Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Local cafe/restaurant with some delicious and healthy options. I personally am addicted to their baked oatmeal for breakfast and the cranberry turkey burger. A menu is in the room. Great for coffee.
2695 N Beachwood Dr
2695 Beachwood Drive
Local cafe/restaurant with some delicious and healthy options. I personally am addicted to their baked oatmeal for breakfast and the cranberry turkey burger. A menu is in the room. Great for coffee.
Birds café, famous for it's rotisserie chicken (try 1/4 or 1/2 chicken w/ artichoke dip &garlic mashed) and as a local bar that has been hip forever. Happy hour 4-6 pm daily ($3 beer and well drinks).
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5925 Franklin Ave
5925 Franklin Avenue
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Birds café, famous for it's rotisserie chicken (try 1/4 or 1/2 chicken w/ artichoke dip &garlic mashed) and as a local bar that has been hip forever. Happy hour 4-6 pm daily ($3 beer and well drinks).
Coffee house, restaurant, specialty beer, wine & cheese store all in one! Outdoor seating and communal table inside. (inside it is more like eating in a store). Parking in front or the lot next door.
1915 N Bronson Ave
1915 North Bronson Avenue
Coffee house, restaurant, specialty beer, wine & cheese store all in one! Outdoor seating and communal table inside. (inside it is more like eating in a store). Parking in front or the lot next door.
Excellent coffee place with a somewhat strange and dirty decor (or is it just dark?) with a pool table in the back for all your morning to late night coffee, tea and pastries needs. Outdoor seating.
5931 Franklin Ave
Excellent coffee place with a somewhat strange and dirty decor (or is it just dark?) with a pool table in the back for all your morning to late night coffee, tea and pastries needs. Outdoor seating.
Gastropub, delicious (fatty) foods, 12 rotating tabs of beer, whisky tastings. Not the top of my list but an option to try nevertheless. Just for change.
5923 Franklin Ave
5923 Franklin Avenue
Gastropub, delicious (fatty) foods, 12 rotating tabs of beer, whisky tastings. Not the top of my list but an option to try nevertheless. Just for change.
Coffees (and many teas!), restaurant, wifi hub, 2 patio's. Great breakfast options, lunch & dinner. Anything form egg dishes, sweet or savory crêpes, sandwiches, salads, pastries. Open daily 7am-1am!
1847 N Cahuenga Blvd
1847 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Coffees (and many teas!), restaurant, wifi hub, 2 patio's. Great breakfast options, lunch & dinner. Anything form egg dishes, sweet or savory crêpes, sandwiches, salads, pastries. Open daily 7am-1am!
This 100% organic vegan restaurant specializes in gourmet raw and cooked cuisines. Even for non-vegan, non vegetarian, meat loving people this restaurant is a delight, and a must try! Desserts too!!!
639 N Larchmont Blvd
639 North Larchmont Boulevard
This 100% organic vegan restaurant specializes in gourmet raw and cooked cuisines. Even for non-vegan, non vegetarian, meat loving people this restaurant is a delight, and a must try! Desserts too!!!
French bistro, inside dark and cozy, outside a great place to people watch. Popular as a bar too. Menu has some delicious items. Happy hour (weekday's 5-7 pm) offers $5 drinks and great food items.
5907 Franklin Ave
5907 Franklin Avenue
French bistro, inside dark and cozy, outside a great place to people watch. Popular as a bar too. Menu has some delicious items. Happy hour (weekday's 5-7 pm) offers $5 drinks and great food items.
(American) Mexican restaurant, best known for strong drinks, great atmosphere, reasonable prices and reasonable to good food. The flaming margueritas and chips and salsa are definitely worth a try!
7408 Sunset Blvd
7408 Sunset Boulevard
(American) Mexican restaurant, best known for strong drinks, great atmosphere, reasonable prices and reasonable to good food. The flaming margueritas and chips and salsa are definitely worth a try!
Great restaurant (with semi self serve) for its patio (seating somewhat uncomfortable but cozy) and food, coffees and cakes. Portions are obscenely large but great to split. Best sweet potato fries!
1929 Hillhurst Ave
1929 Hillhurst Avenue
Great restaurant (with semi self serve) for its patio (seating somewhat uncomfortable but cozy) and food, coffees and cakes. Portions are obscenely large but great to split. Best sweet potato fries!
Fresh, delicious donuts that are hard to stop eating. Of course featuring the latest sweet trend: the cronut. Moist, not to sweet, creamy on the inside, various selections, changing daily. Must try!!
6211 Franklin Ave
Fresh, delicious donuts that are hard to stop eating. Of course featuring the latest sweet trend: the cronut. Moist, not to sweet, creamy on the inside, various selections, changing daily. Must try!!
Slightly more pricey but more healthy (options) than other pizza chains, like gluten free pizza. Nothing too special but nearby. Sides like chicken wings and garlic knots. Place has too many TV's...
1923 N Bronson Ave
1923 North Bronson Avenue
Slightly more pricey but more healthy (options) than other pizza chains, like gluten free pizza. Nothing too special but nearby. Sides like chicken wings and garlic knots. Place has too many TV's...
Great for late night cravings (open7-3am) or a classic American breakfast. Not the healthy kind, but definitely the yummy, with items such as brownie dessert in a mason jar. Classic diner. Famous spot
6145 Franklin Ave
Great for late night cravings (open7-3am) or a classic American breakfast. Not the healthy kind, but definitely the yummy, with items such as brownie dessert in a mason jar. Classic diner. Famous spot

