Community guides featuring favorite restaurants, cafes, shops, and more to explore while visiting exhibitions and events throughout the city. Contributed by local gallerists, artists, and friends who know these neighborhoods best.

L.A. Guides

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Places Index

Growing list of recommended cafes, restaurants, shops, and more.
7th St Produce Market
Market
1700 Santa Fe
Building
A+R
Shop
APT.4B
Shop
Arcade Vintage
Shop
ARJ Los Angeles
Shop
BADMAASH (DTLA)
Restaurant
Bar Franca
Bar
BEL KAZAN
Shop
Bodega
Shop
BonaVista Lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast by Salt’s Cure (Santa Monica)
Restaurant
Breakfast by Salt’s Cure (West Hollywood)
Restaurant
Burger She Wrote
Restaurant
Café Dulce (Little Tokyo)
Cafe
Café Dulce “Dulce Dos”
Cafe
Camphor
Restaurant
Cara Cara Rooftop Restaurant
Restaurant
Cipriani
Restaurant
Clark Street Diner
Restaurant
COAST by COAST
Shop
Cole’s French Dip
Restaurant
Coreology
Wellness
Death & Co
Bar
De La Nonna
Restaurant
Ditroit Taqueria
Restaurant
Document Coffee Bar
Cafe
Dr. Sandwich (Beverly Hills)
Restaurant
Dublab & In Sheep’s Clothing HiFi: Sound & Vision
Shop
Dune (Atwater Village)
Restaurant
Dune (DTLA)
Restaurant
DYLAN LEX
Shop
e. baldi
Restaurant
Eddie’s Edition
Wellness
Espionage
Shop
EX NIHILO Paris
Shop
Factory Kitchen
Restaurant
Flask & Field
Shop
Friday Gallery
Gallery
Funke
Restaurant
Gigi’s
Restaurant
go get em tiger
Cafe
Grand Central Market
Restaurant
Guerilla Tacos
Restaurant
Guisados (Boyle Heights)
Restaurant
Hanks Organic Market
Shop
Harvester International
Shop
Hayato
Restaurant
HIGHTIDE STORE DTLA
Shop
Holey Grail Donuts (Larchmont)
Restaurant
Hollywood Forever Cemetary
Park
Hollywood Roosevelt
Hotel
Hotel De Ville Eyewear
Shop
Jacques Marie Mage (Sycamore)
Shop
Jean Pascal Florist
Shop
Jonny Cota
Shop
Joybird
Shop
Kato
Restaurant
KINTO
Shop
Koi Los Angeles
Restaurant
La Dolce Vita
Restaurant
La ong
Restaurant
La Scala
Restaurant
Le Champ
Cafe
LE VIN
Shop
Little Tokyo Sushi
Restaurant
LVIR
Shop
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Restaurant
Maru Coffee (Arts District)
Cafe
Mastro’s Steakhouse
Restaurant
Mizlala (Sycamore)
Restaurant
MOD REF / Common Market
Shop
Mother Tongue
Restaurant
Mr. T Los Angeles
Restaurant
Mr Chow
Restaurant
Musso & Frank
Restaurant
Neighborhood Winery
Other
Nova Arts Salon
Wellness
OMAMImini
Shop
Osteria Gucci da Massimo Bottura
Restaurant
Osteria La Buca
Restaurant
Osteria Mozza
Restaurant
Pane Bianco
Restaurant
Paramount Pictures Studio Tour
Other
Petit Trois
Restaurant
Pikunico
Restaurant
Pizzanista
Restaurant
Pizzeria Bianco
Restaurant
Pizzeria Mozza
Restaurant
Polo Lounge
Restaurant
Powder Beauty
Wellness
Pretty Good Boy
Shop
Rappahannock Oyster Bar
Restaurant
Reform
Shop
ROW DTLA
Shop
République
Restaurant
Scent Bar DTLA
Shop
Shades of Grey
Shop
Sightglass Coffee
Cafe
SLS Beverly Hills
Hotel
Smorgasburg
Market
Sonoratown (DTLA)
Restaurant
Sonoratown (Mid-City)
Restaurant
Spago
Restaurant
Sweet Corner Coffee and Cake
Cafe
Sweetgreen Outpost
Restaurant
Tartine (Sycamore)
Restaurant
Tatel
Restaurant
Tea at Shiloh
Cafe
The Athletic Club
Wellness
The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills
Restaurant
The General Store by Tried and True Co.
Shop
The Hideaway
Restaurant
The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op
Shop
The Things We Do
Wellness
The Varnish
Bar
Tlayuda L.A. Restaurant
Restaurant
Wally’s
Restaurant

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