things to do in the LA area

// click each name to view on Google Maps //
* for personal favorites

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burbank

 

breakfast/brunch
Olive & Thyme* | menu
Açaí jungle cafe | menu
Aroma Coffee & Tea* | menu
Noah Bagels | menu
Bea Bea’s Cafe* | Menu

lunch/dinner
Olive & Thyme | menu
Aroma Coffee & Tea Co. | menu
Porto’s Bakery & Cafe | menu
Commonwealth* | menu
Catcher & The Rye | menu
The Stage | menu

bars
Over/Under
Commonwealth

outdoors
Wildwood Canyon
Griffith Park Hike

shopping/other
Audrey K
Roses & Sage
Griffith Observatory

coffee/dessert
Base Camp Coffee
Häagen-Dazs
Ben & Jerry’s
Cookie Dough Dreams
Pinkberry
Yogurtland

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Hollywood

 

breakfast/brunch
Catch LA | menu
Rosaliné | menu
Tart | menu
Fig and Olive $$$ | menu
La Tropezienne Bakery | menu
Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker
Jewel - Vegetarian | menu

lunch/dinner
Catch LA | menu
Fig and Olive $$$ | menu
Shah Abbas $$ | menu
Night+Market Song | menu
Kettle Black | menu
Eataly Los Angeles

coffee/dessert
The Milk Shop
Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker
Alfred Coffee Melrose Place

outdoors
Runyon Canyon

shopping/other
Glossier
Automotive Museum
Ivory on Sunset

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Los Angeles / DT LA

 

coffee/dessert
ILLY coffee
Barista Society
Café Gratitude $$
Bumsan Organic Milk Bar | menu
Jeni’s Ice Cream

shopping/other
Disney Concert Hall
The Last Bookstore
Chinatown
Little Tokyo
Elysian Park

museums
The Broad
The Main Museum
MOCA

breakfast/brunch
Openaire | menu
Otium $$$ | menu
Dekkadance $$$ | menu
Amazebowls | menu

lunch/dinner
Garcon Café $$ | menu
Crossroads $$$ | menu
Perch LA | menu
Faith & Flower | menu
Blue Cow | menu
Bavel DTLA | menu
Grand Central Market

bars
BAR Caló
Freehand Los Angeles
Perch $$$ | menu

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Santa monica

 

coffee/dessert
Sidecar Doughnuts
Carlo’s Bakery

outdoors

shopping/other
Shopping District

breakfast/brunch
Elephanté $$$$ | menu
Bondi harvest $$ | menu
Flower Child | menu
Rose Café | menu

lunch/dinner
Elephanté $$$$ | menu
Blue Plate Taco | menu

bars
Harlowe

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venice

 

breakfast/brunch
Plant Food + Wine | menu
The Butcher’s Daughter | menu
Flake $ | menu
The Rose Venice | menu

lunch/dinner
Plant Food + Wine | menu
The Butcher’s Daughter | menu
The Rose Venice | menu
Nite + Market Sahm* | menu
Eddie’s Italian | menu
Locanda Positano | menu

coffee/dessert
Jeni’s Ice Cream

outdoor
Venice Canals
Ocean Front Walk

shopping/other
Abbot Kinney | parking
Mosaic Tile House

The Lincoln* - Bar

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Silverlake

 

breakfast/brunch
Ostrich Farm* | menu
Honey Hi | menu
Sawyer | insta
Botanica | menu
Local | menu

lunch/dinner
Lowboy | menu
Forage | insta
Cliff’s Edge | menu
Flore Vegan | menu
Cafe Stella - French | menu
Mixt (Salads) | menu
Diablo - Tacos | menu
Osen Izalaya (Sushi) | menu
WOOD (Italian) | menu

coffee/dessert
Woodcat Coffee Bar
Honey Hi - Coffee/Juice
Hey Hey - Tea
Alfred Coffee Silverlake
Dayglow
LAMILL Coffee
Intelligentsia Coffee Bar

shopping/other
Sunday Best Vintage
Lake - Boutique
Dustmuffin - Gift Shop
Mohawk General Store

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Glendale

 

breakfast/brunch
Classic pastry $$

lunch/dinner
Georges Cucina Italiana | menu

bars

coffee/dessert
Coffee Commissary
Joe & The Juice
Philz Coffee
Village French Bakery
Yoga-urt | menu

shopping
The Americana

other
Naild It London
Museum of Neon Art

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Malibu

 

breakfast/brunch
Malibu Farm Café | menu

lunch/dinner
Malibu Farm Restaurant | menu

bars
Malibu Rocky Oaks Vineyard
Malibu Wine Safari

coffee/dessert

outdoors
Zuma Beach
Escondido Falls

shopping/other

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- other cool spots -

Irvine

Banzai Bowl $$ | menu

beaches

Huntington Beach

echo park

The Hidden Swing
Mohawk Bend - Food & Beer
Sage - Dinner & Drinks
Button Mash - Asian Dining