Make the most of LA Arts District

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Make the most of LA Arts District

Food/coffee within a 5-min walk

Convenient and delicious options within a block or so.
Huge menu for lunch, desserts, and coffee drinks. Often hopping with people from all over town.
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Urth Caffé
459 S Hewitt St
288 locals raden deze aan
Huge menu for lunch, desserts, and coffee drinks. Often hopping with people from all over town.
51 locals raden deze aan
Bavel
500 Mateo St
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All vegetarian, incredible courtyard with olive trees
85 locals raden deze aan
Zinc Cafe & Market and Bar
580 Mateo Street
85 locals raden deze aan
All vegetarian, incredible courtyard with olive trees
Eightfold Coffee
555 Mateo Street
149 locals raden deze aan
Verve Coffee Roasters
833 S Spring St
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Girl & the Goat
555-3 Mateo Street
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Pizza on the patio!
De La Nonna
710 East 4th Place
Pizza on the patio!
Bar/venue and food with outdoor seating under dramatic bougainvillea-covered warehouse.
36 locals raden deze aan
Resident
428 S Hewitt St
36 locals raden deze aan
Bar/venue and food with outdoor seating under dramatic bougainvillea-covered warehouse.
32 locals raden deze aan
The Factory Kitchen
1300 Factory Pl
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Awesome tacos. Buy one get one free on Tuesdays!
Chuy's Tacos Dorados
1335 Willow Street
Awesome tacos. Buy one get one free on Tuesdays!
Cute little New Orleans-style beignet and breakfast place.
The Rising Sun
1356 Palmetto Street
Cute little New Orleans-style beignet and breakfast place.
Cute little New Orleans-style beignet and breakfast place.
The Rising Sun
1356 Palmetto Street
Cute little New Orleans-style beignet and breakfast place.

Best food in or near Arts District

Delicious indoor-outdoor restaurant inside Hauser & Wirth arts complex. Opens into the courtyard of a large former mill.
52 locals raden deze aan
Manuela
907 E 3rd St
52 locals raden deze aan
Delicious indoor-outdoor restaurant inside Hauser & Wirth arts complex. Opens into the courtyard of a large former mill.
Amazing pie!
118 locals raden deze aan
The Pie Hole
714 Traction Ave
118 locals raden deze aan
Amazing pie!
Best ice cream—and tons of vegan options too.
50 locals raden deze aan
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
5915 Franklin Ave
50 locals raden deze aan
Best ice cream—and tons of vegan options too.
Scrumptious Korean “cafeteria” with tucked away courtyard
Yangban Society
712 South Santa Fe Avenue
Scrumptious Korean “cafeteria” with tucked away courtyard
All vegetarian. Great bar. Beautiful courtyard line with olive trees.
85 locals raden deze aan
Zinc Cafe & Market and Bar
580 Mateo Street
85 locals raden deze aan
All vegetarian. Great bar. Beautiful courtyard line with olive trees.
Smooth, delicious local coffee
21 locals raden deze aan
Groundwork Coffee Co.
150 N Larchmont Blvd
21 locals raden deze aan
Smooth, delicious local coffee
Your favorite Tokyo ramen joint, now in LA
AFURI ramen + dumpling LA
688 Mateo Street
Your favorite Tokyo ramen joint, now in LA
179 locals raden deze aan
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda St
179 locals raden deze aan
Huge selection of freshly baked breads and bagels, sandwiches too. Cute little patio.
52 locals raden deze aan
Bread Lounge
700 S Santa Fe Ave
52 locals raden deze aan
Huge selection of freshly baked breads and bagels, sandwiches too. Cute little patio.
Little stand selling hot taiyaki! It's just outside the grocery store near the parking garage.
Little Tokyo Taiyaki
333 South Alameda Street
Little stand selling hot taiyaki! It's just outside the grocery store near the parking garage.
Ramen shop. Expect a little crowd at peak hours.
122 locals raden deze aan
Daikokuya
327 1st St
122 locals raden deze aan
Ramen shop. Expect a little crowd at peak hours.
Okonomiyaki, Japanese "pancakes" are feel-good food, filling, and delicious. It was such a treat to have this open near us a few years back.
Chinchikurin
350 1st St
Okonomiyaki, Japanese "pancakes" are feel-good food, filling, and delicious. It was such a treat to have this open near us a few years back.
Fresh, homemade udon <3
24 locals raden deze aan
Marugame Monzo
329 E 1st St
24 locals raden deze aan
Fresh, homemade udon <3

