5000 square foot emporium of deliciousness! It's 9/10ths of a mile away, so great for a walk or a bike ride. Bon Appetit Magazine chose Gjusta as one of it's top 10 best new restaurants of the year. Believe it!
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Gjusta
320 Sunset AveGjelina's 5000 square foot emporium of deliciousness! It's 9/10ths of a mile away, so great for a walk or a bike ride. Bon Appetit Magazine chose Gjusta as one of it's top 10 best new restaurants of the year. Believe it!
Boy are we fortunate that one of the best Italian restaurants in LA ended up on Abbot Kinney Blvd. This is another difficult reservation to secure, but you can always join the line at 5:30 pm for the first seating. It's worth it! Squash blossoms, caccio e pepe, a great selection of wines and cocktails, etc
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Felix
1023 Abbot Kinney BlvdBoy are we fortunate that one of the best Italian restaurants in LA ended up on Abbot Kinney Blvd. This is another difficult reservation to secure, but you can always join the line at 5:30 pm for the first seating. It's worth it! Squash blossoms, caccio e pepe, a great selection of wines and cocktails, etc
Recently reopened under chef Jason Neroni, the new Rose Cafe is fabulous! A great place to meet up with large groups. Indoor, outdoor seating, full bar, great pastries. Sunday brunch. Lots of people!
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The Rose Venice
220 Rose AveRecently reopened under chef Jason Neroni, the new Rose Cafe is fabulous! A great place to meet up with large groups. Indoor, outdoor seating, full bar, great pastries. Sunday brunch. Lots of people!
Big bright family friendly bakery and restaurant. On Lincoln Blvd. We recommend taking a beautiful stroll down one of the walk streets (Nowita Place, Marco Place, or Amoroso Place) to get there. Enjoy! And bring home a baguette.
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Superba Food + Bread
1900 Lincoln BlvdBig bright family friendly bakery and restaurant. On Lincoln Blvd. We recommend taking a beautiful stroll down one of the walk streets (Nowita Place, Marco Place, or Amoroso Place) to get there. Enjoy! And bring home a baguette.
This is some people's favorite restaurant. Fancy, expensive, delicious, yet California casual. Exceptional cocktails, dinner and Sunday brunch.
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The Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney BlvdThis is some people's favorite restaurant. Fancy, expensive, delicious, yet California casual. Exceptional cocktails, dinner and Sunday brunch.
This one is for you Vegans! Also fun to watch people as it is right in the middle of Abbot Kinney Blvd.
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The Butcher's Daughter
1205 Abbot Kinney BoulevardThis one is for you Vegans! Also fun to watch people as it is right in the middle of Abbot Kinney Blvd.
The local farmer's market is early Friday mornings. It's over at 11:00 am. It's small but comprehensive. The fish vendor has the best fish I have ever bought in LA. He even carries oysters from Cape Cod!
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Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.The local farmer's market is early Friday mornings. It's over at 11:00 am. It's small but comprehensive. The fish vendor has the best fish I have ever bought in LA. He even carries oysters from Cape Cod!
We like to sit outside and enjoy a good pasta and a glass of wine. Unfussy and neighborhood vibe. Great for people watching on Abbot Kinney.
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Piccolo Venice
1616 Abbot Kinney BoulevardWe like to sit outside and enjoy a good pasta and a glass of wine. Unfussy and neighborhood vibe. Great for people watching on Abbot Kinney.
We just discovered this place! Really good Tokyo style ramen. Generous bowls of homemade noodles at a great price. Take out recommended because it is in a strip mall.
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VENICE RAMEN
515 Washington BlvdWe just discovered this place! Really good Tokyo style ramen. Generous bowls of homemade noodles at a great price. Take out recommended because it is in a strip mall.
A brand new restaurant has just opened in the old 72 Market Street Restaurant space. It is really good! Even though only been open for two weeks! Grab a reservation while you can.
Market Venice
72 Market StreetA brand new restaurant has just opened in the old 72 Market Street Restaurant space. It is really good! Even though only been open for two weeks! Grab a reservation while you can.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Brig
1515 Abbot Kinney BlvdLocal bar, spacious, play some pool
Catch up on the local music scene. There's a speakeasy downstairs. All of it is fun and funky.
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Townhouse Venice
52 Windward AveCatch up on the local music scene. There's a speakeasy downstairs. All of it is fun and funky.
This local beach bar has been here forever! Loud, live music, pool tables, terrific cheeseburgers. Live like a local and catch up on your sports at the same time.
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Hinano Cafe
15 Washington BlvdThis local beach bar has been here forever! Loud, live music, pool tables, terrific cheeseburgers. Live like a local and catch up on your sports at the same time.
A stylishly renovated neighborhood bar with a lovely, sunny back patio, good vibes.
