Guidebook for Los Angeles

Jennifer
Guidebook for Los Angeles

Food Scene

Homemade baklava, need I say more?
Cafe Graikos
19346 Rinaldi St
Homemade baklava, need I say more?
This place serves cool, urban food with taste. It also has some of the best hot chocolate I have ever had in my entire life.
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Joe's Cafe
17823 Chatsworth St
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This place serves cool, urban food with taste. It also has some of the best hot chocolate I have ever had in my entire life.
This place is a little old school, but the VIEWS are seriously unreal. If you want a gorgeous, quiet, upscale meal, I'd suggest it!
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Odyssey Restaurant & Events
15600 Odyssey Dr
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This place is a little old school, but the VIEWS are seriously unreal. If you want a gorgeous, quiet, upscale meal, I'd suggest it!
It's a few miles from the cottage, but for breakfast, you can't beat it. Expect to wait, but it's worth it. Completely organic menu with Eggs Benedict that is par none. It also has fantastic fresh squeezed OJ. Yassss!
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Humble Bee Cafe
17321 Saticoy St
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It's a few miles from the cottage, but for breakfast, you can't beat it. Expect to wait, but it's worth it. Completely organic menu with Eggs Benedict that is par none. It also has fantastic fresh squeezed OJ. Yassss!
My FAVORITE Lebanese food in the Valley. Live music on Saturday's, it's fun, relaxed, and the host, Mishel treats you like family. Tell him Jennifer and her daughter, Bella, sent you and he will ensure you have a fantastic time.
Mediterranean Bistro
19735 Rinaldi St
My FAVORITE Lebanese food in the Valley. Live music on Saturday's, it's fun, relaxed, and the host, Mishel treats you like family. Tell him Jennifer and her daughter, Bella, sent you and he will ensure you have a fantastic time.
This is my favorite place in the entire city. It's not advertised, so it's a gem of a find. This makes me the happiest when I go. I can't even describe it to you. Family friendly, or the best, most romantic date night. Go here, and thank me later.
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The Malibu Cafe
327 Latigo Canyon Rd
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This is my favorite place in the entire city. It's not advertised, so it's a gem of a find. This makes me the happiest when I go. I can't even describe it to you. Family friendly, or the best, most romantic date night. Go here, and thank me later.

Arts & Culture

The gardens are a beautiful spot to behold. Truly a gift to the city, these gardens will make you want to pack your bags and go to Tokyo. Plan a day at the Balboa park and walk around the lake.
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Джапанес-Гарден
6100 Woodley Ave
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The gardens are a beautiful spot to behold. Truly a gift to the city, these gardens will make you want to pack your bags and go to Tokyo. Plan a day at the Balboa park and walk around the lake.
This is a gorgeous spot to absorb the buddhit culture, meditate, and take a beautiful walk through the gardens and pathways that are built and constructed with love. There is a reason it is given 4.9 out of 5.0 stars on most review sites!
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Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple
17190 Sunset Blvd
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This is a gorgeous spot to absorb the buddhit culture, meditate, and take a beautiful walk through the gardens and pathways that are built and constructed with love. There is a reason it is given 4.9 out of 5.0 stars on most review sites!

Sightseeing

The Getty is a world famous art museum that will take your breath away. This is a great activity for families who want to spend a day absorbing culture. Take the tram up the hill, roam the galleries, play in the gardens, and stay for lunch!
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Гетти
1200 Getty Center Dr
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The Getty is a world famous art museum that will take your breath away. This is a great activity for families who want to spend a day absorbing culture. Take the tram up the hill, roam the galleries, play in the gardens, and stay for lunch!
What would a trip to LA be without visiting the city of Hollywood? Plan a sight-seeing tour, walk the boulevard, and make sure to check out one of the many restaurants in the area.
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Голливуд
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What would a trip to LA be without visiting the city of Hollywood? Plan a sight-seeing tour, walk the boulevard, and make sure to check out one of the many restaurants in the area.
Visit the nearby Griffith Park and Observatory all in one day. This is a beautiful, quiet place to spend the day as a family.
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Обсерватория Гриффита
2800 E Observatory Rd
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Visit the nearby Griffith Park and Observatory all in one day. This is a beautiful, quiet place to spend the day as a family.

