Classic Hollywood & Griffith
6 km · ~full day · Hollywood · 6 stops
- TCL Chinese Theatre
- Walk of Fame
- Musso & Frank
- Amoeba Music
- Griffith Observatory
- Hollywood Sign
99 places · Michelin California 2025, LA Times 101, Eater LA 38, Time Out · 5 routes · metro
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This interactive map of Los Angeles (United States) brings together 99 hand-picked places: 29 attractions, 34 restaurants, 15 cafés and 21 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
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6 km · ~full day · Hollywood · 6 stops
4 km · ~half day · DTLA · 7 stops
6.5 km · ~full day · Coast · 6 stops
5 km · ~half day · Westside · 6 stops
5.5 km · ~half day · Eastside · 6 stops
Observatorio Griffith · Los Feliz
LA's ultimate lookout: free telescopes, space exhibits and that Hollywood Sign skyline.
Tip: Arrive 45 min before sunset and stay for the city lights switching on.
🚇 DASH Observatory desde Vermont/Sunset — Metro B
Featured in: Google Top · Time Out LA
Show on mapCartel de Hollywood · Mount Lee
The nine most famous letters on Earth, perched on Mount Lee since 1923.
Tip: Best no-hike photo: Lake Hollywood Park, sign dead ahead.
🚇 Sin transporte directo — hiking desde Lake Hollywood Park o Griffith
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapPaseo de la Fama · Hollywood Blvd
Over 2,700 terrazzo stars on the world's most photographed sidewalk.
Tip: Look up your favorite star on walkoffame.com first — it's a long walk.
🚇 Hollywood/Highland — Metro B
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapGrauman's Chinese · Hollywood Blvd
The 1927 movie palace with celebrity hand and footprints in the forecourt.
Tip: Catch an IMAX movie inside — the historic auditorium is stunning.
🚇 Hollywood/Highland — Metro B
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapUniversal City
Theme park meets working studio: Super Nintendo World, Harry Potter and the Studio Tour.
Tip: Rope-drop Nintendo World — by mid-morning the lines explode.
🚇 Universal City/Studio City — Metro B + shuttle gratis
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapBurbank
The most authentic studio tour: real sets from Friends, Harry Potter and DC.
Tip: Book the first tour of the day — fewer people at the real Central Perk.
🚇 En auto/Uber — 15 min desde Metro B Universal City
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapAnfiteatro · Hollywood Hills
A 1922 hillside amphitheater: picnics, wine and concerts under the stars.
Tip: You can bring your own picnic and wine to most shows.
🚇 Shuttle oficial desde Hollywood/Highland — Metro B
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapSendero · Hollywood Hills
The urban hike where LA works out: 360 views and casual celebrity spotting.
Tip: Go early — zero shade and parking is a nightmare.
🚇 10 min a pie desde Hollywood/Highland — Metro B
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMuseo Getty · Brentwood
Free hilltop museum: Richard Meier architecture, gardens and epic sunsets.
Tip: The tram ride up is an attraction itself; stay for sunset.
🚇 Metro 761 por Sepulveda o en auto — tram gratis desde el parking
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapVilla romana · Pacific Palisades
A recreated Roman villa above the Pacific, packed with Greek and Etruscan art.
Tip: Free, but book the timed ticket online — no ticket, no entry.
🚇 En auto/Uber por PCH — Metro 134 desde Santa Monica
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapMuseo de arte · Miracle Mile
The West's largest art museum plus 202 lampposts — the photo that defines LA.
Tip: Urban Light is free 24/7 — at night, lamps lit, it's magic.
🚇 Wilshire/Fairfax — Metro D (nueva estación)
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMuseo del Oscar · Miracle Mile
The museum of movies and the Oscars, crowned by Renzo Piano's glass sphere.
Tip: The sphere's Dolby terrace looks straight at the Hollywood Sign.
🚇 Wilshire/Fairfax — Metro D
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapPozos de brea · Miracle Mile
Bubbling tar pits in mid-city, with Ice Age mammoth fossils on display.
Tip: The surrounding park is free — you can see the pits without museum entry.
🚇 Wilshire/Fairfax — Metro D
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMuseo del automóvil · Miracle Mile
Movie cars, hypercars and that furious red ribbon-steel facade.
Tip: Pay for the Vault Tour — the real treasures are stored downstairs.
🚇 Wilshire/Fairfax — Metro D
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapMuseo de arte contemporáneo · DTLA
Free museum with Koons, Basquiat and Kusama's Infinity Rooms.
