Serving high-quality coffees alongside a range of sweets and savouries, the moody-broody 18th Street Coffee House draws a loyal crowd of locals who also...
1725 Broadway
Venice attracts a mixed crowd; and this café, which arrived on Abbot Kinney long before most of its neighbours, is no exception. Affluent home-owners mix...
1401 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Located in a seen-better-days strip mall, Alegria transcends its unbecoming location and drab interior with some lively and agreeably messy Mexican food....
3510 W Sunset Boulevard
Over at West LA's Apple Pan, diners ring a U-shaped counter to inhale burgers slathered with hickory sauce. However, the burgers aren't anything to write...
10801 W Pico Boulevard
Despite the name, this Chinatown spot serves more than just noodles: the house speciality is the spicy, slightly sour soup called sinigang, and the kitchen...
643 N Spring Street
The name of this cheap but very cheerful hostel is slightly naughty, since it's not in West Hollywood at all. Still, the location is nonetheless excellent:...
5920 Hollywood Boulevard
The name of this cheap but very cheerful hostel is slightly naughty, since it's not in West Hollywood at all. Still, the location is nonetheless excellent:...
603 N Fairfax Avenue
This unpretentious hotel underwent decorative renovations recently. Although it's still modestly furnished, it offers something most other Santa Monica...
2001 Ocean Avenue
For a full education in the range of Thai sweets, visit this bakery.
5271 Hollywood Boulevard
The dim-lit Bourgeois Pig lives on a stretch of Franklin Avenue in Hollywood that's particularly hip right now, thanks in no small part to the presence...
5931 Franklin Avenue
Buster's only adds to the quaint aura of charming South Pasadena. The menu includes everything from simple drip coffees to elaborate sundaes (made with LA's...
1006 Mission Street
Cacao is all tiki, all the time. OK, so there's also some UFO paraphernalia, but it's mostly an island-themed spot. Plain old coffee is available; however,...
11609 Santa Monica Boulevard
After a long run as a budget beach hostel, the pink Cadillac has been transformed into a boutique hotel by a new team. All the rooms, the lobby and the...
8 Dudley Avenue
This much-cherished Cuban café in Silver Lake offers coffee, extra-sweet pastries and lovely empanadas (meat pies). With its cosy and earnest Cuban American...
2900 W Sunset Boulevard
This fairly basic and unpretentious little café can get lost amid the flash and glitz of the luxury emporiums around it. However, if you're looking for a...
428 N Bedford Drive