moleskine los angeles

japanese | korean | indian | thai | burgers | persian | pizza | ethiopian | vegan | mexican | breakfast | coffee | bakeries | swanky and tasty | shopping | korean markets | bike | explore | try | palm springs

japanese

korean

indian

  • chandni
  • samosa house (jackfruit!)
  • nawab of india (methi chicken)
  • mayura
  • agra indian kitchen

thai

  • soi56 (closed?)
  • jitlada (whole fish)
  • sanamluang
  • celadon thai

burgers

  • apple pan (hickory smoked)
  • father’s office (burger, fries, duck confit salad)
  • pie n burger (milkshake)
  • the counter (pepper jack cheese, raw jalapenos, extra onions, habanero salsa)
  • burger lounge

persian

  • darya (juicy chicken, darya salad)
  • shamshiri grill (lamb neck, lamb shank, any polo except baghali or shirin)
  • sunnin lebanese (lamb tartare, cabbage salad)
  • attari grill (tongue sandwich, lentil soup)
  • naan hut (naan, of course)
  • zankou chicken (cabbage salad)

pizza

  • spitfire
  • larchmont pizza (house salad)
  • sm pizza kitchen (fennel seed sausage, chopped salad)
  • vito’s pizza
  • 800 degrees (chopped salad)
  • milo & olive

ethiopian

  • rahel’s
  • messob
  • meals by genet
  • nyala (fish)

vegan

  • native foods (lemonade, taco salad, wrap)
  • vegan glory
  • golden mean
  • veggie grill (buffalo wings, santa fe chickin sandwich)

mexican

  • tacos punta cabras
  • loteria grill (nopales salad)
  • la playita (octupus taco)
  • casa sanchez (carne asada)
  • taqueria sanchez
  • mi ranchito
  • el sazon oaxaqueno
  • monte alban

breakfast

  • blue daisy cafe
  • bagel nosh
  • village bakery and cafe (atwater)
  • bru’s wiffles (hot mama)
  • gjelina
  • west la FM (tamales, everything pupusa)
  • mar vista FM (liege waffles, french fries)

coffee

done

to try

  • Proof & Cognescenti | 3516 Glendale Blvd. Wednesday-Sunday, 8am to 4pm
    [see also 10 coffee places]
  • handsome coffee
  • la mill boutique
  • java city (coffee @ now defunct leonida’s)

bakeries

  • duff’s new bakery on melrose
  • susina bakery
  • cake house
  • portos bakery
  • breadbar
  • jin patisserie
  • amandine cream puffs
  • la monarca
  • jamaica’s cakes
  • chocolate box cafe in malibu (hot chocolate) (gone!)
  • spudnuts (gone!)
  • bagel broker
  • sweet lady jane
  • urth caffe
  • milo & olive

ice cream

  • scoops
  • bulgarini gelato
  • sweet rose creamery (mmm, maybe not)
  • milk
  • rose and saffron

tad more expensive

  • melisse
  • gjelina
  • providence
  • hatfield’s
  • aoc
  • lucques
  • animal
  • osteria mozza
  • rustic canyon doughnuts
  • akasha
  • josie / josie next door
  • chaya
  • eva (gone)

italian

  • guido’s (bolognese, salad)
  • bay cities deli (godmother, meatballs, hot pastrami)
  • angeli caffe
  • pizzicotto (any seafood pasta, seafood risotto)

spanish/tapas

  • bar pintxo (razor clams)
  • tabernas y arroz

chinese

  • dai ho kitchen | 9148 las tunas dr temple city 91780 | 626.291.2295 (is this the right one???)
  • china islamic
  • din tai fung

venezuelan

  • cafe bolivar

seafood

  • boiling crab
  • santa monica seafood

moroccan

  • chameau
  • tagine
  • dar maghreb (over moun of tunis)

sausage

  • berlin currywurst
  • wurstkuche

sandwiches/cheese

  • cheese store of silverlake
  • langer’s

southern/comfort food

  • nook
  • larkin’s (gone)

greek

  • petros (fish)

peruvian

  • pollos a la brasa
  • qusqo
  • paiche

just because…

  • chipotle!
  • jamba juice

shopping

  • flax
  • book soup
  • lemon tree bungalow
  • arts and letters
  • paper source
  • lundeen’s
  • surfas
  • juicy leaf
  • tortoise general store
  • a+r
  • fifthfloorgallery
  • flockshop
  • ooga booga
  • realm
  • black market | 2023 Sawtelle Boulevard 90025 | 310.966.1555 (cards, al de naide mugs)

books/art

  • boulevard books
  • skylight books
  • central library
  • taschen
  • hennessey + ingalls

korean markets

bike

Marina:
pick up bike path @ oxford/washington; park just east of oxford on washington (2hr during week / unlimited during weekend) or on north side of washington for daily unlimited (check for street cleaning); this portion of the path starts with obstacle course, then curves through marina, then fiji way to ballona creek