Tip: Kusama's Infinity Rooms need a separate same-day booking — grab it on arrival.
🚇 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill — Metro A/E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapSala de conciertos · DTLA
Frank Gehry's steel curves, home of the LA Phil.
Tip: Free audio tours most days, plus a secret rooftop garden.
🚇 Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill — Metro A/E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapFunicular de 1901 · Bunker Hill
The world's shortest railway, a La La Land star, for a buck.
Tip: Ride down straight into Grand Central Market — perfect one-hour combo.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapEdificio de 1893 · DTLA
A wrought-iron Victorian atrium of light — Blade Runner's interior.
Tip: Lobby entry is free; upper floors are tour-only.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapEstación de 1939 · DTLA
America's last great rail station: mission revival, art deco, leather armchairs.
Tip: Olvera Street is a two-minute walk across the street.
🚇 Union Station — Metro A/B/D y Metrolink
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapEl Pueblo de Los Ángeles
Where LA was born in 1781: Mexican marketplace, historic taquitos, mariachis.
Tip: Try the avocado-sauce taquitos at Cielito Lindo, serving since 1934.
🚇 Union Station — Metro A/B/D
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMuelle de Santa Mónica
The Ferris wheel over the Pacific and the official end of Route 66.
Tip: Ride the wheel at sunset — best photo on the coast.
🚇 Downtown Santa Monica — Metro E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapPaseo costero · Venice
Skaters, Muscle Beach, street art and California's most famous human circus.
Tip: The oceanfront skatepark at sunset is hypnotic — linger a while.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 1 desde Downtown Santa Monica — Metro E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapCanales de 1905 · Venice
Secret canals with wooden footbridges, ducks and dreamy homes.
Tip: Go early on a weekday and you'll have it nearly to yourself.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 1 — parada Venice/Washington
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapMuelle de Malibú · PCH
A 1905 pier with Surfrider Beach surfers and oceanfront brunch.
Tip: Breakfast at Malibu Farm at the pier's end, surfers below.
🚇 Metro 134 por PCH desde Santa Monica — mejor en auto
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMuelle · South Bay
South Bay's prettiest pier, with a free aquarium and pink sunsets.
Tip: Walk The Strand toward Hermosa Beach — LA's loveliest beach path.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Metro C hasta Redondo Beach + bus
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapEstadio de los Dodgers · Elysian Park
Baseball since 1962 with palms, mountains and Ohtani's champion Dodgers.
Tip: Grab a Dodger Dog and take the free game-day shuttle from Union Station.
🚇 Dodger Stadium Express gratis desde Union Station (días de partido)
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapCasa de los Lakers · DTLA
Home of the Lakers plus a whole district of screens, shows and dining.
Tip: Snap photos with the Kobe, Magic and Shaq statues on the plaza.
🚇 Pico — Metro A/E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapCementerio histórico · Hollywood
Cemetery of the stars: peacocks, legendary graves and outdoor cinema nights.
Tip: In summer, Cinespia screens classics among the graves — unforgettable.
🚇 Metro 4 por Santa Monica Blvd
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapTransbordador Endeavour · Exposition Park
Free museum starring the real Space Shuttle Endeavour, now standing tall.
Tip: General entry is free; reserve an Endeavour time slot online.
🚇 Expo Park/USC — Metro E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMariscos de autor · Hollywood
LA's first-ever three-Michelin-star restaurant: sublime seafood since 2005.
Tip: Book weeks ahead — the tasting menu is the trip's big occasion.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (3★)
Show on mapAlta cocina · West Hollywood
LA's other new three-star: ten seats of culinary theater by Aitor Zabala.
Tip: LA's toughest table — join the list the moment dates open.
🚇 En auto/Uber — zona Santa Monica Blvd, WeHo
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (3★)
Show on mapKaiseki de Niki Nakayama · Palms
Niki Nakayama's Californian kaiseki — two Michelin stars and Chef's Table fame.
Tip: Reservations drop in online batches — set an alarm, they vanish in minutes.
🚇 Palms — Metro E
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (2★)
Show on mapKaiseki íntimo · ROW DTLA
Seven seats, two Michelin stars: LA's purest, quietest kaiseki.
Tip: Only seven seats a night — book a month out.
🚇 San Pedro St — Metro A + 10 min a pie (ROW DTLA)
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (2★)
Show on mapTaiwanés-americano · ROW DTLA
LA Times' number one: Jon Yao's Michelin-starred Taiwanese-American fine dining.
