Universal Studios is the largest movie studio in the world and is one of the oldest in the US. Mehr erfahren.
Must-do's: grab some ricotta salata from Monsieur Marcel, warm apple fritter at Bob's Donuts, hot sauce from Light My Fire, and old-fashioned candy from the farm stands. Mehr erfahren.
The hangar-size emporium has an awe-inspiring selection of music, DVDs & posters and is also the site of AMAZING free in-store concerts by huge acts! The store rests above an underground parking lot. Mehr erfahren.
Hit up the soup & salad bar for fresh, healthy options. For vegetarians, vegans and organic food fans, this is the go-to grocery store. Click "More Info" to start your food diary. Mehr erfahren.
Featured in LA Weekly's "L.A.'s Best Cocktails: Our 55 favorites and where to find them." (Click 'More Info') Mehr erfahren.
The spiritual home of the French dip, the famous sandwich of carved meat on a jus-soaked roll + 9 cent coffee, 50 cent iced tea, 60 cent lemonade, perfect coleslaw and pies & sawdust covered floors! Mehr erfahren.
Bernhard Mairinger's emporium of schnitzel, milk-poached weisswurst and creamy goulasch is a purely Austrian restaurant of a sort we have never quite seen here. Mehr erfahren.
We love their assorted pastries, flaky and gossamer-thin on top, giving to lightly chewy, most interiors with things like apple chunks, marzipan and custard. Mehr erfahren.
There's no end to the awesome concerts and live music at L.A. LIVE - including the STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre, Club Nokia, the GRAMMY Museum, and pop-up events on the plaza. Come early for dinner! Mehr erfahren.
Don't miss the museum on the third floor. Also, be sure to check out the chapel and push the button inside to hear Clifton's founder Clifford Clinton read a parable about redwood trees to you. Mehr erfahren.
The chef is best known as the kid who won the second season of "Top Chef." He builds dishes from the flavor up. These are not intellectual exercises. Mehr erfahren.
Market driven globally-influenced small plates paired with craft beers enjoyed in a casual Little Tokyo setting. [Eater 38 Member] Mehr erfahren.
Featured in LA Weekly's "L.A.'s Best Cocktails: Our 55 favorites and where to find them." (Click 'More Info') Mehr erfahren.
Musso's, if you look at it a certain way, is a living museum of 1920s American cuisine: avocado cocktails, crab Louie, jellied consommé, grilled lamb kidneys and Wednesday sauerbraten. Mehr erfahren.
Want to get to know the City of Angels better? Lufthansa's Travel Report got all the information and tips for you. It's angelic! Mehr erfahren.
Voted Best Of LA numerous times, the Observatory is the site of the famous James Dean knife fight scene in "Rebel Without A Cause". Aside from the heavenly view, the planetarium gift shop is awesome! Mehr erfahren.
Best Late-Night Eats - 2012! The trick to any culinary landmark is to remain relevant while staying true to your past. Du-Par's has managed exceptionally well at its original location! -Jenn Garbee Mehr erfahren.
It’s a cemetery and final resting place for some of LA’s most famous residents. Spend your Saturday evening watching a movie under the stars surrounded by the stars. – Samantha Brown Mehr erfahren.
For clothing, go to Ron Herman at Fred Segal on Melrose, & ask for George. He has a sense of style that is impeccable & can work within your budget to help create the perfect outfit. Mehr erfahren.
Stunning architecture, inside & out, but don't miss the plaza park - with plant species selected based on scriptural and religious significance. And see "More info" for more DTLA parks! Mehr erfahren.
Go to the end of Beachwood Drive, park at the trailhead & head up the hill, veer left going up the hill & then make a right onto a paved path Once on the paved path hike up & around path to sign. Mehr erfahren.
Don't miss the sauteed beef dish known as Yebere Siga Tibs, the bone-in lamb stew called Hirutye's Yebegsiga Alitcha or the dizzying 10-dish Vegetarian Combination. Mehr erfahren.
This "roofs" got a bistro-style menu, cabana-side seating, and views so crazy/beautiful, Kirsten Dunst will attempt to sleep with them just to get back at her father. Mehr erfahren.
