Nitya's Guide to Highland Park

Nitya
Nitya's Guide to Highland Park

Food scene

Always hopping, this place has great mapo tofu and dan dan noodles. They're woodear mushrooms and clamshell bun are pretty amazing as well. You really can't go wrong with anything here.
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Joy
5100 York Blvd
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Always hopping, this place has great mapo tofu and dan dan noodles. They're woodear mushrooms and clamshell bun are pretty amazing as well. You really can't go wrong with anything here.
The best donuts with unique flavors like Angry Samoa (just like the girl scout cookie), Nutellavision, Compassion fruit, and, our favorite, X-Ray Speculoos.
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Donut Friend
5107 York Blvd
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The best donuts with unique flavors like Angry Samoa (just like the girl scout cookie), Nutellavision, Compassion fruit, and, our favorite, X-Ray Speculoos.
Great jazz, cocktails, and $1 oysters
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ETA
5630 N Figueroa St
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Great jazz, cocktails, and $1 oysters
Hip taco spot. Can definitely recommend the potato tacos.
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HomeState
4624 Hollywood Blvd
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Hip taco spot. Can definitely recommend the potato tacos.
One of the best Nashville hot chicken sandwiches (and vegan!)
Wolfie's Hot Chicken - Highland Park
4939 York Boulevard
One of the best Nashville hot chicken sandwiches (and vegan!)
Famous LA ice cream shop
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Scoops
2143 West 182nd Street
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Famous LA ice cream shop
This place opened during the pandemic. So they have one of the best outdoor spaces around.
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Nativo
5137 York Boulevard
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This place opened during the pandemic. So they have one of the best outdoor spaces around.
Delicious soft serve ice cream and pretty great ice cream pies
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Magpies Softserve
2660 Griffith Park Blvd
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Delicious soft serve ice cream and pretty great ice cream pies
Probably the best Israeli food around. The carrots, beet, and babaganoush are all amazing. And the vegan bourekas are a must have!
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Mazal
110 North San Fernando Road
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Probably the best Israeli food around. The carrots, beet, and babaganoush are all amazing. And the vegan bourekas are a must have!
Great produce and lots of fun treasures. We never miss it. Thursday evenings!
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South Pasadena Farmers' Market
920 Meridian Ave
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Great produce and lots of fun treasures. We never miss it. Thursday evenings!
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Tierra Mia Coffee
1202 N Alvarado St
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If you know what a real New York bagel tastes like, you'll likely love these.
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Belle's Bagels
5022 York Blvd
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If you know what a real New York bagel tastes like, you'll likely love these.
It's been owned by the same family for over 100 years
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Galco's Old World Grocery
5702 York Blvd
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It's been owned by the same family for over 100 years
Great coffee shop on Fig
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Kindness & Mischief Coffee
5537 N Figueroa St
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Great coffee shop on Fig
Some of the best and most unique coffee and tea drinks in the city
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Kumquat Coffee Co.
4936 York Blvd
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Some of the best and most unique coffee and tea drinks in the city
Simply delicious.
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Triple Beam Pizza
5918 N Figueroa St
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Simply delicious.
Hopping vegetarian breakfast and lunch spot. Expect to wait a little, but know that it's worth it.
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Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa St
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Hopping vegetarian breakfast and lunch spot. Expect to wait a little, but know that it's worth it.
Great Chinese-Peruvian spot with a great outdoor setup.
Chifa
4374 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Great Chinese-Peruvian spot with a great outdoor setup.
Vegan LA thai spot that delivers (in every way)
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My Vegan Restaurant
633 S Arroyo Pkwy
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Vegan LA thai spot that delivers (in every way)
Excellent dumplings
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Mason's Dumpling Shop
5803 N Figueroa St
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Excellent dumplings
The breakfast sandwiches and cookies and coffees oh man. The owners are lovely. He'll likely take your order. She's a really talented chef who does lots of fun experiments with Korean flavors and excellent bread. Also, it happens to be a bike shop.... and destination and meeting point for cyclists.
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à bloc | coffee | cycling | community
5025 York Blvd
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The breakfast sandwiches and cookies and coffees oh man. The owners are lovely. He'll likely take your order. She's a really talented chef who does lots of fun experiments with Korean flavors and excellent bread. Also, it happens to be a bike shop.... and destination and meeting point for cyclists.
Solid green juice made by lovely people for a really reasonable price
Bionicos La Palapa
5560 N Figueroa St
Solid green juice made by lovely people for a really reasonable price

Activities in the Neighborhood

Fantastic trails with some of the best views you'll get in Los Angeles. You can see DTLA and what feels like the entire Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountain range.
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Региональный парк Эрнеста Дебса
4235 Monterey Rd
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Fantastic trails with some of the best views you'll get in Los Angeles. You can see DTLA and what feels like the entire Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountain range.
Really cool space with a couple of little stages set around LA's oldest bowling alley, redone to expose the machinery.
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Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa St
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Really cool space with a couple of little stages set around LA's oldest bowling alley, redone to expose the machinery.
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library
6145 N Figueroa St
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Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Ln
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San Pascual Stables
221 San Pascual Ave
Secret stairs are a fun feature of Los Angeles, for the view and the workout. These are in nearby Pasadena.
Secret Stairs
420 Elmwood Drive
Secret stairs are a fun feature of Los Angeles, for the view and the workout. These are in nearby Pasadena.
More secret stairs :) Great view of the Eagle Rock hills and Highland Park. Heads up - these are steep!
Eldred Street Stairs
More secret stairs :) Great view of the Eagle Rock hills and Highland Park. Heads up - these are steep!

Bars

Fun speakeasy with a dance floor and a dj. Just know that it's actually hidden behind the barber shop
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Blind Barber
5715 N Figueroa St
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Fun speakeasy with a dance floor and a dj. Just know that it's actually hidden behind the barber shop
Tasty cocktails and a nice outdoor space
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Good Housekeeping HLP
5635 N Figueroa St
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Tasty cocktails and a nice outdoor space
Local brewery with one of the best beer selections around.
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The Hermosillo
5125 York Blvd
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Local brewery with one of the best beer selections around.
Fun bar with really nice beer garden in the back.
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Block Party Highland Park
5050 York Boulevard
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Fun bar with really nice beer garden in the back.

Stores

The closest dispensary
Green Earth Collective
4801 York Blvd
The closest dispensary
Great selection a short walk from the house!
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Highland Park Wine
5918 1/2 N Figueroa St
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Great selection a short walk from the house!
One of the closest grocery stores in the area. Good selection, pricing varies.
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Fresco Community Market
5914 Monterey Rd
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One of the closest grocery stores in the area. Good selection, pricing varies.
Love this little store. Kombucha on tap, coffee bar, basic produce and gourmet grocery items, sandwich counter in the back.
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La Tropicana Market
5200 Monte Vista St
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Love this little store. Kombucha on tap, coffee bar, basic produce and gourmet grocery items, sandwich counter in the back.