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Roosterfish
1302 Abbot Kinney BlvdA stylishly renovated neighborhood bar with a lovely, sunny back patio, good vibes.
This is in the Great White family. Australian vibes wine bar right under the Venice sign in Windward Circle by the beach.
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Gran Blanco
80 Windward AveThis is in the Great White family. Australian vibes wine bar right under the Venice sign in Windward Circle by the beach.
Sightseeing
The best place to be in all of Venice in the late afternoon and when the sun is about to set. Handball courts, basketball courts, paddle tennis courts, Muscle Beach, bike path...sand...sun...surf...and it's all for free! Venice beach gets more visitors per year than Disneyland : )
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front WalkThe best place to be in all of Venice in the late afternoon and when the sun is about to set. Handball courts, basketball courts, paddle tennis courts, Muscle Beach, bike path...sand...sun...surf...and it's all for free! Venice beach gets more visitors per year than Disneyland : )
One of the iconic neighborhoods of Venice. I recommend walking through the canals together a sense of historic Venice. The walk streets are a must experience as well. The walk streets --Nowita Place, Marco Place, and Amoroso Place-- are unique in that they are narrow, beautifully landscaped sidewalks in Venice lined with houses on both sides. They are charming as heck. Check them out!
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Venetië kanalen
One of the iconic neighborhoods of Venice. I recommend walking through the canals together a sense of historic Venice. The walk streets are a must experience as well. The walk streets --Nowita Place, Marco Place, and Amoroso Place-- are unique in that they are narrow, beautifully landscaped sidewalks in Venice lined with houses on both sides. They are charming as heck. Check them out!
DTLA Arts District is brimming with new shops, restaurants, and galleries as well as the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. So much to see and do and taste although it's a bit daunting because it is so spread out and some of the favorites are kind of hidden. Hauser & Wirth Gallery, and it's delicious and delightful restaurant "Manuela" are a great place to start.
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Downtown Los Angeles
DTLA Arts District is brimming with new shops, restaurants, and galleries as well as the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. So much to see and do and taste although it's a bit daunting because it is so spread out and some of the favorites are kind of hidden. Hauser & Wirth Gallery, and it's delicious and delightful restaurant "Manuela" are a great place to start.
Shopping
My favorite women's clothing store on Abbot Kinney Blvd.. Wonderfully curated furniture and rugs and Henry Beguelin handbags too!
Burning Torch
1227 Abbot Kinney BlvdMy favorite women's clothing store on Abbot Kinney Blvd.. Wonderfully curated furniture and rugs and Henry Beguelin handbags too!
My twenty something daughters love the dresses that Christy designs--modern updates referencing vintage pieces. Affordable and of the moment. Made in LA!
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Christy Dawn
1337 Abbot Kinney BoulevardMy twenty something daughters love the dresses that Christy designs--modern updates referencing vintage pieces. Affordable and of the moment. Made in LA!
Famous worldwide, especially in Japan, for all things hipster. Macrame, handmade pottery, Kinfolk--you know the vibe.
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General Store
1801 Lincoln BlvdFamous worldwide, especially in Japan, for all things hipster. Macrame, handmade pottery, Kinfolk--you know the vibe.
Tortoise is moving soon...from Abbot Kinney to a new space at 12705 Venice Blvd. LA 90066. Tortoise has for 15 years been the go to place for beautifully crafted Japanese home goods, ceramics, and gifts. The new store is a knockout! Definitely worth the trek up Venice Blvd.
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Tortoise General Store
12701 Venice Blvd.Tortoise is moving soon...from Abbot Kinney to a new space at 12705 Venice Blvd. LA 90066. Tortoise has for 15 years been the go to place for beautifully crafted Japanese home goods, ceramics, and gifts. The new store is a knockout! Definitely worth the trek up Venice Blvd.
A most interesting place to browse while waiting for your table at Gjelina. Burro is a personally curated gift shop where you can find the latest must have cookbooks, greeting cards, socks, kids toys, jewelry, clothing, and basically all the latest hipster home essentials.
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Burro Flagship
1409 Abbot Kinney BlvdA most interesting place to browse while waiting for your table at Gjelina. Burro is a personally curated gift shop where you can find the latest must have cookbooks, greeting cards, socks, kids toys, jewelry, clothing, and basically all the latest hipster home essentials.
A very Venice selection of international clothing, Isabel Marrant, Xirena, Giada Forte, etc. Stuff you can actually wear, yet stand out from the crowd. Shannon is the best at helping you find what you need.
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Heist
1100 Abbot Kinney BlvdA very Venice selection of international clothing, Isabel Marrant, Xirena, Giada Forte, etc. Stuff you can actually wear, yet stand out from the crowd. Shannon is the best at helping you find what you need.
LCD is where you shop if you need the latest, hippest, most style-forward anything--especially for special occasions. (Oscar night?) A tiny shop with a big personality. A showcase for young and cutting edge designers.
