Guidebook for Los Angeles
Essentials
Friday mornings, 7 - 11 AM. Coffee cart, fruit, vegetable and flower vendors. Congenial atmosphere and a very nice walk from our place through the canals.
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Venice Farmers' Market
Friday mornings, 7 - 11 AM. Coffee cart, fruit, vegetable and flower vendors. Congenial atmosphere and a very nice walk from our place through the canals.
A well-stocked, friendly small market with most everything you need. Supplement fruits and vegetables at farmer's market or Windward Farms.
Alan's Market
A well-stocked, friendly small market with most everything you need. Supplement fruits and vegetables at farmer's market or Windward Farms.
Whole Foods Market
The mother of all Whole Foods. Biking distance.
Food Scene
Siamese Garden
Good fish curry! Romantic booths.
Variety of dishes large and small. Vegetarian dishes are superb, as is the pizza. Hard to get a reservation. Try it for weekday lunch if you can't get in for dinner.
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Gjelina Take Away
Variety of dishes large and small. Vegetarian dishes are superb, as is the pizza. Hard to get a reservation. Try it for weekday lunch if you can't get in for dinner.
Bakery and eatery run by the purveyors of the delicious Gjelina. Different menu and offers a bakery as well.
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Gjusta
Bakery and eatery run by the purveyors of the delicious Gjelina. Different menu and offers a bakery as well.
The best coffee in Venice. They sometimes have a coffee truck at the Friday Farmer's Market too.
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Menotti's Coffee Stop
The best coffee in Venice. They sometimes have a coffee truck at the Friday Farmer's Market too.
Fig Tree
Good breakfasts on Ocean Front Walk.
Good burgers, Impossible burgers, fries and shakes. Affordable and right by Muscle Beach.
The Win~Dow Venice Boardwalk
Good burgers, Impossible burgers, fries and shakes. Affordable and right by Muscle Beach.
Decent coffee, coffee drinks, smoothies, freshly made sandwiches & atmosphere. Local, casual hang out.
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The Cow's End Cafe
Decent coffee, coffee drinks, smoothies, freshly made sandwiches & atmosphere. Local, casual hang out.
Everything Else
Laundromat on Main Street, SM. Biking distance. Free WiFi and shopping/restaurants right outside the door.
Bubble Beach Laundry
Laundromat on Main Street, SM. Biking distance. Free WiFi and shopping/restaurants right outside the door.
United States Postal Service
US Post Office within walking distance.
Venice Bike Tours
Just around the corner!
Very protected beach in the Marina with no waves or boats, in easy walking distance from the Venice Pier. Great for children or those not interested in 'vigorous' water.
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Mothers Beach
Very protected beach in the Marina with no waves or boats, in easy walking distance from the Venice Pier. Great for children or those not interested in 'vigorous' water.
Fantastic bookstore with a dedicated staff. Local atmosphere, a good inventory including some travel guides (local and beyond), & a cat like all good bookstores. They will order any title for you.
Small World Books
Fantastic bookstore with a dedicated staff. Local atmosphere, a good inventory including some travel guides (local and beyond), & a cat like all good bookstores. They will order any title for you.
Shopping
The best boutique shopping about anywhere. Intelligentsia Coffee Shop, Gjelina Restaurant, Scotch and Soda Clothing and Mystic Journey Bookstore, to name a few local businesses.
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
The best boutique shopping about anywhere. Intelligentsia Coffee Shop, Gjelina Restaurant, Scotch and Soda Clothing and Mystic Journey Bookstore, to name a few local businesses.
Remarkably well-stocked with wines in all price ranges and things that travelers might forget.
Nick's Liquor Store
Remarkably well-stocked with wines in all price ranges and things that travelers might forget.
Three blocks long, with an outdoor mall at the end, shopping, eating, performances and an all around good vibe. The Curious Palate is there as is Pinche's Tacos. It's an easy walk to the SM Pier from there.
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Three blocks long, with an outdoor mall at the end, shopping, eating, performances and an all around good vibe. The Curious Palate is there as is Pinche's Tacos. It's an easy walk to the SM Pier from there.
Sightseeing
No rides, no restaurants; just a fishing pier, with fisherman, walkers and people enjoying the sunset.
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Venice Fishing Pier
No rides, no restaurants; just a fishing pier, with fisherman, walkers and people enjoying the sunset.
A traffic-free place to walk around and see quirky old and new houses. Through the canals is my preferred route to Abbot Kinney Blvd for shopping and food, also to the Friday Farmer's Market.
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威尼斯运河历史街区
A traffic-free place to walk around and see quirky old and new houses. Through the canals is my preferred route to Abbot Kinney Blvd for shopping and food, also to the Friday Farmer's Market.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hinano Cafe
Great, local bar with great burgers and pool tables. Just around the corner.
Townhouse Venice
Old-time speakeasy & classic bar; hidden in plain sight.
Entertainment & Activities
Amusement Park on the pier, an Oceanarium underneath it, free concerts in the summer. Easy bike ride from Venice.
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圣莫尼卡码头
Amusement Park on the pier, an Oceanarium underneath it, free concerts in the summer. Easy bike ride from Venice.
Reserve tickets in advance. Great seats and Westside Tavern on the lower level has really good food. Stadium seating and plenty of below ground parking. Many theaters in one place.
The Landmark
Reserve tickets in advance. Great seats and Westside Tavern on the lower level has really good food. Stadium seating and plenty of below ground parking. Many theaters in one place.
Selfie spot mid-city, at LACMA on Wilshire Blvd.. LACMA often had/has free events on the grounds so you can enjoy those as well. Check online for events to see when they resume Friday NIght Jazz (outdoors), for example.
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Public Art "Urban Light"
Selfie spot mid-city, at LACMA on Wilshire Blvd.. LACMA often had/has free events on the grounds so you can enjoy those as well. Check online for events to see when they resume Friday NIght Jazz (outdoors), for example.