Things to do

Award winning climbing gym!
13 locals raden deze aan
LA Boulders
1375 E 6th St
13 locals raden deze aan
Award winning climbing gym!
Excellent large book store specializing in design and art books
18 locals raden deze aan
Hennessey + Ingalls
300 S Santa Fe Ave
18 locals raden deze aan
Excellent large book store specializing in design and art books
Wonderfully curated global home goods store.
The Good Liver
705 Mateo St
Wonderfully curated global home goods store.
Giant, fun arcade and game spot with food too
13 locals raden deze aan
Two Bit Circus
634 Mateo St
13 locals raden deze aan
Giant, fun arcade and game spot with food too
Legendary arts complex in an old industrial mill.
122 locals raden deze aan
Hauser & Wirth
901 E 3rd St
122 locals raden deze aan
Legendary arts complex in an old industrial mill.

Groceries and other essentials

This is the closest large grocery store—and it's got parking.
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Little Tokyo Market Place
333 S Alameda St
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This is the closest large grocery store—and it's got parking.
This is a small grocery with high quality options of most everything you'd need. Lots of vegan/vegetarian alternatives too. They also have great sandwiches. Does have parking—just tell the valet you're headed to Grow.
20 locals raden deze aan
Grow the Produce Shop
C 300 S Santa Fe Ave
20 locals raden deze aan
This is a small grocery with high quality options of most everything you'd need. Lots of vegan/vegetarian alternatives too. They also have great sandwiches. Does have parking—just tell the valet you're headed to Grow.
Small, local pharmacy with helpful staff. Walkable.
Little Tokyo Pharmacy
402 East 2nd Street
Small, local pharmacy with helpful staff. Walkable.
Clean, convenient gas station. Usually has good prices. Whatever you do—avoid the one on Alameda and Cesar Chavez. It's always extra expensive!
Shell
2005 East 4th Street
Clean, convenient gas station. Usually has good prices. Whatever you do—avoid the one on Alameda and Cesar Chavez. It's always extra expensive!
Beloved old-time hardware store owned by the same family for decades. Great selection of common and unique items.
Anzen Hardware
220 1st Street
Beloved old-time hardware store owned by the same family for decades. Great selection of common and unique items.
Great little convenience store that's walkable—just across 4th street near Pie Hole.
The Corner Store
716 Traction Avenue
Great little convenience store that's walkable—just across 4th street near Pie Hole.
Closest urgent care.
Concentra Urgent Care
Closest urgent care.
Wonderful neighborly farmer's market in quaint, tree-lined South Pas. Thursdays 4-8p. Take the metro train directly to the farmer's market—or drive and find street parking.
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South Pasadena Farmers' Market
920 Meridian Ave
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Wonderful neighborly farmer's market in quaint, tree-lined South Pas. Thursdays 4-8p. Take the metro train directly to the farmer's market—or drive and find street parking.
Bring any clean container and refill it with everything from flours, oils, snacks, pantry essentials, spices, teas. You name it, they likely have it.
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5046 York Blvd
Bring any clean container and refill it with everything from flours, oils, snacks, pantry essentials, spices, teas. You name it, they likely have it.
Salon on the corner. They’re great for all hair and gender, and specialize in textured hair. Want a barber? Try Grit LA across the street. www.gritlosangeles.com
Virgo
513 Molino Street
Salon on the corner. They’re great for all hair and gender, and specialize in textured hair. Want a barber? Try Grit LA across the street. www.gritlosangeles.com
Fresh artisanal grocery store
Hanks Organic
661 Imperial Street
Fresh artisanal grocery store

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The DASH bus will take you to downtown for free

They stop next to Barker Block. Parking downtown can be a little rough.
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Be smart when going through Skid Row

Skid Row is roughly between Central-Los Angeles and 4th st to 9th. Be aware that you'll encounter many people living on the streets in this area. There's a lot of great community to be had in Skid Row as well and we've volunteered in the area in the past.