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LA/Costa Mesa
Highland Park Brewery is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

1. Highland Park Brewery

9.4
1220 N Spring St (Elmyra), Los Angeles, CA
Brewery · Historic Cultural · 17 tips and reviews
The Bar At Culver Hotel is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

2. The Bar At Culver Hotel

7.7
9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA
Hotel Bar · Downtown Culver City · 27 tips and reviews
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

3. The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

8.1
1714 W Sunset Blvd (at Logan St), Los Angeles, CA
Toy Store · East LA · 7 tips and reviews
Stories Books & Cafe is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

4. Stories Books & Cafe

9.0
1716 W Sunset Blvd (at Logan St), Los Angeles, CA
Bookstore · East LA · 34 tips and reviews
Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

5. Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady

8.3
Los Angeles, CA
Latin American Restaurant · East LA · 10 tips and reviews
Eightfold Coffee is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

6. Eightfold Coffee

9.0
1294 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · East LA · 14 tips and reviews
Elysian Park is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

7. Elysian Park

9.0
1880 Academy Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Park · Elysian Park · 27 tips and reviews
Crawfords is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

8. Crawfords

8.8
2616 Beverly Blvd (Rampart Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · East LA · 10 tips and reviews
Guisados is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

9. Guisados

9.3
1261 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews
Howlin' Ray's is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

10. Howlin' Ray's

8.5
727 N Broadway #128 (btwn Alpine & Ord St), Los Angeles, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · Chinatown · 53 tips and reviews
Chego! is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

11. Chego!

727 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Asian Restaurant · Chinatown · 92 tips and reviews
Melody Lounge is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

12. Melody Lounge

8.5
939 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA
Bar · Chinatown · 22 tips and reviews
General Lee's is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

13. General Lee's

7.8
475 Gin Lin Way, Los Angeles, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 22 tips and reviews
Ostrich Farm is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

14. Ostrich Farm

1525 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · East LA · 21 tips and reviews
Woodcat is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

15. Woodcat

8.5
1532 W Sunset Blvd (Laveta Terrace), Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · East LA · 18 tips and reviews
Banh Cuon Tay Ho is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

16. Banh Cuon Tay Ho

8.4
9822 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews
Brodard Restaurant is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

17. Brodard Restaurant

8.9
16105 Brookhurst St (btwn Edinger Ave & Kerry St), Fountain Valley, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 119 tips and reviews
Alibi Room is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

18. Alibi Room

8.6
12236 W Washington Blvd (at Campbell Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Bar · West Los Angeles · 132 tips and reviews
B.S. Taqueria is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

19. B.S. Taqueria

514 W 7th St (at S Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Financial District · 52 tips and reviews
Kogi Taqueria is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

20. Kogi Taqueria

3500 Overland Ave (Palms), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Palms · 21 tips and reviews
L.A. Rose Cafe is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

21. L.A. Rose Cafe

7.6
4749 Fountain Ave (at N New Hampshire Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Filipino Restaurant · Little Armenia · 39 tips and reviews
Park's BBQ is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

22. Park's BBQ

9.2
955 S Vermont Ave (at W Olympic Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Korean BBQ Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 82 tips and reviews
OB Bear is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

23. OB Bear

3002 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA
Dive Bar · MacArthur Park · 22 tips and reviews
Paco's Tacos is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

24. Paco's Tacos

8.4
4141 S Centinela Ave (at Washington Blvd.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Marina del Rey · 67 tips and reviews
honey hi is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

25. honey hi

8.3
1620 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Café · East LA · 13 tips and reviews

Lucky PeachLucky Peach: Go-to's are the breakfast sandwich on buckwheat sourdough, the breakfast bowl, and “That One Bowl,” which has pumpkin seed, arugula pesto, herby quinoa, and lots of vegetables. Read more.

Museum of Jurassic Technology is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

26. Museum of Jurassic Technology

8.1
9341 Venice Blvd (at Bagley Ave), Culver City, CA
Museum · 58 tips and reviews

27. Griffith Observatory

9.4
2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Observatory · 644 tips and reviews

The StandardThe Standard: A blanket of twinkling city lights at your feet

28. The Eames House (Case Study House #8)

9.3
203 Chautauqua Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Pacific Palisades · 14 tips and reviews

The StandardThe Standard: Original home and studio of Charles and Ray Eames

The Park's Finest is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

29. The Park's Finest

8.6
1267 W Temple St (at E Edgeware Rd), Los Angeles, CA
BBQ Joint · East LA · 59 tips and reviews
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

30. Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park

7.5
1765 E 107th St (at S Wilmington Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture Garden · Watts · 47 tips and reviews
Bradbury Building is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

31. Bradbury Building

9.1
304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Structure · 50 tips and reviews

32. J. Paul Getty Villa

9.3
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA
Art Museum · 134 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: This magnificent Malibu property includes an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria.

33. Hammer Museum

8.9
10899 Wilshire Blvd (at Westwood Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · Westwood Village · 77 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: Collections include works by Monet, van Gogh, Rembrandt and Sargent. The venue also hosts lectures, symposia, film series, readings and musical performances. Free admission every Thursday.

34. The Geffen Contemporary (MoCA)

8.9
152 N Central Ave (at 1st St), Los Angeles, CA
Art Gallery · Little Tokyo · 42 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: With cutting-edge exhibitions, hands-on education programs and popular evening events, this is a must-see for contemporary art enthusiasts. Free admission every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Yang san bak is one of LA/Costa Mesa.

35. Yang san bak

8.5
3601 W 6th St (Normandie), Los Angeles, CA
Korean Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 12 tips and reviews