Designed by Renzo Piano and headed by chef Kris Morningstar (District, Mercantile), Ray’s and Stark Bar have Mediterranean farm-to-table dishes waiting for you. Mehr erfahren.
Check out the Bazaar by José Andrés. Settle into a Philippe Starck banquette, order a Philly cheesesteak w/ a side of acorn-fed Belotta ham and wash it all down w/ a Martini w/ sphericized olives. Mehr erfahren.
Admission is FREE every Thursday evening, 5-8pm, so take your time and catch a late dinner in Little Tokyo when you're done. Mehr erfahren.
Try the Spanish fried chicken with cumin, pappardelle with nettles and asparagus with lemongrass, and don’t forget the glass of Sancerre. Mehr erfahren.
Lucques, named for a vivid green variety of French olive, is located in Harold Lloyd's old carriage house. Sunday family dinners are legendary. Prix fixe dinners. Mehr erfahren.
Here you'll find some 20 Belgian, German, & domestic beers on tap & the same number of inventive sausages. Round out your order w/ a Filipino Maharlika-it's sweet & savory w/ a snappy natural casing. Mehr erfahren.
This bakery is easy on the eyes, crisp and modern, and serves up complex tasting drip from local roaster Handsome Coffee alongside an array of baked goods, all made in house. Mehr erfahren.
In the heart of Hollywood, this Farmer's market not only has locally grown fruits & vegetables, but street musicians, exotic wares, flowers & great food vendors! Try the pupusas! Every Sunday, 8am-1pm Mehr erfahren.
They’re an institution! We like the Guadalajara Dog, made with relish, onions & tomatoes, and topped with sour cream. Mehr erfahren.
Elegant yet fun, decidedly Deco but with modern luxe twists, Bardot is one of the most beauteous clubs in Hollywood! The drinks are divine, but like the hot looks sported here, they're not cheap! Mehr erfahren.
Get a scoop of the Cap’n Crunch ice cream sandwiched between cupcake tops: Mehr erfahren.
The vegan and raw Café Gratitude in L.A. has a positive, flower-child atmosphere. Even if that's not your thing, the food is inventive, delicious and wholesome. Mehr erfahren.
Some strange, some wonderful: encapsulated olives, air breads, deconstructed Spanish omelets, mozzarella balls that explode into liquid, cotton candy mojitos. Mehr erfahren.
"Flight Club sells its footwear based on consignment. If you’ve been trying to track down a pair of mint condition Air Jordan V’s 1990, chances are pretty good you’ll find them here"- from askmen.com Mehr erfahren.
We simply appreciate a cool den to have a drink, and this bar provides the perfect dark, intimate setting to sink into. Just be prepared to pay a pricey valet charge if you’re not local. Rock on. Mehr erfahren.
It's a nice place. It has a shop inside so you can buy a nice hat. Ask for Dwight. Mehr erfahren.
Sundays is the ever-popular jazz night. Surprise guests who have appeared on The Living Room’s stage include Stevie Wonder & Nick Simmons. Check it out, you might be surprised. Mehr erfahren.
No Shirt/No Shoes rooftop party at the Standard going from 1 - 7 PM. U-Tern & Plastic Plates will be spinning. Free with RSVP. Mehr erfahren.
With the new Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air, the chef has finally achieved a quintessentially Californian restaurant, one with a legendary outdoor terrace in a verdant setting. Mehr erfahren.
One of the best stores when walking along Melrose Avenue. Mehr erfahren.
Apolis collaborates with local artisans around the world (and as close as Huntington Beach) to produce its goods. Mehr erfahren.
Get a trim, cut, a shave or a cocktail -- or all, as you wish. A libation is gratis with any service. Which will you have: a Hot Heather or a Mr. Toddy? Mehr erfahren.
So what does Spitz offer that no one else does? Döner kebab and a vintage shuffleboard table. Mehr erfahren.
