Order everything. Seriously. But if not, then get the squash blossoms with ricotta, tricolore salad, and the pizza with bacon, sausage, salami and tomatoes.
From the sublime parking to old zoo to the Merry-Go-Round (which has been operating since 1937), the largest urban park in America has been voted Best Of LA many times... Also perfect for picnics! Mehr erfahren.
Pick up some baked goods or macarons on the way out. Tamara is an amazing pastry chef in residence, don't miss out on tasting some of her brilliance. And the packaging in the marketplace is a treat.
For a more intimate experience, enjoy your meal in the garden terrace by candlelight or venture into the second floor Champagne Bar & Lounge and close the night with one of their signature cocktails. Mehr erfahren.
They usually arrive around 730pm. Good for cheap late night cravings & after club eats. $1 small street tacos & $4 burritos & quesadillas. Try the carne asada tacos & quesadillas.
Their cereal doughnuts—which are Instagram-famous—are topped with everything from Cookie Crisps, to Fruity Pebbles, to Lucky Charms. Mehr erfahren.
The "S'Morrissey" is an ungodly configuration of chocolate cake, toasted marshmallows, and graham crackers—may we suggest the alternate name of "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"? Mehr erfahren.
The doughnut (more like a baseball mitt made of dough) is soft and coated with a fine glaze. The syrup is not overdone—just enough to give you that rush of sugar, but not so much as to be overbearing. Mehr erfahren.
Arcana, which The New York Times called "the go-to purveyor in Los Angeles for rare and out-of-print books on art, photography, architecture, design, fashion and music," is an essential destination. Mehr erfahren.
They have a fair amount of general contemporary art books, but their real specialty is both current and out-of-print museum and gallery exhibition catalogues, hence the name. Mehr erfahren.
The tortillas are handmade and thicker than normal, but they are wonderfully moist. The tender chicken and subtly chocolatey mole is complemented wonderfully by a potent red salsa served on the taco. Mehr erfahren.
Even though Tacos Leo opens at 9 a.m., the good stuff usually doesn’t come out until after dark. That's when the huge pork spit (on which a pineapple is perched), is fired. Mehr erfahren.
Get the potato tacos, or tacos de papas: creamy, airy, whipped potatoes held by a fried tortilla, pinched closed like a clamshell. They’re smothered in crema and salsa verde. Mehr erfahren.
