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Good Friend is a multi-roaster coffee shop owned and operated by Max Rand.Good Friend was founded on the concept that coffee should be fun and approachable, all while being made and served at its highest form. We strive to be an environment that is welcoming to people from all walks of life, and truly try our best to be a good friend to our neighbors, community, and our customers.

Named after Saffron, Ori and Genevieve’s daughter, Saffy’s embodies her whimsical spirit. Saffy’s will transport you to another time and place, while still feeling familiar. It’s a Middle Eastern restaurant rooted in traditional flavors and executed using modern techniques. In this intimate space, you’ll be greeted by warm and energetic hospitality, flavors and dishes reminiscent of Middle-Eastern home-style cooking, and unexpected takes on classic desserts. Saffy’s is your neighborhood haunt, the perfect place to walk in for a seat at the bar, grab a coffee or pastry next door, or to celebrate your next big occasion. Next door you’ll find coffee, tea, breads, and pastries daily and a full Arabic Breakfast on the weekends. Dinner service will center around small plates, various house-made breads, seasonal vegetables, and meats that hit the table straight off of the fire.  The heart of Saffy’s lives in the kitchen. Our wood fired shawarma rotisserie, wood burning oven, and hearth for grilling add their own unique character to both the food and the space. Framing the kitchen is a sixteen seat bar, offering vibrant and refreshing cocktails to compliment the food. The wine list features coastal Mediterranean and island wines, focusing on small grower producers committed to healthy agriculture. The design is reminiscent of late 1960s early 1970s Morocco, layering colors, textures, and finishes over the original art deco architecture of the building. This is Saffy’s place – where you can eat with your hands, drink with your friends, and get into some mischief. 

The new Mud Shop opened September 28th, 2024. It was a huge accomplishment for us. My work is very textural in nature and the vision for the Mud Shop was for people to visit and pick up the cups to see for themselves. Check out some of the details that make it special.

Patricia Morales is a hairstylist, designer, and creative visionary whose career bridges culture, fashion, and artistry. Raised in Del Rio, Texas, she drew early inspiration from Chicano and Lowrider culture, influences that continue to define her signature aesthetic.She began her professional journey at Toni & Guy in Dallas, quickly rising to Creative Director before relocating to New York City in 1994. There, she worked at the legendary Patricia Field Wig Salon, styling wigs for the city’s vibrant nightlife scene alongside iconic club kids.Patricia’s innovative vision has shaped some of pop culture’s most unforgettable hair moments—including Lady Gaga’s Poker Face “hair bow” and Fergie’s braided headphones in Boom Boom Pow. Her clientele spans global stars such as Katy Perry, Shakira, Britney Spears, Robert Pattinson, Finneas, and Zachary Quinto, as well as leading brands like Neiman Marcus, Perry Ellis, Lucky Brand, and Chrome Hearts.Her editorial work has appeared in British Vogue, Vogue Mexico, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, ELLE, Interview, Wonderland, Details, and InStyle.In 2019, Patricia opened LA MORALES, a salon and hair spa in East Hollywood that serves as both a private retreat and a creative hub, blending her hairstyling mastery with an artistic atmosphere for transformative, personalized experiences.

Established in 1954, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is the longest running institution in Los Angeles devoted solely to exhibiting art. The gallery focuses on artists from Los Angeles – in particular underrepresented artists whose work may not otherwise have found a platform. Our exhibitions, educational and public programs aim to inspire conversation about the contemporary issues and ideas that resonate most with the people of Los Angeles.

 

Many local artists who have exhibited at the gallery have gone on to become fixtures of the national and international art world, including Carlos Almaraz, Eleanor Antin, John Baldessari, Mark Bradford, Vija Celmins, Harry Gamboa Jr., David Hammons, Barbara Kruger, Kerry James Marshall, Senga Nengudi, Catherine Opie, Sandy Rodriguez, Ed Ruscha, and Bruce and Norman Yonemoto. Today, the gallery continues to build on this rich legacy, operating as a site of discovery for outstanding work by the city’s most exciting artists, from recent graduates to practitioners with years of experience.

 

Offering free admission and programs, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery serves as a welcoming space for everyone, regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, domestic partner status, marital status or medical condition.

