I met two college kids visiting LA who had no idea where to start for their spring break trip to Los Angeles. She liked art. He liked History. They both loved drinking and eating.
I’m the same way. Here’s the list of recommendations I made for them. Hope you like them.
Culver City
Platform:
Loqui (order a jamaica, chicken taco and a mushroom taco)
Van Leeuwen or whatever ice cream OR boba guys (order: milk tea w boba)
Shop at Poketo
Downtown Culver City
Start at Museum of Jurassic Technology (don’t miss the space dog portraits and make sure to bring cash for some tea upstairs)
Lunch at The Wallace
Dinner a Public School 310
Drinks at the Culver Hotel - don’t miss the live music and projections of black and white films
Drinks at Seventy7 Lounge
Book and Feminist Gift Shopping at The Ripped Bodice
A Massage at Massage Garage (Book in Advance!)
Antique Wandering at Church Hill Antiques
If time, in Culver City Area
Samosa House Cheap Indian food (Any Location)
Kogi Taqueria (chicken quesadilla and 2 tofu tacos)
Venice Beach
Start at the Venice Boardwalk
Don’t miss the famous Venice Sign
Make your way up the boardwalk and over to the Venice canals
Then go to abbot Kinney or Main Street SANTA Monica
Abbot Kinney (Venice)
coffee and a croissant at TOMS
Medmen dispensary (buy a kiva bar with CBD)
Breakfast at Gjusta
Or Lunch at Gjelina. If gjelina line too long, abbot Kinney pizza
Dessert at salt and straw or the donut place
Wander every store, but don’t miss tortoise general store
Westwood
go see a movie. If you can, see The Room
Diddy Riese Cookies (bring cash or a debit card for the ATM) (order 2 chocolate chips at the least, go big with an ice cream sandwich)
Dinner: BackHouse (also near a different but superior movie theater where you can take drinks inside
Drinks: Wellesbourne
Malibu
get up early and go hike point Mugu : google Chumash trail near point Mugu
If time, gelato at GROM
must: cholada Thai (order: yellow curry with chicken and seafood soup)
Getty villa
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Pier
Ride the historic carousel and get some soft serve at the old timey cafe
Walk to camera obscura (check the hours online)
Lunch/dinner: hummus bar
Drinks or dessert: misfit (get a cookie)
Santa Monica: Main Street
Urth cafe for coffee and breakfast
buffalo exchange thrift shop
Sunny blue rice balls
Rent a bike
West Hollywood
Ship around in Melrose street
Go to buffalo exchange
Eat at fig and olive (nice dinner)
Hollywood
Lake Hollywood park
Walk of fame
See a movie at El Capitan
Griffith park
breakfast or lunch at Trails Cafe (order an avocado sandwich and a lavender shortbread cookie)
Go to the la zoo or travel town (free)
Griffith park at night
Universal studios (take the train)
Arts District (East LA)
two bit circus - VR Arcade
Intelligentsia for coffee
Wurstkuche for lunch or dinner : order truffle fries and veal sausage
East LA
California science museum or natural history museum
Start at Korean church care
Perch rooftop bar
Culture triangle
little Tokyo
Olvera street
Chinatown (go to velveteria)
Beverly Hills
Cupcake ATM
The Grove (Farmers Market For Lunch)
Walk through Beverly Hills City Hall