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Venice Beach Boardwalk is one of Los Angeles.

1. Venice Beach Boardwalk

8.8
Ocean Front Walk (at Windward Ave), Venice, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Venice Beach · 148 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: Great place to people watch

Santa Monica Pier Carousel is one of Los Angeles.

2. Santa Monica Pier Carousel

8.5
200 Santa Monica Pier # A, Santa Monica, CA
Attraction · Downtown Santa Monica · 29 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: Great place to people watch

Abbot Kinney Boulevard is one of Los Angeles.

3. Abbot Kinney Boulevard

Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA
Road · 52 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: Lots of shops/cafe's restaurants

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is one of Los Angeles.

4. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

9.1
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at Andalusia Ave), Venice, CA
Coffee Shop · 415 tips and reviews
J. Paul Getty Villa is one of Los Angeles.

5. J. Paul Getty Villa

9.3
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA
Art Museum · 134 tips and reviews
J. Paul Getty Museum is one of Los Angeles.

6. J. Paul Getty Museum

9.4
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Brentwood · 504 tips and reviews
Gjelina is one of Los Angeles.

7. Gjelina

9.2
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at Millwood Ave), Venice, CA
New American Restaurant · 618 tips and reviews
Urth Caffé is one of Los Angeles.

8. Urth Caffé

9.0
2327 Main St (at Hollister Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Café · Ocean Park · 355 tips and reviews
Dogtown Coffee is one of Los Angeles.

9. Dogtown Coffee

8.1
2003 Main St (at Bay St), Santa Monica, CA
Café · Ocean Park · 99 tips and reviews
Salt & Straw is one of Los Angeles.

10. Salt & Straw

9.4
1357 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at California Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Venice · 152 tips and reviews
Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery is one of Los Angeles.

11. Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery

8.9
1517 Lincoln Blvd (btw Broadway & Colorado), Santa Monica, CA
Deli · West Los Angeles · 338 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: bomb sandwiches - the godmother

Cha Cha Chicken is one of Los Angeles.

12. Cha Cha Chicken

9.1
1906 Ocean Ave (at Pico Blvd.), Santa Monica, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · Ocean Park · 171 tips and reviews
Marugame Monzo is one of Los Angeles.

13. Marugame Monzo

8.8
329 E 1st St (btwn San Pedro & Central Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Udon Restaurant · Little Tokyo · 112 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: japanese udon place. This area is Little Tokyo. good place to just walk around

Bestia is one of Los Angeles.

14. Bestia

9.3
2121 E 7th Pl (at Santa Fe Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles · 249 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: My favorite restaurant. Might be too late to get a res.

The Pie Hole is one of Los Angeles.

15. The Pie Hole

714 Traction Ave (at Hewitt St), Los Angeles, CA
Pie Shop · Arts District · 200 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: great pies

Wurstküche is one of Los Angeles.

16. Wurstküche

9.1
800 E 3rd St (at Traction Ave), Los Angeles, CA
German Restaurant · Arts District · 371 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: all kinds of hotdogs

Zinc Café & Market is one of Los Angeles.

17. Zinc Café & Market

8.9
580 Mateo St (at Willow St), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Arts District · 50 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: girls love this brunch spot - this area is also called the arts district, a pretty hipster place good to adventure around during the day and possibly for drinks at night

Joan's on Third is one of Los Angeles.

18. Joan's on Third

9.2
8350 W 3rd St (at Kings Rd), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Mid-City West · 288 tips and reviews

Michael L.Michael Lee: great short rib melt - this area is the sorta bougie nice "LA" area

Magnolia Bakery is one of Los Angeles.

19. Magnolia Bakery

8.9
8389 W 3rd St (at S Orlando Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · Mid-City West · 93 tips and reviews