Tip: The non-alcoholic tea pairing rivals the wine list — try it.
🚇 San Pedro St — Metro A + 10 min a pie (ROW DTLA)
Featured in: LA Times 101 · Michelin 1★
Show on mapCoreano de autor · Little Tokyo
New 2025 Michelin star: a minimalist Korean tasting menu critics adore.
Tip: Tiny room, few seatings — book the day you fix your travel dates.
🚇 Little Tokyo/Arts District — Metro A/E
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (1★)
Show on mapItaliano de Nancy Silverton · Hancock Park
Nancy Silverton's mozzarella bar — Michelin-starred LA institution.
Tip: Sit at the mozzarella bar and order the burrata with pistachio pesto.
🚇 Melrose/Highland — Metro 10, mejor en auto
Featured in: Michelin Guide California 2025 (1★)
Show on mapItaliano industrial · Arts District
The Italian that changed Downtown: smoky pastas and factory-turned-party energy.
Tip: No reservation? Try the bar right at 5pm opening.
🚇 Little Tokyo/Arts District — Metro A/E + 15 min a pie
Featured in: Eater LA 38
Show on mapMedio Oriente moderno · Arts District
Silky hummus, pillowy fresh pita and LA's most famous lamb neck.
Tip: The lamb neck sells out — order it the second you sit down.
🚇 Little Tokyo/Arts District — Metro A/E + 12 min a pie
Featured in: LA Times 101 · Eater LA 38
Show on mapBistró francés · Mid-Wilshire
Legendary brunch inside a 1929 building built for Charlie Chaplin.
Tip: Daytime is walk-in only — arrive before 9am or expect a line.
🚇 La Brea/Wilshire — Metro D Wilshire/La Brea
Featured in: LA Times 101
Show on mapOaxaqueño legendario · Koreatown
America's mole temple: James Beard classic and a daily Oaxacan fiesta.
Tip: Order the mole festival to taste all four, plus a michelada.
🚇 Wilshire/Vermont — Metro B/D + 10 min a pie
Featured in: James Beard America's Classics
Show on mapBarbacoa coreana · Koreatown
The gold standard of Ktown Korean BBQ: prime meats, endless banchan.
Tip: Get the galbi combo and let the staff work the grill.
🚇 Wilshire/Vermont — Metro B/D
Featured in: Eater LA 38 · Michelin Guide
Show on mapPizza estilo Detroit · Echo Park
LA's most celebrated pizza: perfect Detroit squares and serious pastry cakes.
Tip: Save room for the cake slice — it's half the reason to go.
🚇 Metro 2/4 por Sunset — parada Echo Park
Featured in: LA Times 101 · Eater LA 38
Show on mapTailandés familiar · Sherman Oaks
LA Times restaurant of the year: family Thai with cult Thai Taco Tuesdays.
Tip: Thai Taco Tuesday is a whole different show — line up early.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks
Featured in: LA Times 101 · Michelin Guide
Show on mapMariscos yucatecos · Mercado La Paloma
Michelin-starred Yucatán seafood inside a community market hall.
Tip: Get the smoked kanpachi taco and clam soup — pure glory.
🚇 Grand/LATTC — Metro A + 5 min a pie
Featured in: Michelin Guide California (1★)
Show on mapDeli desde 1947 · Westlake
America's most famous #19 pastrami, in a Jewish deli unchanged since 1947.
Tip: Closes at 4pm, shut Sundays — it's a lunch spot, not dinner.
🚇 Westlake/MacArthur Park — Metro B/D, enfrente
Featured in: James Beard · LA Times 101
Show on mapFrench dip desde 1908 · Chinatown
Birthplace of the French dip in 1908 — sawdust floors and fierce mustard.
Tip: Order it double-dipped and brave the house hot mustard.
🚇 Union Station — Metro A/B/D + 5 min a pie
Featured in: Google Top · clásico histórico
Show on mapMercado de 1917 · DTLA
The 1917 food hall: from Eggslut to tacos, all of LA under one roof.
Tip: Eggslut's egg sandwich is still worth the midday line.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapHot chicken · Chinatown
The Nashville hot chicken that invented two-hour lines and eternal viral fame.
Tip: Order ahead online for pickup and skip the Far East Plaza line.
🚇 Chinatown — Metro A
Featured in: Eater LA 38 · TikTok viral
Show on mapPasta de Evan Funke · Venice
Evan Funke's handmade pastas on Abbot Kinney — otherworldly technique.
