Guidebook for Los Angeles

Sue And Gideon
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

So many great places on the east side and this is just a small list of some of our favorites
Arguably the best tacos in town. You must try this place if you are in the neighborhood.
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Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
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Arguably the best tacos in town. You must try this place if you are in the neighborhood.
Our favorite restaurant in L.A. Josef Centano is an award winning chef who blends, Asian, Latin and Middle Eastern influences into great food.
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Bäco Mercat
408 S Main St
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Our favorite restaurant in L.A. Josef Centano is an award winning chef who blends, Asian, Latin and Middle Eastern influences into great food.
Great deep dish pizza, quiches, pasta etc. Nice neighborhood hangout. They deliver also.
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset Blvd
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Great deep dish pizza, quiches, pasta etc. Nice neighborhood hangout. They deliver also.
This is the bigger branch of Pazzo Gelata in Silverlake. More flavors than the Echo Park branch.
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Pazzo Gelato
3827 Sunset Blvd
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This is the bigger branch of Pazzo Gelata in Silverlake. More flavors than the Echo Park branch.
Great nearby Thai food. Better options west in Thai Town but this place is very good and delivers.
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Rambutan Thai
2835 Sunset Boulevard
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Great nearby Thai food. Better options west in Thai Town but this place is very good and delivers.
Great Indian Restaurant. They also deliver.
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Agra Cafe Indian Cuisine
4325 Sunset Blvd
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Great Indian Restaurant. They also deliver.
Josef's other Restaurant. Amazing Tex-Mex but modernized and a huge tequila and mezcal selection.
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Bar 107
118 W 4th St
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Josef's other Restaurant. Amazing Tex-Mex but modernized and a huge tequila and mezcal selection.
Very expensive but delicious baked goods, petit fours and chocolates. They also serve salads, sandwiches, tea and coffee. Nice little patio outside as well.
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Valerie Echo Park
1665 Echo Park Ave
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Very expensive but delicious baked goods, petit fours and chocolates. They also serve salads, sandwiches, tea and coffee. Nice little patio outside as well.
Delicious Ramen and rice bowls. Always a wait if you come a dinner but if you arrive before 6:00, you shouldn't have too long a wait. Reasonably priced too.
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Silverlake Ramen
2927 Sunset Blvd
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Delicious Ramen and rice bowls. Always a wait if you come a dinner but if you arrive before 6:00, you shouldn't have too long a wait. Reasonably priced too.
Hands down the best Italian restaurant downtown. House made charcuterie, great house made pastas, terrific patio, nice staff. Our favorite Italian place on this side of town.
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Bestia
2121 E 7th Pl
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Hands down the best Italian restaurant downtown. House made charcuterie, great house made pastas, terrific patio, nice staff. Our favorite Italian place on this side of town.
Really good pastries!
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Dinette
1608 1/2 Sunset Blvd
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Really good pastries!
Best thai food east of Thai Town. Sometimes a long wait but lunch is better. Lots of hipsters and east side cool folks.
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Night + Market Song
3322 Sunset Blvd
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Best thai food east of Thai Town. Sometimes a long wait but lunch is better. Lots of hipsters and east side cool folks.
Delicious Filipino and Vietnamese inspired food with video games to play as well!
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Button Mash
1391 Sunset Blvd
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Delicious Filipino and Vietnamese inspired food with video games to play as well!
Best taco truck in the neighborhood and a great cheap eat late at night.
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Tacos Zone Truck
2064 Montana St
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Best taco truck in the neighborhood and a great cheap eat late at night.
Hands down the best flour tortillas in LA! Great staff, great food. Award winning tacos.
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Sonoratown
208 E 8th St
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Hands down the best flour tortillas in LA! Great staff, great food. Award winning tacos.
Big food court and market with terrific restaraunts, bars, coffee and shopping. Worth a visit!
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中央大市场
317 S Broadway
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Big food court and market with terrific restaraunts, bars, coffee and shopping. Worth a visit!
great hipster jewish deli with a terrific laid back bar.
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Freedman's
2619 Sunset Blvd
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great hipster jewish deli with a terrific laid back bar.
Amazing east coast style pizza and Italian dishes. Great wine too.
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Pizza Buona
922 N Alvarado St
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Amazing east coast style pizza and Italian dishes. Great wine too.
Eszett
3510 Sunset Blvd

Drinks & Nightlife

Great little neighborhood bar that serves wine and beer. Cozy and low key.
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el prado
1805 Sunset Blvd
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Great little neighborhood bar that serves wine and beer. Cozy and low key.
Terrific bar and oyster bar upstairs and great food downstairs. No reservations so you might have a wait.
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L & E Oyster Bar
1637 Silver Lake Blvd
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Terrific bar and oyster bar upstairs and great food downstairs. No reservations so you might have a wait.

Essentials

The closest major grocery store and staffed with nice folks. Big parking lot.
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Vons
561 N Glendale Ave
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The closest major grocery store and staffed with nice folks. Big parking lot.
Curated, gourmet grocery store. They also have yummy salads and sandwiches, organic produce and fancy meat.
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Cookbook Los Angeles
1549 Echo Park Ave
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Curated, gourmet grocery store. They also have yummy salads and sandwiches, organic produce and fancy meat.
Big local alternative to Whole Foods with much of the same stuff. Very convenient but not open on Sunday. Bulk bins, organic foods and prepared foods.
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Lassens Natural Food and Vitamins
1631 Sunset Blvd
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Big local alternative to Whole Foods with much of the same stuff. Very convenient but not open on Sunday. Bulk bins, organic foods and prepared foods.

Everything Else

Our big local park with great trails for hiking and running. The nearest entrance is at the top of the hill where Duane meets Park. Just cross the street and you'll see the steep path into the park.
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Elysian Park Trail
Elysian Park Trail
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Our big local park with great trails for hiking and running. The nearest entrance is at the top of the hill where Duane meets Park. Just cross the street and you'll see the steep path into the park.
You can drop your laundry off here for fluff and fold or do it yourself.
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Mega Coin Laundry
4362 S Figueroa St
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You can drop your laundry off here for fluff and fold or do it yourself.
Very nice folks run this Dry Cleaners and they do a nice job.
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Regency Cleaners
1411 Echo Park Ave
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Very nice folks run this Dry Cleaners and they do a nice job.

Arts & Culture

Cool place to go hear music. Sometimes super famous people like the Rolling Stones pop in unannounced. Next door to Two Boots so you can get a slice before or after the show.
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The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
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Cool place to go hear music. Sometimes super famous people like the Rolling Stones pop in unannounced. Next door to Two Boots so you can get a slice before or after the show.

Parks & Nature

Great place to go and take a walk or rent a paddle boat. Nice local ethnic culture meets hipsters. There's even a pretty good coffee shop restaurant right there. The park has shown up in famous movies like "Chinatown" and in music videos.
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Echo Park Lake
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Great place to go and take a walk or rent a paddle boat. Nice local ethnic culture meets hipsters. There's even a pretty good coffee shop restaurant right there. The park has shown up in famous movies like "Chinatown" and in music videos.