Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Rated one of the best restaurants in L.A. I like popping in for late afternoon casual dining. Either book ahead or arrive early for happy hour. Takeaway recently added, which offers great sandwiches.
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Rated one of the best restaurants in L.A. I like popping in for late afternoon casual dining. Either book ahead or arrive early for happy hour. Takeaway recently added, which offers great sandwiches.
A bit expensive but worth every penny. Great food, great service and great atmosphere. Upscale, intimate, offering great French dishes. Also has a good wine list.
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Joe's Restaurant
1023 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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A bit expensive but worth every penny. Great food, great service and great atmosphere. Upscale, intimate, offering great French dishes. Also has a good wine list.
Drop in for a coffee, breakfast, a smoothie or a sandwich; great bagels. Sometimes has live music.
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Abbot's Habit
1401 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Drop in for a coffee, breakfast, a smoothie or a sandwich; great bagels. Sometimes has live music.
The best pizza in town. Even New Yorkers will make a point of eating here. Next to Abbot’s Habit.
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Abbot's Pizza Company
1407 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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The best pizza in town. Even New Yorkers will make a point of eating here. Next to Abbot’s Habit.
A Venice institution, an Italian restaurant with wonderful fresh baked garlic rolls. Very popular with local families, so you may have to wait for a table at peak times. I liked to walk down the beach
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C&O Trattoria
3016 Washington Boulevard
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A Venice institution, an Italian restaurant with wonderful fresh baked garlic rolls. Very popular with local families, so you may have to wait for a table at peak times. I liked to walk down the beach
Small coffee shop just down the street, across the Circle, at the corner of Pacific and Windward. Has a limited menu but a good choice for a quick coffee or a light breakfast/brunch.
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Cafe Collage
1518 Pacific Ave
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Small coffee shop just down the street, across the Circle, at the corner of Pacific and Windward. Has a limited menu but a good choice for a quick coffee or a light breakfast/brunch.
Bar and restaurant with Asian, Californian and Mexican dishes, including sushi. Located close to beach and across street from James Beach restaurant.
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Canal Club
2025 Pacific Ave
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Bar and restaurant with Asian, Californian and Mexican dishes, including sushi. Located close to beach and across street from James Beach restaurant.
This is my top choice for breakfast on the beach. It’s worth the longer walk, which is very pleasant anyway. I would arrive before 8:30 a.m. for the ‘happy hour’ prices and always sit outside, though
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Fig Tree
431 Ocean Front Walk
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This is my top choice for breakfast on the beach. It’s worth the longer walk, which is very pleasant anyway. I would arrive before 8:30 a.m. for the ‘happy hour’ prices and always sit outside, though
Fun Japanese restaurant just down the street, on the Venice Circle; it’s a great favorite with locals. I really enjoy the happy hour menu, which is offered at the bar.
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Hama Restaurant
213 Windward Ave
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Fun Japanese restaurant just down the street, on the Venice Circle; it’s a great favorite with locals. I really enjoy the happy hour menu, which is offered at the bar.
You might find a queue extending outside front door - so popular because alternative is to fly to Vienna or Amsterdam to find better coffee. Tea also excellent. You have to try once.
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Intelligentsia Coffee Venice Coffeebar
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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You might find a queue extending outside front door - so popular because alternative is to fly to Vienna or Amsterdam to find better coffee. Tea also excellent. You have to try once.
Close to the beach and always busy. Check out the daily specials. Inside and outside seating. Across street from the Canal Club.
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James' Beach
60 N Venice Blvd
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Close to the beach and always busy. Check out the daily specials. Inside and outside seating. Across street from the Canal Club.
Seating is available either inside or on front patio; on the pricey side but the organic food is good quality; service can be on the slow side.
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Kreation Organic Kafe & Juicery
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Seating is available either inside or on front patio; on the pricey side but the organic food is good quality; service can be on the slow side.
Cafeteria style fast food, offers basic seating, a couple hundred yards from the apartment on corner of Venice Blvd. Has excellent quality sandwiches & salads that are ideal for takeout.
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Cafeteria style fast food, offers basic seating, a couple hundred yards from the apartment on corner of Venice Blvd. Has excellent quality sandwiches & salads that are ideal for takeout.
Maxwell’s is just a block further inland from Costco. very popular with locals for breakfast or brunch. Good food, reasonable prices, & attentive staff. Very busy at the weekends.
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Maxwell's Cafe
13329 Washington Blvd
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Maxwell’s is just a block further inland from Costco. very popular with locals for breakfast or brunch. Good food, reasonable prices, & attentive staff. Very busy at the weekends.
If you journey up to the Ocean Park area, this is a pleasant choice for breakfast or brunch. Offers indoor and outdoor seating. Has a deli counter and a bakery.
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The Rose Venice
220 Rose Ave
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If you journey up to the Ocean Park area, this is a pleasant choice for breakfast or brunch. Offers indoor and outdoor seating. Has a deli counter and a bakery.
Popular converted firehouse in Ocean Park area. Classic American breakfast menu; salads, burgers, sandwiches, sushi and typical diner fare. Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., bar until midnight (8 p.m. Sundays)
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The Firehouse
213 Rose Ave
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Popular converted firehouse in Ocean Park area. Classic American breakfast menu; salads, burgers, sandwiches, sushi and typical diner fare. Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., bar until midnight (8 p.m. Sundays)
Across street from The Otheroom. A cute café offering innovative ‘Germanesque’ breakfast & lunch dishes from Hans Röckenwagner.
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3 Square Cafe
1121 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Across street from The Otheroom. A cute café offering innovative ‘Germanesque’ breakfast & lunch dishes from Hans Röckenwagner.
Wabi Sabi rated as one of best Japanese restaurants in L.A.; has happy hour from 5:30 to 6:30 every day.
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Wabi on Rose
512 F Rose Ave
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Wabi Sabi rated as one of best Japanese restaurants in L.A.; has happy hour from 5:30 to 6:30 every day.
Has satellite sports and ten TV’s, including three big screens
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The Sidewalk Cafe
1401 Ocean Front Walk
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Has satellite sports and ten TV’s, including three big screens
Cabo Cantina is the ultimate sports event and pay-per-view fight destination, with up to 50 extra-large HD flat screens and drink specials all night long.
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Cabo Cantina
6669 Hollywood Blvd
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Cabo Cantina is the ultimate sports event and pay-per-view fight destination, with up to 50 extra-large HD flat screens and drink specials all night long.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best variety of on tap beers in the neighborhood. No food but you can bring in your own and there are several restaurants within a block where you can grab a sandwich or a burger.
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the otheroom Venice Beach
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The best variety of on tap beers in the neighborhood. No food but you can bring in your own and there are several restaurants within a block where you can grab a sandwich or a burger.
Authentic Irish pub’s interior shipped from Dublin to Ocean Park! Offers Irish grub, Guinness, over 100 whiskeys and live music; has afternoon and late night happy hours.
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Finn McCool's
2702 Main St
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Authentic Irish pub’s interior shipped from Dublin to Ocean Park! Offers Irish grub, Guinness, over 100 whiskeys and live music; has afternoon and late night happy hours.
Very Popular bar. Live Jazz on Sundays and Mondays. Food is nothing special. I only go for the jazz or a drink with a friend. Can be noisy.
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Hal's Bar and Grill
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Very Popular bar. Live Jazz on Sundays and Mondays. Food is nothing special. I only go for the jazz or a drink with a friend. Can be noisy.
Venice institution - classic American dive bar, favorite with the locals. 3 pool tables (75 cents a game, winner holds table), live music, free popcorn, good burgers.
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Hinano Cafe
15 Washington Blvd
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Venice institution - classic American dive bar, favorite with the locals. 3 pool tables (75 cents a game, winner holds table), live music, free popcorn, good burgers.
One of the oldest businesses on Abbot Kinney. Used to be a Hells Angels hangout but has mellowed into a popular local bar with a pretty good pool table. It’s very busy and noisy at weekends.
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The Brig
1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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One of the oldest businesses on Abbot Kinney. Used to be a Hells Angels hangout but has mellowed into a popular local bar with a pretty good pool table. It’s very busy and noisy at weekends.
Close to Boardwalk. Lots of game time drinks specials. Breakfast menu & Bloody Mary Bar weekends. Late menu till 1:00 a.m.; 1/2 price apps on Mon. Happy hour 4-7 p.m., extended Fri 4-9 p.m.
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Nikki's
72 E Market St
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Close to Boardwalk. Lots of game time drinks specials. Breakfast menu & Bloody Mary Bar weekends. Late menu till 1:00 a.m.; 1/2 price apps on Mon. Happy hour 4-7 p.m., extended Fri 4-9 p.m.
Tavern has every game, every day. Where locals catch all the collegiate & NFL action. Features 40 draft beers & >60 additional bottled brews, 50 wines by the glass, a full bar and a huge menu.
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Tony P's Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way
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Tavern has every game, every day. Where locals catch all the collegiate & NFL action. Features 40 draft beers & >60 additional bottled brews, 50 wines by the glass, a full bar and a huge menu.
Daily happy hour from 12:00 -7:00 pm. Kitchen open all day; closes at 1:00 a.m.
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O'Brien's Irish Pub
2941 Main Street
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Daily happy hour from 12:00 -7:00 pm. Kitchen open all day; closes at 1:00 a.m.

