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Music & Entertainment / Nightlife

The Smog Cutter

2.16666666667 Stars
( 6 Reviews ) Tags: bukowski, dive, dive bars, karaoke, pool, shitty, sing, thai

maximum dive karaoke ...view spot

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Art / Local Culture / Services & Government

Getty Center

4.6 Stars
( 5 Reviews ) Tags: art, culture, european art, exhibits, free, garden, getty, getty center, j paul getty, museum

Free museum that features art from the Middle-Ages and some other exhibits. ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

The Edison

4.0 Stars
( 5 Reviews ) Tags: architecture, bar, cover, dress code, exclusive, expensive, line, power plant

Bar/Club that is an architectural masterpiece ...view spot

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Art / Shops & Markets

Wacko, Soap Plant + La Luz De Jesus

4.25 Stars
( 4 Reviews ) Tags: art, gallery, gifts, jesus, mexican, posters

Weird guadalupe knickknacks, gifts, tattoo books and art ...view spot

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Food & Drink

East Japanese Restaurant

4.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: east, japanese, little tokyo, restaurant, sushi

Sweet sushi spot ...view spot

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Nightlife

The Short Stop

4.0 Stars
( 4 Reviews ) Tags: beer, cop bar, dancing, dodgers, girls, hipsters, pool, shortstop, sunset

Dive dance club + pool & gameday happy hour. ...view spot

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Nightlife

Stinkers Truck Stop [Closed]

2.5 Stars
( 4 Reviews ) Tags: bar, beer, burt reynolds, music, smoking patio

CLOSED new trucker-themed bar ...view spot

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Music & Entertainment / Shops & Markets

Amoeba Music

4.75 Stars
( 4 Reviews ) Tags: cds, dvds, live, music, record shop, records, used, venue, vinyl

Music lover's mecca. ...view spot

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Sports

Dodger Stadium

4.66666666667 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: baseball, dodgers, sports

Dodger Stadium ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Dusty's Bistro

4.33333333333 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: american, bistro, silverlake restaurant, wine bar

American Bistro ...view spot

Food & Drink

Speranza

4.33333333333 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: byob, italian

Italian Food Yum yumms ...view spot

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Art / Education / Shops & Markets / Transportation & Rentals / Travel Services & Tours

Echo Park Time Travel Mart

4.33333333333 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: cavecat, cavechildren, cavecouch, cavedog, cavekitchen, caveman, cavemen, caverollercoaster, cavewoman, cavewomen, dave eggers, dinosaur eggs, ice age, kids, mammoth, mystery, ninja, stone age, writing

you won't get to see this place till last millenium ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

Barragan's Mexican Restaurant

4.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: burritos, family, hipster, karaoke, margaritas, mexican

Mexican family restaurant turned to hipster mecca on Wed nights ...view spot

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Nightlife

Little Joy

3.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: bar, dive, dive bar, dj, drinking, hipster, pabst, pool

Hipster / rocker dive. ...view spot

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Music & Entertainment / Nightlife

The Scene

2.66666666667 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: glendale, good beer, jukebox, music, patio in back., pool table

Best music venue this side of the 2. Good beers. You can see a live ... ...view spot

Food & Drink / Shops & Markets

The Cheese Store Of Silverlake

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: cheese, european, sandwiches, wine

Hundreds of cheeses! ...view spot

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Art / Attractions / Education

Museum Of Jurassic Technology

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: art installation, museum

Crazy ass weirdo museum ...view spot

Local Culture / Nature & Outdoors / Sports

Los Feliz Municipal Golf Course

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: 3-par, amazing, cheap, easy, golf, swingers

perfect day ...view spot

Food & Drink

Tigeorges' Chicken

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: caribbean, chicken, delicious, haitian

Delicious Haitian cuisine! ...view spot

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Local Culture / Nature & Outdoors