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LCD
1121 Abbot Kinney BlvdLCD is where you shop if you need the latest, hippest, most style-forward anything--especially for special occasions. (Oscar night?) A tiny shop with a big personality. A showcase for young and cutting edge designers.
You probably won't be buying a bike during your stay, but you can go and drool!
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Linus Bike Venice Retail Location
1901 Lincoln BlvdYou probably won't be buying a bike during your stay, but you can go and drool!
In the early days of the pandemic, this was our go to place. A stroll down one of the lovely Venice walk streets takes you to a local store stocked with all the choicest snacks, wines, necessities that you need on a last minute whim. Now we go at least once a week for the beautiful walk, and to replenish our supply of pico cheese, sea salt crackers, aged white cheddar popcorn, chocolate bars, and a bottle of wine or two.
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Simon's Market & Provisions
1709 Lincoln BlvdIn the early days of the pandemic, this was our go to place. A stroll down one of the lovely Venice walk streets takes you to a local store stocked with all the choicest snacks, wines, necessities that you need on a last minute whim. Now we go at least once a week for the beautiful walk, and to replenish our supply of pico cheese, sea salt crackers, aged white cheddar popcorn, chocolate bars, and a bottle of wine or two.
One of the best brands for stylish clothing you wear everyday. They really pay attention to the cut and the fit and the fabric. All to keep you looking good!
Velvet by Graham & Spencer
1327 Abbot Kinney BoulevardOne of the best brands for stylish clothing you wear everyday. They really pay attention to the cut and the fit and the fabric. All to keep you looking good!
Good quality everyday wear with price transparency. They have cultivated quite a following for their tee shirts, sweaters, and jeans.
Everlane
1101 Abbot Kinney BoulevardGood quality everyday wear with price transparency. They have cultivated quite a following for their tee shirts, sweaters, and jeans.
A new shop from the founders of the Current Eliot brand. I really like everything in this store...clothing, housewares, books, vintage finds... It's right next to Blue Bottle Coffee, so check it out!
The Great.
1107 Abbot Kinney BoulevardA new shop from the founders of the Current Eliot brand. I really like everything in this store...clothing, housewares, books, vintage finds... It's right next to Blue Bottle Coffee, so check it out!
Essentials
The perfectly curated mini Whole Foods. It is the convenience store for health conscious people. They have a huge and delicious prepared food section--they make all the dishes right in front of you. Great salad bar. They have everything you didn't know you needed!
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Erewhon Market
585 Venice Blvd.The perfectly curated mini Whole Foods. It is the convenience store for health conscious people. They have a huge and delicious prepared food section--they make all the dishes right in front of you. Great salad bar. They have everything you didn't know you needed!
This is the biggest Whole Food Market I have ever seen. Young celebrity sightings are common.
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln BlvdThis is the biggest Whole Food Market I have ever seen. Young celebrity sightings are common.
Newly remodeled. Convenient because it is just two blocks up the street. Way cheaper than Whole Foods. They have an in-house Starbuck's.
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Ralphs
910 Lincoln BlvdNewly remodeled. Convenient because it is just two blocks up the street. Way cheaper than Whole Foods. They have an in-house Starbuck's.
My go to Laundry for giant wash loads and bulky items. Never too crowded. Parking!
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Coin Laundry of Venice
1000 Venice Blvd.My go to Laundry for giant wash loads and bulky items. Never too crowded. Parking!
Just opened under the Venice sign in Windward Circle! Another delightful addition to the Gjelina culinary family. It is beautifully stocked with everything you didn't know you needed until you saw it on those shelves. Barista Milk from Straus Dairy? Maine grains? Gjusta prepared foods, Peads & Barnett meats? Cippolini onions? Chocolate croissants?
Hell yes!!
Gjusta Grocer
105 Windward AvenueJust opened under the Venice sign in Windward Circle! Another delightful addition to the Gjelina culinary family. It is beautifully stocked with everything you didn't know you needed until you saw it on those shelves. Barista Milk from Straus Dairy? Maine grains? Gjusta prepared foods, Peads & Barnett meats? Cippolini onions? Chocolate croissants?
Hell yes!!
Getting Around
Big Blue Bus
Bus stop is right around the corner on California at Oakwood
You can catch the red Metro Bus 733 at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Abbot Kinney.
It will take you all the way to downtown LA!
Venice / Abbot Kinney station
You can catch the red Metro Bus 733 at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Abbot Kinney.
It will take you all the way to downtown LA!
You can't visit without a day trip (or night time) to Downtown LA. Galleries, Museums, restaurants bars, etc....
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Downtown Los Angeles
You can't visit without a day trip (or night time) to Downtown LA. Galleries, Museums, restaurants bars, etc....