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Shaniac, if you go up that way stop at Moon Shadows in Malibu. It's a really chill lounge. Awesome place to sit outside (under heat lamps) on big fluffy cushions and watch the sunset or the waves at night.
Also Taverna Tony in Malibu is a really good Greek restaurant.
Whenever I have friends in town who are new to LA I generally take them up that way and drive through Malibu Canyon, sometimes Topanga Canyon as well. I love the scenery up there. Maybe go hiking a bit in Topanga Canyon or in Will Rogers State Park.
Oh yeah OP should check out 3rd st. Promenade LDO.
Sushi Roku on the promenade is really good. Santa Monica Pier is a lot of fun if you have any kids with you (and can tolerate being in the minority if you're white).
Oh yeah OP should check out 3rd st. Promenade LDO.
Yeah, we've been in the house for three days, but we've already been down there a bunch. Ate at Barney's Beanery, which has like 30 beers on tap and probably a thousand food items on the menu, a few times.
Thanks for the suggestions so far guys, keep it coming.
Where can you find a good breakfast in LA? I was there for the first time this summer and always got stuck eating turkey bacon and fruit. This was a huge disappointment as I am a big fan of greasy spoon breakfast joints.
A week before I left Los Angeles to wander the country aimlessly I discovered Yoshi's Sushi in West Hollywood. Low key atmosphere, great fish, reasonable price. I ate at Yoshi's three times in three days before I left the city. Probably not the best Sushi I've had in Los Angeles but way way cheaper and the quality of the fish was in fact best.
Beat: Discovering an amazing Sushi joint walking distance from your home right before you leave a place for good.
Where can you find a good breakfast in LA? I was there for the first time this summer and always got stuck eating turkey bacon and fruit. This was a huge disappointment as I am a big fan of greasy spoon breakfast joints.
You'd probably like "Headlines" in Westwood. Other good choices are Elysee Bakery (also in Westwood) or The French Market (West Hollywood).
I've always had a better time at the Bike. Bike people seem like they're there to have fun. Commerce people all play like lifeless nits or boring call station zombies. Yay, wait for hands and value bet. So fun.
Pink's Hot Dogs! If you can stand waiting in line.
The wait is the fun part (at least late at night). If you want to be a goof-ball look over everything on the menu, tell your friends you want X then when your friend is ready to order for your group change your mind.
It's sort of mainstream these days but I think House of Blues on Sunset is a decent place to see live music. I'm too old for a mosh pit and spiked hair type of place but still prefer a stand and watch the band venue; HOB fits the bill.
I've always had a better time at the Bike. Bike people seem like they're there to have fun. Commerce people all play like lifeless nits or boring call station zombies. Yay, wait for hands and value bet. So fun.
Huh weird, this has been pretty much my exact opposite experience. Commerce has maniacs, the Bike is a more tight, rock-ish game (I play $400NL, fwiw). The Bike I go to when I want a nicer ambience.
Find Jonathan Gold's list of 99 best restaurants in LA. They vary widely in price so there's something for you no matter what you want. He's the best food critic ever and though I've had a couple of misses if you just start going to the restaurants on that list you will be happy.
Get this book about walking and go on the tours. Lots of history there and even though you look like an idiot tourist it's a great way to figure out sections of town you never knew existed.
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