Essentials

Closest market to my location. Family owned. Has your basic grocery needs. Some prepared foods (sandwiches and salads), take out and butcher shop. I love their fresh produce and rotisserie chicken.
2701 Belden Dr
2701 Belden Drive
Closest market to my location. Family owned. Has your basic grocery needs. Some prepared foods (sandwiches and salads), take out and butcher shop. I love their fresh produce and rotisserie chicken.
Great branch (with ample, free underground parking) of this popular grocery chain. Best prices and great selection of beer and wines, ready to eat salads, wraps and so much more!
1600 Vine St
1600 Vine Street
Great branch (with ample, free underground parking) of this popular grocery chain. Best prices and great selection of beer and wines, ready to eat salads, wraps and so much more!
Expensive but great deli, fresh meats, fish and produce, soups, salad bar. Also great pastries section, wine selection, very clean, helpful and friendly staff. Wolfang Puck Express. Open daily 7-midn.
5877 Franklin Ave
5877 Franklin Avenue
Expensive but great deli, fresh meats, fish and produce, soups, salad bar. Also great pastries section, wine selection, very clean, helpful and friendly staff. Wolfang Puck Express. Open daily 7-midn.

Arts & Culture

The LA branch of the improvisational comedy and sketch group originating from Chicago. If you wonder what the long line on Franklin is for 3 times a night, it is people waiting to get inside the UCB!
5919 Franklin Ave
5919 Franklin Avenue
The LA branch of the improvisational comedy and sketch group originating from Chicago. If you wonder what the long line on Franklin is for 3 times a night, it is people waiting to get inside the UCB!
World famous amusement park with rides and film sets you can see and tour. VIP packages with no waiting in line avail. Pricey but fun, a must do once in a lifetime. Can be very busy though. At 10 min.
100 Universal City Plaza
World famous amusement park with rides and film sets you can see and tour. VIP packages with no waiting in line avail. Pricey but fun, a must do once in a lifetime. Can be very busy though. At 10 min.

Shopping

Used books and records store. With a wide selection of books on the arts, literature, poetry, film, stage, etc. Vinyl and CD's. Sell & buy.
5911 Franklin Ave
5911 Franklin Avenue
Used books and records store. With a wide selection of books on the arts, literature, poetry, film, stage, etc. Vinyl and CD's. Sell & buy.

Everything Else

Super foods juice bar, serving fresh organic juices, specialty raw smoothies and shakes, as well as raw and vegan foods. They also sell vitamins, supplements, enhancers and protein powders.
5913 Franklin Ave
5913 Franklin Avenue
Super foods juice bar, serving fresh organic juices, specialty raw smoothies and shakes, as well as raw and vegan foods. They also sell vitamins, supplements, enhancers and protein powders.
Tailwaggers (and their grooming department next-door Tailwashers) is one of the best pet stores for healthy, natural pet care products. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. But, as expected, pricey.
1929 N Bronson Ave
Tailwaggers (and their grooming department next-door Tailwashers) is one of the best pet stores for healthy, natural pet care products. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. But, as expected, pricey.