Things To Do

Disneyland

In-N-Out Burger

Universal Studios

Omomo Tea Shoppe

boba. Grace recommends the matcha cortado creamomo or milk tea drink, jasmine creamomo, and four seasons tea.

Knotts Berry Farm

Amusement park, Snoopy and Friends. They also sell pie.

OROBAE

Boba. Grace recommends the Rising Phoenix milk tea or any of the Osmanthus Roasted Oolong teas (either the rose or lychee flavored ones)

Griffith Observatory

As seen in La La Land

Redstraw

Boba. Grace recommends the Rose Garden or Strawberry Jasmine drink with agar boba. Sometimes you can get half honey boba and half agar boba for free.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

near Pasadena, breathtaking gardens

M & M Donuts

Best hot blueberry cake donuts! As well as chocolate donuts. Opens at odd/late hours. Great post-Disneyland snack.

Newport Beach

Near Seaside Donuts shop!

Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong

I took James here during his LA visit in 2016 before we started dating. I just wanted to try the cheese corn and he just wanted Korean BBQ. This is where we will always remember that I got mad at him for not telling me that my eye makeup was smudged like a panda and him saying he thought it was normal.

Laguna Beach

Grace's preference for a less crowded beach to chill at. Can check out the tide pools and/or pick-up acai bowls, mochi donuts, poke bowls, or tacos near the area.

Gen Korean BBQ House

Santa Monica Pier

Beach where James and I hung out when he visited LA before we were dating.

Ave 26 Tacos Little Tokyo

Inexpensive tacos

BobaPOP Tea Bar

Boba. Also has San Gabriel Valley location. Grace recommends their Jasmine Green Milk Tea or Flower Green Milk Tea drinks.

Oc & Lau 2 Restaurant/Bar

Vietnamese seafood restaurant and hot pot

All That Barbecue

All you can eat Korean BBQ

Portillo's Hot Dogs

Originally from Chicago. Italian beef sandwich with the au jus signature dip is so good

Poke Tiki - Tustin

poke bowls

Fill Bakeshop

malasadas (weekend only), mochi donuts, and ice cream. near the beach!

Hui Lau Shan

Hong Kong-based, mango desserts, sweet and cold; tong sui. Recommend mango and pomelo bowl with sago

Shabuya

All you can eat Hot Pot

The Kickin' Crab

Cajun seafood boils; it's a chain so you can find it in other cities in Orange County closer to you

Porto's Bakery and Cafe

Cuban pastry and coffee shop

Meet Fresh

Taiwanese dessert shop: hot/cold herbal jelly desserts, boba, shaved ice; tong sui. don't sleep on the taro and sweet potato balls

Banzai Bowls

acai and pitaya bowls

Blue Bowl Superfoods

acai bowls, pitaya, superfood bowls; you can create your own bowl with as many toppings, so this is more bang for your buck

Mitsuru Cafe

favorite place for fresh Japanese imagawayaki (we call it manju in Taiwanese)

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

revolving sushi bar