 

It is important that the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our gallery resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land. If you would like to learn more about the land you are on please visit: https://native-land.ca

David Zwirner is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Hong Kong, and currently represents more than seventy artists and estates. The gallery has been home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres. Active in both the primary and secondary markets, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists working today and has maintained long-term representation of a wide-ranging, international group of artists.

David Zwirner’s first West Coast galleries opened in May 2023 in the Melrose Hill neighborhood of Los Angeles. In May 2024, the gallery opened its new Los Angeles flagship building, designed by Selldorf Architects.

The Brick is a nonprofit visual art space that promotes developments in contemporary culture through exhibitions, publications, and public programs. We believe that contemporary art is a means of understanding key issues of our time with all their inherent contradictions. Contemporary art assumes many forms. Rather than provide answers, it raises questions. Through a range of offerings, The Brick contextualizes contemporary art both socially and art historically. Our programs are free and designed to be accessible to the general public. 

Founded in 2014 in Los Angeles’ Lower Arts District, by Anthony Cran and Naomi deLuce Wilding, Wilding Cran Gallery represents international contemporary artists working in various mediums. The gallery supports local and universal social causes through arts education programming and philanthropic partnerships. In 2025 Wilding Cran moved to its new Melrose Hill location.

Works by the gallery’s artists are featured in numerous public collections, including the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, CA; Hammer Museum, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art, CA; The Museum of Modern Art, NY; Brooklyn Museum, NY; Seattle Art Museum, WA; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX;  Pérez Art Musem, FL; The Rubell Family Collection, FL, DC; The National Gallery of Art Canada; Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria, and others.

Pop Up Home began in 2009 as founder Tricia Benitez Beanum’s vision to reimagine the traditional estate sale, transforming it into a curated experience that blurred the lines between retail, gallery, and discovery. What started as an unmarked warehouse, open just once a month to an insider audience of designers, collectors, celebrities and tastemakers quickly became a destination for those seeking the rare and the extraordinary. The design industry always seemed stuffy and inaccessible. Beanum wanted to create a place where people could gather and enjoy design and art for commerce or inspiration.Over the years, Pop Up Home has evolved into a distinct curatorial voice in Los Angeles design culture, known for its fearless mix of eras and influences, from antiques and mid-century classics to postmodern icons and singular objects of craft. Each collection is assembled with a sensibility that is both intuitive and editorial, guided by materiality, form, and the dialogue between pieces. Storytelling is at the heart of what we do.In 2023, Pop Up Home opened its flagship in Melrose Hill, establishing itself as a creative hub for design enthusiasts in Los Angeles. The expansive space reflects the brand’s philosophy: a living study in contrast and composition, where the past and present coexist in conversation.

In the winter of 2022, we began working on our biggest project yet: Little Fish Melrose Hill. Nearly four years after first stepping inside the empty brick building at 5035 Melrose Ave, we’re delighted to say that we’re officially 90038 residents.

So many thoughtful details from our incredible team have gone into this project, and we’re so happy to share it with you. You, our diners, are what makes Little Fish Melrose Hill everything we’ve dreamed of: the comfort of a meal in our home mixed with your fanciest aunt’s house on a holiday. Familiar, special, ours, and yours.

We can’t wait to see you.

Love,
Anna + Niki

Chainsaw LA smashes the nostalgia button over and over again to create fun food that packs a punch. Ingredients are cherry-picked to attain unparalleled flavors for each and every treat.

Karla Subero Pittol is a Venezuelan born, Los Angeles-raised chef and artist based in Echo Park, CA. After perfecting her culinary skills in LA’s world renowned restaurant scene, she made her debut with Chainsaw, a bar-with-food concept launched as an exclusive dinner series out of her garage. During the pandemic, the project evolved to include a range of frozen delicacies in addition to bespoke cocktails and small plates off the grill. Namely offbeat ice creams and beloved pies which have been featured in publications such as Eater, The Infatuation, Popeye Magazine & Vanity Fair. While her desserts demand attention, you can still catch her fireside, serving up an RSVP only feast for the lucky in the Chainsaw garage. Chainsaw hosts up and coming chefs in The Garage on a regular basis and hosts private dinners for clients every weekend.

An all-day café and eatery. Enjoy our seasonal menu featuring breakfast and lunch delights, along with fresh coffee, tea, and delicious pastries.