Tip: Watch the glass pasta lab while you wait for your table.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 18 — Abbot Kinney
Featured in: Eater LA 38 · LA Times 101
Show on mapCaliforniano icónico · Venice
The Californian that defined Venice dining: glorious vegetables, timeless patio.
Tip: The back patio is the move — get the brussels sprouts and a pizza.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 18 — Abbot Kinney
Featured in: Eater LA 38
Show on mapPanadería-deli · Venice
Cult bakery-deli: house-smoked salmon bagels and sunny communal tables.
Tip: Go on a weekday — weekend lines wrap the block.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 1 — Rose Ave
Featured in: Eater LA 38
Show on mapRooftop italiano · Santa Monica
Mediterranean rooftop over the ocean — Santa Monica's most instagrammed sunset.
Tip: Book the first evening seating to catch golden hour.
🚇 Downtown Santa Monica — Metro E
Featured in: Instagram trending · Time Out LA
Show on mapJaponés frente al mar · Malibú
The oceanfront deck where celebrities dine: miso black cod and crashing waves.
Tip: Weekday lunch: same view, half the reservation battle.
🚇 En auto/Uber por PCH — Metro 134 hasta Malibu Pier
Featured in: Google Top · celeb clásico
Show on mapHamburguesa californiana · Hollywood
California's cult burger — order it animal style like a local.
Tip: The secret menu is real: animal style plus well-done fries.
🚇 Metro 2 por Sunset — Sunset/Orange
Featured in: Google Top · clásico
Show on mapPuesto de 1939 · La Brea
The 1939 hot dog stand with late-night lines and celebrity-covered walls.
Tip: Get the classic chili dog — it built the legend.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose — La Brea
Featured in: Google Top · clásico
Show on mapMostrador de 1947 · West LA
A U-shaped counter since 1947: hickory burgers and banana cream pie, unchanged.
Tip: Counter seats only — order the hickory burger with pie.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Pico Blvd, cerca de Westwood
Featured in: LA Times 101 · clásico
Show on mapTacos de camarón · Boyle Heights
America's most celebrated crispy shrimp taco, served from a legendary truck.
Tip: Get the taco dorado de camarón, plus aguachile if available — bring cash.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Olympic Blvd, Boyle Heights
Featured in: LA Times 101 · James Beard
Show on mapAl pastor con piña · Mid-City
LA's most viral al pastor spit — pineapple flies through the air onto your taco.
Tip: It peaks late-night: order al pastor con todo and watch the show.
🚇 Metro 212 por La Brea — mejor en auto, de noche
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater LA
Show on mapMediterráneo luminoso · Los Feliz
Sunny Cal-Mediterranean — the crispy chicken for two is local legend.
Tip: The whole crispy chicken for two is non-negotiable.
🚇 Vermont/Sunset — Metro B
Featured in: LA Times 101 · Eater LA 38
Show on mapSmashburgers de ventana · Rose Ave
Eight-dollar smashburgers through a window — the TikTok hit that conquered Venice.
Tip: Grab a double with fries and eat it walking toward the beach.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 1 — Rose Ave
Featured in: LAmag viral TikTok
Show on mapTacos estilo Tijuana · DTLA
Tijuana-style tacos that went from street stand to chef-adored empire.
Tip: Adobada con todo, and say yes to the house guacamole.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Eater LA 38
Show on mapRomano glamoroso · Hollywood
Roman cooking in a gilded art deco hall — Hollywood's most glamorous room.
Tip: Order the cacio e pepe and watch the door — someone famous always walks in.
🚇 Hollywood/Vine — Metro B
Featured in: Time Out LA · celeb trending
Show on mapDesde 1919 · Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood's oldest restaurant: perfect martinis and red-jacketed waiters.
Tip: Sit at the old bar and order the martini — Chaplin and Bogart drank here.
🚇 Hollywood/Highland — Metro B
Featured in: Clásico histórico · LA Times 101
Show on mapSunset Junction · Silver Lake
The patio that brought third wave to LA in 2007 — still the meeting point.
Tip: Order an espresso at the bar and watch all of Silver Lake go by.
🚇 Metro 2/4 por Sunset — Sunset Junction
Featured in: Clásico specialty · Eater LA
Show on mapSpring Street · Downtown
Santa Cruz roaster with a light-filled, plant-packed downtown flagship.
Tip: The back patio is a hidden oasis — bring a laptop or a book.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Specialty clásico · Time Out LA
Show on mapMinimalismo coreano · Hillhurst Ave
Korean minimalism and LA's most-copied cream top — coffee as art gallery.