They're serving up gourmet goodness like cheddar-rosemary croissants, dark ale-spiced gingerbreads, and pastrami-short rib-Gruyere sandwiches, all of which you can wash down with Stumptown coffee. Mehr erfahren.
Awesome bookstore! Great selection of art books, collaborations, subculture, and esoteric literature. Plus a few high-end ($1000+) gems. Check it out. Mehr erfahren.
The most recent meat-free effort from those behind Cafe Gratitude, Gracias Madre follows a slightly more formal model in which guests are urged to make reservations for vegan Mexican cuisine. Mehr erfahren.
There’s some delicious meat and seafood here: Wagyu sashimi, bone marrow flan, thinly sliced veal tongue in salsa verde, and real Kyushu beef. Mehr erfahren.
We love the Almond Croissant - tender, buttery layers of croissant with a crisp light exterior that splinters as you bite it, with spot-on almond filling. Mehr erfahren.
Best Ramen - 2012! Since opening last August it has become the most serious purveyor of Hakata tonkotsu in town, with noodle-loving crowds waiting outside the building at opening time. -Garrett Snyder Mehr erfahren.
A gorgeous minimalist warehouse that makes the resembles less a coffee bar, retail space and open roastery than a seriously upscale meth lab... Also featured at the 2013 LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast! Mehr erfahren.
Neapolitan thin crust pies cooked in a wood-burning oven, with fresh mozzarella made exclusively for the restaurant. More good stuff: Gelato by L.A. Creamery (bring your dates, boys) & craft beer. Mehr erfahren.
Every time I go to the restaurant I run into something a regular would have known, like the fact that the brunch frittatas are tough but the poached eggs with fennel-pollen Hollandaise are luscious. Mehr erfahren.
You’re here for an astonishing quantity of meat, charcuterie ranging from potted duck with blueberries to the intense house-cured bacon, and a menu of simple, butcher’s food. Mehr erfahren.
The rich interiors are adorned with plush furniture that you’ll want to bring home with you. The alleyway entrance off of Hollywood Blvd. adds to the bar’s mysterious intrigue. Mehr erfahren.
It feels a bit like a grand steampunk machine dedicated to turning out roasted bone marrow with laksa leaf, kon loh mee noodles with barbecued pork, grilled lamb belly and fried chicken wings. Mehr erfahren.
Best of LA 2012 - Best Speakeasy. Look for a golden key on a sign out front & a doorman wearing pinstripes and spats. He'll ask you for the password, but he'll let you in if you look like you belong. Mehr erfahren.
"In case you were wondering how the restaurant Fig & Olive got its name, there are figs and olives on everything..." - Jonathan Gold Mehr erfahren.
The large family-style pots are the star of the menu, but the other shareable bites like dumplings, squid, pollack roe, and fried rice are also worth trying. An unbeatable scene, too. Mehr erfahren.
The place is lined with stylish picks - from clothing & accessories to cool housewares - for you & yours. You’ll also find new goods from local designers & they offer in-store alterations. Mehr erfahren.
Rumor has it that 8210 Sunset was Charlie Chaplin's home in the '20s and later a speakeasy. Fact has it that it was an apartment building until the '70s, explaining the Libertine's house party feel. Mehr erfahren.
Ktown's got speakeasy-style drinking (R Bar, anyone?). Lock & Key now has food service (that's rumored to be pretty good), so that puts it at the top of the list for us. Mehr erfahren.
Built in 1929, the building holds murals and "the most important organ in the West by people who know about organs." Pop in or attend one of their many events to get a better look. Mehr erfahren.
This spot in the back of a parking lot on Western lets guests vote on the tunes and has craft beers on tap. Their bar food is better than most; the mac and cheese is highly recommend. Mehr erfahren.
Just beyond the main lobby (and the smallish bar inside that lobby), Skybar is a quintessential L.A. experience, with pleasant views of Mid-City and Downtown in an open bungalow-like perch. Mehr erfahren.
Boasting sweet views of Downtown, the rooftop bar at the Ace Hotel comes with a better than average set of cocktails. The crowd seems to be one that's usually more than eager to party and mingle. Mehr erfahren.