Parks & Nature

One of the best parks for hiking or picnicing. This is a big, beautiful park very close to the cottage. If you are an early bird, I suggest a nice hike in the morning.
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Парк О'Мелвени
17300 Sesnon Blvd
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One of the best parks for hiking or picnicing. This is a big, beautiful park very close to the cottage. If you are an early bird, I suggest a nice hike in the morning.
Porter Ranch Trail is within walking distance to the cottage and is a beautiful, easy hike to take with your best friend or family.
Aliso Canyon Park
18041 Rinaldi Street
Porter Ranch Trail is within walking distance to the cottage and is a beautiful, easy hike to take with your best friend or family.
This park offers really unique photo opportunities. Stony Park is a special park that looks like it is straight out of the Flintstones.
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Стони Пойнт Парк
California 118
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This park offers really unique photo opportunities. Stony Park is a special park that looks like it is straight out of the Flintstones.
Balboa Park offers a loop around a quaint lake with lots of birds, ducks, geese, and other wildlife. In conjunction with many walking trails, you can rent bikes, and tour the Japanese Garden's all in the same day.
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Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park
6300 Balboa Blvd
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Balboa Park offers a loop around a quaint lake with lots of birds, ducks, geese, and other wildlife. In conjunction with many walking trails, you can rent bikes, and tour the Japanese Garden's all in the same day.

Shopping

It's close, has a wonderful cinema, great chain restaurants and a FANTASTIC outdoor market on Wednesday night's through the summer.
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Northridge Fashion Center
9301 Tampa Ave
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It's close, has a wonderful cinema, great chain restaurants and a FANTASTIC outdoor market on Wednesday night's through the summer.
The best mall in the Valley! This mall has low-high end stores, great restaurants, and a trolley ride over to the outdoor market which features lesser known specialty shops and places to eat. This mall is also known for it's celebrity sightings.
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Topanga Canyon station
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The best mall in the Valley! This mall has low-high end stores, great restaurants, and a trolley ride over to the outdoor market which features lesser known specialty shops and places to eat. This mall is also known for it's celebrity sightings.
Rodeo Drive, what can I say? Even if you don't have $20,000 to spend on a fur blanket, you can still window shop!
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Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive
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Rodeo Drive, what can I say? Even if you don't have $20,000 to spend on a fur blanket, you can still window shop!

Essentials

Grocery shopping with an organic heart!
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Whole Foods Market
19340 Rinaldi St
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Grocery shopping with an organic heart!
Ralph's! Everyone goes to Ralph's. It's just a must.
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Ralphs
19781 Rinaldi St
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Ralph's! Everyone goes to Ralph's. It's just a must.
Pharmacy, because sometimes, life happens!
CVS
19783 Rinaldi St
Pharmacy, because sometimes, life happens!
Urgent care that I highly recommend. There is another that is closer, I have not used it yet, but I hear that it also gets high marks for care. I have used Excer and have found them to be prompt, professional, and caring.
Exer Urgent Care
19346 Nordhoff St
Urgent care that I highly recommend. There is another that is closer, I have not used it yet, but I hear that it also gets high marks for care. I have used Excer and have found them to be prompt, professional, and caring.

Entertainment & Activities

A fun, thrilling place for the daredevil in you! If you are from anywhere east of Nebraska, I can tell you it's not quite Cedar Point, but it's close.
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Сикс Флагс Мэджик Маунтин
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy
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A fun, thrilling place for the daredevil in you! If you are from anywhere east of Nebraska, I can tell you it's not quite Cedar Point, but it's close.
A fun place to spend the day. Univerasal has one of the best studio tours in the city. There is an amusement park attached, along with a 'City Walk' that features food, and shopping. *Tip* parking is expensive. Consider an Uber!
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Юниверсал Студиос Голливуд
100 Universal City Plaza
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A fun place to spend the day. Univerasal has one of the best studio tours in the city. There is an amusement park attached, along with a 'City Walk' that features food, and shopping. *Tip* parking is expensive. Consider an Uber!
Paradise Cove is one of the best beaches in the city. I much prefer this beach to Santa Monica pier, although if you haven't gone, you might consider stopping there as well. See me, and I'll tell you the difference!
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Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
28128 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Paradise Cove is one of the best beaches in the city. I much prefer this beach to Santa Monica pier, although if you haven't gone, you might consider stopping there as well. See me, and I'll tell you the difference!
It's clean, it's quiet. One thing about other beaches, they can be crowded and dirty. Zuma is lovely, with great surf.
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Пляж Зума
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It's clean, it's quiet. One thing about other beaches, they can be crowded and dirty. Zuma is lovely, with great surf.
Here is where I rock! Everyone else might steer you to Santa Monica, or Venice for surfing. No!! Look up the Makos. These are surfing pros that feature the best surf lessons in the city. My daughter goes to surf camp every summer. It is fantastic and they surf at Zuma.
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Malibu Makos Surf Club
30600 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Here is where I rock! Everyone else might steer you to Santa Monica, or Venice for surfing. No!! Look up the Makos. These are surfing pros that feature the best surf lessons in the city. My daughter goes to surf camp every summer. It is fantastic and they surf at Zuma.
One of my favorite studio tours outside of Universal. This is a real tour of a working studio. It is fun, informative, exciting and a definite, must-do!
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Warner Bros. Studios
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One of my favorite studio tours outside of Universal. This is a real tour of a working studio. It is fun, informative, exciting and a definite, must-do!