Tip: The cream top coffee is the signature — get it iced.
🚇 Vermont/Sunset — Metro B + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Eater LA · Instagram trending
Show on mapMatcha viral · Melrose
The matcha and einspänner that broke TikTok — Melrose's most aesthetic line.
Tip: Weekday mid-morning is the move — Saturday lines get serious.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: LAmag viral TikTok 2025
Show on mapMulti-roaster · Sunset Blvd
A rotating menu of the world's best roasters plus creative coffee drinks.
Tip: Ask which international roaster they're pouring this week.
🚇 Metro 2/4 por Sunset
Featured in: Eater LA · specialty trending
Show on mapGGET · Larchmont Village
The Larchmont-born cafe that defined LA coffee style — unhurried, flawless.
Tip: Try the fizzy hibiscus or the house almond-macadamia latte.
🚇 Metro 210 por Larchmont — mejor en auto
Featured in: Specialty clásico · LA Times
Show on mapEspresso junto al mar · Venice
Serious espresso steps from the ocean in a historic Windward Avenue arcade.
Tip: Get the iced Vietnamese coffee and carry it to the skatepark.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 1 — Windward Ave
Featured in: Eater LA · specialty clásico
Show on mapBut first, coffee · Melrose Place
The cafe that invented LA's instagrammable aesthetic, on the chicest block.
Tip: Latte in hand, browse the Melrose Place boutiques.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: Instagram clásico · Time Out LA
Show on mapLittle Tokyo · San Pedro St
Little Tokyo specialty pioneer: lavender lattes and a precision siphon bar.
Tip: The lavender hot chocolate is the menu's best-kept secret.
🚇 Little Tokyo/Arts District — Metro A/E
Featured in: Specialty clásico
Show on mapBarra de autor · Chinatown
A former scientist's minimalist bar — every cup served like a perfect experiment.
Tip: Pair it with Howlin' Ray's — same Far East Plaza.
🚇 Chinatown — Metro A
Featured in: Eater LA · specialty top
Show on mapEstética coreana · Koreatown
Korean cafe-studio on Wilshire: perfect light, perfect pours, pure Ktown.
Tip: Great for daytime work; cross the street for Korean BBQ after.
🚇 Wilshire/Western — Metro D
Featured in: Specialty trending Ktown
Show on mapOrgánico celeb · West Hollywood
The organic patio where celebs have breakfasted since the 90s — boba lattes and paparazzi.
Tip: The Spanish latte with boba is the house's historic order.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: Clásico celeb · Entourage fame
Show on mapPour over coreano · Highland Park
Ranked among America's best cafes: Korean pour overs and yuzu lattes on York Blvd.
Tip: The yuzu latte is the star — try their own roasted beans too.
🚇 Highland Park — Metro A + bus por York Blvd
Featured in: Specialty trending · best-of lists
Show on mapMatcha ceremonial · Sawtelle Japantown
Ceremonial Uji matcha and the viral strawberry matcha latte in LA's Japantown.
Tip: Explore Sawtelle after: ramen, mochi donuts and Japanese shops.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Sawtelle Blvd, cerca Metro E Expo/Sepulveda
Featured in: TikTok matcha trend 2025
Show on mapTostador boutique · Santa Monica
Santa Monica boutique roaster with garage-chic brunch and impeccable espresso.
Tip: Breakfast burrito plus espresso — the perfect pre-beach combo.
🚇 17th St/SMC — Metro E
Featured in: Specialty trending Westside
Show on mapTriángulo de oro · Beverly Hills
The world's most famous three blocks of luxury: Gucci, Chanel and Pretty Woman.
Tip: Window shopping is free — the Via Rodeo steps are the classic photo.
🚇 Metro 4/720 — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapOutdoor mall · Fairfax
The open-air mall with a trolley, dancing fountain and celebrity sightings.
Tip: Pair it with the Original Farmers Market next door — one seamless outing.
🚇 Metro 16/17 por 3rd St
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMercado de 1934 · 3rd & Fairfax
A 1934 market with 100 stalls: historic donuts, gumbo and gourmet shopping.
Tip: Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts is a mandatory local stop.
🚇 Metro 16/17 por 3rd St
Featured in: Clásico histórico
Show on mapFeria dominical · Fairfax High
LA's coolest Sunday vintage flea, in the Fairfax High schoolyard.
Tip: Sundays 9-5 only — bring cash for better haggling.