Ballona Creek:

  • pacific ave bridge connects bikepath with beach bikepath
  • marina del rey fee lot parking @ fisherman’s village; bikepath @ cul de sac of fiji way
  • lincoln blvd; entrances on both sides of lincoln, no street parking
  • mcconnell ave @ milton st; @ dead end where street meets creek; north side
  • centinela ave @ havelock st; 1 entrance on west side of street; 2nd entrance on east side a few yards down culver drive
  • inglewood blvd; east side of inglewood
  • slauson ave; north side; ramp passes community garden; @ dead end into creek (near bradson pl)
  • sawtelle blvd @ culver dr; north side of creek; 1 block west of sawtelle on culver dr
  • sepulveda blvd @ lucern/e; both sides of blvd; north side of creek
  • ocean dr @ rhoda way(?); south of creek; west of overland; cross creek via pedestrian bridge
  • overland ave @ farragut dr; next to library; mural
  • duquesne ave @ jefferson; mural @ entrance ramp
  • national blvd @ eastham dr; path starts in sud kronenthal park in culver city; down steep ramp; mural

explore

  • metro subway station art tour
  • hollywood reservoir
  • laconservancy.org
  • exposition park rose garden

food to try

  • proof bakery
  • atlacatl (pupusas) | 301 n berendo | 323.663.1404
  • casa bianca (chicago-style pizza) | 1650 colorado blvd
  • papa cristo’s | 2771 w pico blvd 90006 | 323.737.2970
  • mario’s peruvian | 5786 Melrose Avenue 90038 | 323.466.4181 (lomo saltado; tallrin de camaron)
  • soo-won galbi | 856 S Vermont Ave Suite B (vermont + wilshire) spicy buckwheat noodles; galbi + non-marinated galbi; korean-style carpaccio
  • Cheese Store of Pasadena, 140 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena; 626.405.0050
  • L’Epicerie (french) | 9900 Culver Blvd. Culver City
  • spice station | 3819 W. Sunset Blvd. 90026 or 2305 Main St. 90405
  • azeens afghani | 110 e union st pasadena 91103 | 626.683.3310
  • ngoma (african) | 5358 wilshire los angeles 90036 (@ detroit) | 323.934.1595
  • SUPERBA SNACK BAR (american) | 533 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291 | 310-399-6400 | http://www.superbasnackbar.com
  • SPANISH FLY GASTROPUB (Algerian-Korean-French) | 3800 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010 | 213-412-2992 | http://www.spanishflygastropub.com
  • LAUREL HARDWARE (american/veggies) | 7984 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046 | 323-656-6070 | http://www.laurelhardware.com
  • SCUOLA DI PIZZA (cured meats) | 6610 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 | 323-297-1130 | http://www.mozza2go.com
  • BON VIVANT MARKET & CAFÉ (mediterranean coffee pastries etc) | ATWATER VILLAGE | 3155 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039 | 323-284-8013 | http://www.bonvivantmarketcafe.com
  • THE SYCAMORE KITCHEN (hatfield’s / salads, sandies, pastries) | 143 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 | http://www.thesycamorekitchen.com
  • BREAD LOUNGE (bread/sandies) | DOWNTOWN | 700 S. Santa Fe Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90021 | 213-327-0782
  • LAZY OX CANTEEN | DOWNTOWN | 241 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 213-626-5299 | http://www.lazyoxcanteen.com
  • FOX PIZZA BUS (sourdough starter/lindy grundy meats) | DOWNTOWN | 582 Mateo St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 | http://www.twitter.com/foxpizzabus
  • BEST SHAWARMA | 602 W. Glenoaks Blvd. Glendale, CA 91202 | 818-550-7577 | http://www.bestshawarmas.com
  • SHUNJI (omakase) | 12244 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 | 310-826-4737 | http://www.shunji-ns.com
  • RACIÓN (spanish/basque) | 119 W. Green St. Pasadena, CA 91105 | 626-396-3090 | http://www.racionrestaurant.com
  • Los Angeles Brewing Company (100 taps) | 750 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014 | 213-622-0500 | http://www.labrewingco.com
  • Primo Passo Coffee | 702 Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90403 | 310-451-5900 | http://www.primopassocoffee.com
