los angeles
FAST CASUAL LUNCH/DINNER:
WinDow at American Beauty (best burger and fried chicken sandwich! even the salad and fries are phenom)
Joan’s on Third (dream of this chinese chicken salad)
Heavy Handed (smash burger)
Tartine
Apple Pan (pies, burgers, eat at the counter!)
Uncle Paulie’s Deli
Burger She Wrote (smash burger)
Wax Paper Deli
HiHo Burger (smash burger)
Dialog Cafe (perfect casual lunch, everything hits)
Konbi (Japanese French bakery and sandwiches)
TO DO:
Brentwood Country Mart
Spare Room
Cookbook Market
The Now
Platform
Will Rogers State Park
Palisades Park + Ocean Walkway
DESSERT:
Mashti Malone’s (the best ice cream, their persian flavors are divine!)
Go Greek
BARS:
Gran Blanco (perfect bright Venice bar + bites)
Santa Monica Proper Hotel Rooftop bar
Harriett’s Rooftop West Hollywood (gorgeous view at sunset)
Elephanté (rooftop cocktails + dinner)
Laurel Hardware (my favorite happy hour, would only recommend sitting outside, chilled white wine + fries)
Little Friend Bar (fun dancey bar)
Good Clean Fun (natural wine downtown)
SIT DOWN LUNCH/DINNER:
Pijja Palace
Raffi’s Place (favorite persian food, unreal)
Jon & Vinny’s (unfortunately very worth it! apps, pastas, and desserts are all phenom)
Dudley Market
Felix Trattoria (the foccacia is unreal)
Funke (order La Mortazza!)
Rose Venice (lunch or dinner)
Birdie G’s
Hillstone/South Beverly Grill
Zinqué (Le Bowl always)
Olivetta
Ronan
Petit Trois
Mother Wolf
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Found Oyster
Saffy’s
Kismet
Pine&Crane
Night + Market
Pizzana
Pizzeria Mozza
BREAKFAST:
Cofax Coffee (pastrami breakfast burrito, I dream of it, best I’ve ever had)
Gjusta (truly perfection, pastries, breakfast, vibes)
Great White (breakfast burrito and pancakes are phenom, vibes are always great)
Tartine
Salt’s Cure (the apple oat griddle pancakes)
HomeState (breakfast tacos)
Sqirl (pesto rice egg bowl and 3 jam toast are such a lovely breakfast)
Layla Bagel
Courage Bagel
Community Goods
Sidecar Doughnuts
Highly Likely
COFFEE:
Caffe Luxxe (the iced mocha is my favorite!)
Maru Coffee
Philz Coffee
Highly Likely
hotel:
Santa Monica Proper Hotel (pricy but phenom)
SIXTY hotel (my favorite LA hotel in beverly hills, price was shockingly reasonable last time I was here, favorite rooftop pool and quite empty!)
Edition hotel (no shock, stunning)
Cara Hotel (beautiful but kind of out of the way
Hotel June (nice clean central spot and good price point)
Hotel Per La (if you need to be downtown, which I wouldn’t recommend, this is a cute spot!)