🚇 Metro 217 por Fairfax
Featured in: Time Out LA · vintage trending
Show on mapPared rosa · Melrose Ave
Instagram's most photographed pink wall, fronting the Paul Smith boutique.
Tip: Go early — by afternoon there's an influencer queue for the shot.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose
Featured in: Instagram clásico
Show on mapComplejo creativo · Arts District
1917 warehouses turned design shops, galleries and award-winning restaurants.
Tip: Sundays bring Smorgasburg LA — the city's biggest food market.
🚇 San Pedro St — Metro A + 10 min a pie
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapLibrería laberinto · Spring St
America's most photogenic bookstore: a book tunnel inside a 1915 bank.
Tip: Head upstairs for the book tunnel and the old bank vaults.
🚇 Pershing Square — Metro B/D
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapLa calle más cool · Venice
The street GQ called America's coolest: indie brands, galleries and brunch.
Tip: First Fridays bring food trucks and late-open shops.
🚇 Big Blue Bus 18 — Abbot Kinney
Featured in: GQ · Time Out LA
Show on mapPeatonal · Santa Monica
Three pedestrian blocks of shops and street performers steps from the beach.
Tip: Perfect for sunset shopping, then walk down to the pier.
🚇 Downtown Santa Monica — Metro E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMall abierto · Santa Monica
Open-air mall with Nike, Nordstrom and an ocean-view dining deck.
Tip: The top-floor deck has a free pier view few people know about.
🚇 Downtown Santa Monica — Metro E
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMega mall · Century City
LA's premium mall: Eataly, sun-drenched terraces and every major brand.
Tip: The new Metro D extension drops you right there — Constellation stop.
🚇 Century City/Constellation — Metro D (nueva estación)
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMall vertical · Beverly Grove
Eight floors of fashion between Beverly Hills and WeHo, with hillside views.
Tip: The top floor windows frame the Hollywood Sign.
🚇 Metro 14/16 — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapMall espectáculo · Glendale
The Grove's lavish sibling: dancing fountain, trolley and top brands in Glendale.
Tip: At night the fountain dances to music — dine facing the show.
🚇 En auto/Uber — buses Metro 92/180 desde Hollywood
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapDisquería gigante · Hollywood
The world's largest independent record store: vinyl, rarities and free shows.
Tip: Check the calendar — free live in-store shows happen often.
🚇 Hollywood/Vine — Metro B
Featured in: Google Top
Show on mapConcept store · Arts District
Comme des Garçons' concept store: streetwear and high fashion in an industrial hall.
Tip: Even if you don't buy, tour it like a fashion museum.
🚇 San Pedro St — Metro A + 12 min a pie
Featured in: Hypebeast · fashion trending
Show on mapVintage curado · Melrose Ave
Curated vintage and designer on Melrose — Hollywood stylists hunt looks here.
Tip: Check the leather and denim racks — new pieces land daily.
🚇 Metro 10 por Melrose
Featured in: Vintage trending · Time Out LA
Show on mapDiseño indie · Silver Lake
The boutique that dresses Silver Lake: Japanese brands, linen and perfect objects.
Tip: Pair with coffee at Intelligentsia — one block away.
🚇 Metro 2/4 por Sunset — Sunset Junction
Featured in: Eater/Racked · indie classic
Show on mapLittle Tokyo
Little Tokyo's shopping heart: 120-year-old mochi, anime and the yagura tower.
Tip: Try mochi from Fugetsu-Do, in the neighborhood since 1903.
🚇 Little Tokyo/Arts District — Metro A/E
Featured in: Time Out LA
Show on mapMicro-mall de diseño · Culver City
A design-forward micro-mall by the Expo Line: DTC brands, art and photogenic cafes.
Tip: Step off the Metro E and you're there — ideal stop en route to the beach.
🚇 Culver City — Metro E, enfrente
Featured in: Time Out LA · trending
Show on mapSupermercado de culto · Beverly Grove
The world's most viral grocery store: 20-dollar smoothies and celebs in sweats.
Tip: Order the current collab smoothie — it's LA's edible souvenir.
🚇 Metro 14 por Beverly — mejor en auto/Uber
Featured in: TikTok viral 2025
Show on mapFeria mensual · Pasadena
America's most legendary flea: 2,500 vendors, one Sunday a month.
Tip: Second Sunday only — arrive early and head straight for vintage rows.
🚇 En auto/Uber — Metro A hasta Memorial Park + Uber corto
Featured in: Vogue · vintage legendario
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