Sightseeing

You can't visit Venice and not take a quick walk down the front to the world famous Muscle Beach
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Muscle Beach Venice
1800 Ocean Front Walk
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You can't visit Venice and not take a quick walk down the front to the world famous Muscle Beach

Shopping

Take Venice to Lincoln, turn left, on left hand side of road after several blocks.
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Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvd
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Take Venice to Lincoln, turn left, on left hand side of road after several blocks.

Essentials

At corner of Lincoln and Washington, just a five minute drive away. Albertsons, In N Out and Starbucks are on the same block and Maxwell’s Café is a block further on.
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Costco Wholesale
13463 Washington Blvd
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At corner of Lincoln and Washington, just a five minute drive away. Albertsons, In N Out and Starbucks are on the same block and Maxwell’s Café is a block further on.
Convenience store just down the street, across the circle.
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Windward Market
105 Windward Ave
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Convenience store just down the street, across the circle.

Everything Else

Every Friday. Just around the corner, across the street from the library, off North Venice Blvd.
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Venice Farmers' Market
500 Venice Blvd.
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Every Friday. Just around the corner, across the street from the library, off North Venice Blvd.
Food trucks, open galleries and late-night shop hours— This popular Abbot Kinney celebration brings out locals and distant Angelenos on the first Friday of the month for bites and sales.
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Food trucks, open galleries and late-night shop hours— This popular Abbot Kinney celebration brings out locals and distant Angelenos on the first Friday of the month for bites and sales.

Arts & Culture

Live music and bar. Local bands. Reasonable bar food.
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The Mint
6010 West Pico Boulevard
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Live music and bar. Local bands. Reasonable bar food.
A local venue for local talent. Great coffee and smoothies.
The Talking Stick
1411 Lincoln Blvd
A local venue for local talent. Great coffee and smoothies.
Offers live music most evenings from local talent. Decent bar with pretty good bar food.
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Witzend
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Offers live music most evenings from local talent. Decent bar with pretty good bar food.