Things To Do
Downtown Los Angeles Guide
Downtown Los Angeles is where our room block at The Conrad Hotel is located. It's one of LA's premiere hubs for arts, culture, and food. For those traveling with children, we recommend visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) or Broad Museum just steps away from the hotel (free with a reservation), grabbing a bite at Grand Central Market and riding the Angels Flight Railway funicular across the street, or getting lost in the Last Bookstore. The Little Tokyo neighborhood is also a short walk from our hotel block near the Arts District. It has amazing options for Japanese cuisine (Hama Sushi is a must), and the Japanese American National Museum is fantastic for history buffs. If you want to catch a game while in town, the Crypto.com Arena is just a five minute drive away.
DTLA Arts District Guide
Coffee shops, galleries, and breweries, oh my! The Arts District is a neighborhood within Downtown Los Angeles with a young and vibrant arts scene. Our Welcome Party will take place here on Friday night. Also a very kid-friendly neighborhood, the area is great for a stroll and an afternoon brew. We suggest Wurstküche, our favorite German sausage spot where we had our second date. Hauser and Wirth is another excellent free art gallery (we recommend dinner or brunch at Manuela inside), and there are plenty of small businesses and shops to explore along the way throughout the neighborhood.
Silver Lake & Echo Park Neighborhood Guide
Silver Lake and its adjacent Echo Park are two of our favorite neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Perfect for hip, adventurous couples, the area offers some of the city's best bars, restaurants, and shopping. Walk along Sunset Junction in Silver Lake and grab a pastry at Tartine to fuel up before braving the Silver Lake stairs for some great views of Downtown, or taking a stroll around the Silver Lake Reservoir. Then head down Sunset to Echo Park Avenue where some of our favorite spots are located, including Lowboy Bar (10/10 smash burger), El Prado, Bar Flores, Bacetti Trattoria, and the Lonely Oyster Bar.
Koreatown Neighborhood Guide
One of the most underrated neighborhoods of Los Angeles (in our opinion), Koreatown is a great area to explore, especially for adults at night! We've spent many evenings on stage at R Bar's karaoke night, usually after a delicious meal at Dan Sung Sa, BCD Tofu House, or one of the many Korean BBQ spots in the area.
Los Feliz Neighborhood Guide
If you plan to check out the Hollywood Sign or Griffith Park Observatory, we recommend spending some time in the nearby Los Feliz neighborhood as well. Another walkable, kid-friendly area, Los Feliz is chock-full of cafes, vintage shops, bookstores, and restaurants lining Hillhurst and Vermont Avenues. Grab some brunch at All Time before heading into the park, or a delicious homestyle Italian dinner at quaint Little Dom's. If you love a jazz cocktail bar, the historic Dresden Restaurant & Lounge is for you.
Mid-Wilshire Neighborhood Guide
This is the neighborhood where our wedding venue The Ebell is located. Although a bit further from the hotel and other wedding weekend events, Mid-Wilshire is home to some of LA's most iconic arts institutions, like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (the Getty Museum is further west in Brentwood). We recommend grabbing lunch at the historic Original Farmer's Market adjacent to The Grove, or sticking around the area for a fantastic French-inspired dinner at République.