PlaceCulture
Los Angeles Zoo
A wildlife-focused destination inside Griffith Park, with enough ground to cover to make it a main stop.
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PlaceCulture
Lomita Railroad Museum
Railway objects and a depot setting give the South Bay a compact transport-history destination.
PlaceCulture
Western Museum of Flight
Aviation history in Torrance, with aircraft and exhibits connected to Southern California’s aerospace story.
PlaceCulture
LACMA
A Wilshire art day with room to wander, from the David Geffen Galleries to exhibition spaces and the outdoor campus.
PlaceFood & drink
Pink’s Hot Dogs
A La Brea hot-dog stand adds a deliberately casual food stop to a Hollywood day.
PlaceFood & drink
Randy’s Donuts: Inglewood
The giant rooftop doughnut makes an Inglewood bakery stop unmistakable.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Canter’s Deli
A Fairfax deli brings sandwiches, booths and a long local dining history together.
RestaurantLos Angeles
The Formosa Cafe
A red-walled West Hollywood dining room pairs a meal with film-industry history.
RestaurantLos Angeles
El Coyote
Mexican-American comfort food and a colourful dining room suit an unhurried Beverly Boulevard evening.
RestaurantLos Angeles
The Apple Pan
Counter seating, burgers and pie make this Westside institution a meal of its own.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Tam O’Shanter
A Scottish-styled dining room brings a distinct old-Los Angeles mood to Los Feliz.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Pann’s
Googie architecture and diner food make a stop near LAX worth leaving time for.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Father’s Office: Santa Monica
Beer and a focused gastropub menu give Montana Avenue an evening destination.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Bottega Louie: Downtown
A grand downtown room puts a meal, coffee and patisserie under one high ceiling.
RestaurantLos Angeles
El Cholo: Western Avenue
A longstanding Mexican-American restaurant makes a useful food anchor west of downtown.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Crossroads Kitchen: Melrose
Plant-based cooking gets a full restaurant evening on Melrose Avenue.
RestaurantLos Angeles
n/naka
A kaiseki-led tasting menu calls for a carefully reserved evening in Palms.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Tito’s Tacos
A Culver City counter is a straightforward destination for crisp tacos and a casual meal.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Jeff’s Gourmet Sausage Factory
A kosher sausage and burger counter adds a food stop to a Pico-Robertson visit.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Kouraku
Japanese comfort food gives a Little Tokyo evening a relaxed sit-down option.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Carousel Restaurant: Hollywood
Armenian and Lebanese cooking brings shared plates to an East Hollywood meal.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Casa Vega
A dimly lit Sherman Oaks dining room makes a Mexican-American dinner feel like an occasion.
PlaceConcerts
Sound
A Hollywood dance floor built around house, techno and the artist on the bill, with the night concentrated in one room.
RestaurantLos Angeles
Otus Thai Kitchen & Coffee
Thai cooking and coffee offer a West Hollywood alternative for a daytime meal.