Echo Park Lake

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: ducks, fountain, lake, lotus, lotus festival, mexican, paddle boats, palm trees, park, turtles

The park for which Echo Park is named ...view spot

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Local Culture / Music & Entertainment

Silent Movie Theatre

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: art deco, silent movies

Silent cinema in a great setting ...view spot

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Music & Entertainment / Nightlife

Jumbo's Clown Room

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, courtney love, dancers, dive, hollywood, nightlife, punk, strippers, tattoos

Dive bar strip club where you could take a date. ...view spot

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Nightlife

Bar 107

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, booze, dancing, dj, drinking, hipster, pbr

Dive w/ dancing & cheap beer ...view spot

Food & Drink

Downbeat Cafe

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: coffee, hipsters, music

A pretty hip spot with some music nights. ...view spot

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Nightlife

El Prado

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: affligem, beer, goat cheese, hipsters, laid-back, olives, st. bernardus, vinyl, wood

Hip beer bar, beautiful interior, small, vinyl records, gourmet snacks ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Shops & Markets

Delilah Bakery

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bakery, coffee, folk music., sandwiches

Corner bakery, home made treats and eats. You might catch a folk band playin' out ... ...view spot

Food & Drink

Intelligentsia Coffee And Tea

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: coffee, cool, espresso, hipster, laid back, silver lake, tea

Quality fresh coffee/tea in laidback hip space ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Milk

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: coffee, desserts, food

corner bistro ...view spot

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Shops & Markets

Stories

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bookstore, cafe, echo park, los angeles, stories

A new independent bookstore and cafe from the folks behind Spaceland ...view spot

Food & Drink / Local Culture / Shops & Markets

A Grocery Warehouse

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: asian, butcher, cambodian, chinese, fish, fruit, produce, snacks, vietnamese

Asian Market. ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Zencu Sushi

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bento, groups, kirin, little tokyo, sapporo, specials, sushi, teriyaki, udon

Cheap, decent sushi & beer specials. Lots of room for groups. ...view spot

Food & Drink / Nightlife

Crocker Club

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, downtown, drinks, lounge

Cool but Expensive Bar out of the 1940's that was a former bank ...view spot

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Nightlife

Broadway Bar

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, booze, cocktails, dj, drinking

Downtown bar with some class ...view spot

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Music & Entertainment

Echoplex

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, echo, echo park, echoplex, music, venue

Music venue and bar downstairs from the Echo ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Diddy Riese Cookies

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: cookies, ice cream, ice cream sandwich, long line, westwood

Cookie Store ...view spot

Nightlife

Beauty Bar

3.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, cocktails, dance club, dancing, drinking

Bar & dancing, no cover ...view spot

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Nightlife

Cha Cha Lounge

3.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: beer, fooseball, hipsters, tiki

so hip it hates itself ...view spot

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Attractions / Food & Drink / Gay Friendly / Local Culture / Nature & Outdoors

The Trails Cafe

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: cafe, griffith park, vegan, vegetarian

outdoors vegetarian cafe ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Local Culture / Nightlife

Gold Room

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: cholos, hipsters, peanuts, smoking alley, specials, tacos, tequila

Drink specials and free tacos and peanuts, oh my! ...view spot

Food & Drink / Local Culture

Magnolia Grille

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: beer, breakfast, dessert, dinner, good grub, lunch, salads

Diner with a small-town feel & home-cooked meals ...view spot

Description:

Known as the “City of Angels,” Los Angeles has been synonymous with flash and film fakery. But beneath its well-manicured surface, there is authenticity to be found. Los Angeles is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world with its inhabitants creating a flavorful experience of food, fashion, art, music and all points in between.

Nestled in landscapes of beaches, mountains and desert, one will find that no two neighborhoods are ever alike in Los Angeles, and it would do a visitor a great service to explore the city. From big Hollywood dreams to sunsoaked beaches to traffic jams to celebrity sightings, L.A. will not disappoint your need for escape.

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