Guidebook for East Los Angeles
Food Scene
Our fave places to eat nearby.
Starbucks
3000 San Gabriel BlvdTheir food is just OK. But, it’s Starbucks for the fancy coffee folks.
King Taco # 15
4300 E Olympic Blvdgreat tacos
Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvdfancy tacos with homemade tortillas and great horchata!
BREW KITCHEN BAR
2328 S Garfield Avecraft beer and good food
Phat Birds
4850 Fountain Avenuefried chicken
The Mediterranean Kitchen
2480 S Atlantic Blvdget your kabob on!
Maccheroni Republic
332 S Broadwaywell known italian place with homemade pasta
Izakaya & BAR Fu-ga
111 San Pedro Stjapanese bbq/tapas. great happy hour
Colori Kitchen
2019 W 8th Stbyob italian place with no corkage!
Little Easy
216 W 5th Stgood food and bar
Wurstküche
800 East 3rd Streetcraft beer and good sausages including some with exotic meats
Donut Friend
5107 York Blvdvegan and actually delicious
Open every Sunday, year round 10am-4pm. The largest weekly open air market in America with a hundred food and retail vendors. Beer garden as well!
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Smorgasburg
777 S Alameda StOpen every Sunday, year round 10am-4pm. The largest weekly open air market in America with a hundred food and retail vendors. Beer garden as well!
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大中央市場
317 S BroadwayGiant upscale food court with endless food options in the middle of DTLA!
Shopping
There are obviously more, but just google what you want/need! These are our closest faves!
Target
735 S Figueroa Stduh its Target
Record Jungle
2459 W Whittier Blvdgood selection of records
堡壘奧特萊斯
100 Citadel Drgreat shopping and dining at an outdoor outlet mall
Very fun bookstore with vinyl records too. Instagram-worthy hallways and an art gallery upstairs.
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring StreetVery fun bookstore with vinyl records too. Instagram-worthy hallways and an art gallery upstairs.
Drinks & Nightlife
We are not nightclub types so these are our low key go-to spots! Also live music venues (depending on the bands playing)!
Angry Horse Brewing
603 W Whittier BlvdLocal brewery with live music and changing food trucks (on weekends).
Brewery with full bar in hipster-y arts district with skee ball and board games. Connected counter food spot with good gastro pub selection.
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Arts District Brewing Company
828 Traction AveBrewery with full bar in hipster-y arts district with skee ball and board games. Connected counter food spot with good gastro pub selection.
Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda StLarge brewery with corn hole games and changing artwork.
The Hermosillo
5125 York Blvdgood food and craft beer by highland park brewery
Villains Tavern
1356 Palmetto Streetcool bar with great decor and live music
Golden Gopher
417 W 8th Stdive-ish. next to Colori Kitchen and near Little Easy
Fafa bartends here and Ryan’s rock band plays here! Come visit us!! Awesome dive-y lounge with cheap and yummy craft beers and cocktails! Rad outdoor patio and super good pizza!! Live music will start again after June 15! Our Airbnb guests will get our friends and family discount off the food and drinks if you visit during Fafa’s shift!
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Silverlake Lounge
2906 Sunset BlvdFafa bartends here and Ryan’s rock band plays here! Come visit us!! Awesome dive-y lounge with cheap and yummy craft beers and cocktails! Rad outdoor patio and super good pizza!! Live music will start again after June 15! Our Airbnb guests will get our friends and family discount off the food and drinks if you visit during Fafa’s shift!
Entertainment & Activities
It’s LA. There are so many great things to do for entertainment and activities, depending on what you like! Google is your friend here. These are a couple things we do other than just drinking and eating.
bar-cade with retro games for a quarter! a whole room of vintage pinball machines!
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Eightytwo
707 E 4th Plbar-cade with retro games for a quarter! a whole room of vintage pinball machines!
商業賭場
6131 Telegraph RdSmall casino, no slot machines
Essentials
Local reacreational Marijuana Dispensaries that are great.
Great recreation cannabis store that is partnered with Jungle Brothers farms. 10 min drive from our place. Very premium selection and prices are on the higher side. Lines can get long during peak hours so outs best to go early.
TLC Collective
3650 E Olympic BlvdGreat recreation cannabis store that is partnered with Jungle Brothers farms. 10 min drive from our place. Very premium selection and prices are on the higher side. Lines can get long during peak hours so outs best to go early.
Great recreational dispensary within walking distance from our house! Very decent quality and good prices. Super friendly bud tenders!
East LA Cannabis
6009 East Olympic BoulevardGreat recreational dispensary within walking distance from our house! Very decent quality and good prices. Super friendly bud tenders!
MedMen Los Angeles - DTLA (S. Broadway)
735 S BroadwayThe Apple store of weed.