  • MEXICALI TACO & CO. (mexican) | CHINATOWN | 702 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 213-613-0416 | http://mexicalitaco.com/
  • PLAN CHECK (burgers) | 1800 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 | 310-288-6500 | http://www.plancheckbar.com
  • THE MARKET ON HOLLY (bfast/brunch) | 57 E. Holly St. Pasadena, CA 91103 | 626-844-8811 | http://www.themarketonholly.com
  • NEW ANATOLIA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL (turkish) | 1942 Westwood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 | 310-446-0055
  • PAPILLES (calif/french) | 6221 Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 | 323-871-2026 | http://www.papillesla.com
  • FREDDY SMALLS (cured meat) | 11520 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 | 310-479-3000 | http://www.freddysmalls.com
  • MAROUCH (middle eastern) | 4905 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029 | 323-662-9325 | http://www.marouchrestaurant.com
  • Ramen Jinya | 5174 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 | 323-549-0188 | http://www.jinya-la.com
  • THE FAT SPOON (pasta curry aburiya lazy ox) | 329 E. 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 213-621-7890 http://www.fatspoonfood.com
  • NIGHT+MARKET (street food small plates) | 9043 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 | 310-275-9724 | http://thenightmarket.blogspot.com
  • SHORT ORDER (nancy silverton burgers) | 6333 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90036 | 323-761-7970 | http://www.shortorderla.com
  • DARABAR (thai) | 5112 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 | 323-668-2717 | http://www.darabarthai.com
  • NEXT DOOR BY JOSIE (pub) | 2420 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 | 310-581-4201 | http://www.nextdoorbyjosie.com
  • SAPP COFFEE SHOP (thai) | 5183 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 | 323-665-1035
  • WOOD & VINE (charcuterie) | 6280 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 | 323-334-3360 | http://www.woodandvine.com
  • THE SPICE TABLE (singaporean/vietnamese) | 114 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 213-620-1840 | http://www.thespicetable.com
  • HUGE TREE PASTRY (taiwanese shaobing) | 423 N. Atlantic Blvd. Monterey Park, CA 91754 | 626-458-8689
  • DHA RAE OAK (duck) | 1106 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006 | 323-733-2474
  • PARADIS (danish ice cream) | 1726 N. Vermont Ave. (at Kingswell Ave.) Los Angeles, CA 90027 | 323-663-3311 | http://www.paradis-icecream.com
  • MEZZE (middle eastern) | 401 N. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 | 310-657-4103 | http://www.mezzela.com
  • O JANG DONG (fresh neng myun) | 4031 W. 3rd St. (at S. Ardmore Ave.) Los Angeles, CA 90004 | 213-365-0097
  • KRUA SIRI (northeastern isaan thai) | 5103 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 | 323-660-6196 | http://www.kruasiri.com
  • TAY DO QUAN HY (Hu Tieu Sa Dec Noodles/vietnamese) | 9805 E. Garvey Ave. El Monte, CA 91733 | 626-454-4889
  • SOLETO (pizza) | 801 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90017 | 213-622-3255

done

palm springs:

to try

  • birba
  • jiao
  • pommes frites 256 s palm canyon dr
  • johannes restaurant 196 s indian canyon dr 92262
  • norma’s/mr. parker (awesome, $$$ breakfast)
  • jj’s oasis 1550 n palm canyon drive 92262 (flan, cheap)
  • zini cafe med 140 s palm canyon dr 92262 ($$, tapas)
  • copley’s 621 n palm canyon dr 92262
  • le vallauris 385 n tahquitz canyon way 92262 ($$$, awesome)
  • europa

done

  • tinto (gazpacho, jamon serrano, kobe beef)
  • el jefe (nachos, tongue tacos, mezcal flight)
  • tyler’s burgers (milkshakes, fries)
  • grind brgr bar
  • giuseppe’s (pizza)
  • cheeky’s (quesadilla, chilaquiles, pb/choc waffles
  • koffi
  • thai smile (green curry)
  • kaiser grille (never again, even if it was the last restaurant on earth)

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