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This may look like a lot of recommendations and that's only because it is! We love East LA and want you to love it too. This is organized by neighborhood. We start in Pasadena (where the hotel is), move into Highland Park (where the venue is and where WE live) and then it goes: Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Eagle Rock, Glassell Park. There are on million more spots that we'd love to tell you about, but this is already overwhelming enough. All these neighborhoods are pretty close together and all have something to offer. And if all else fails, just go to Disneyland!

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens - PASADENA

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108

The best botanical gardens in LA! You can spend a long time here, so plan accordingly.

Lunasia Dim Sum House

239 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91101

Our favorite Dim Sum in LA and a walk from the hotel!

Agnes restaurant & cheesery

40 West Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91105

Great pasta and yes, cheese!

Yang's Kitchen

112 West Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801

Technically in Alhambra, this place has excellent modern Chinese food. Try their mochi cornmeal pancakes and their biscuit twists. They crazy.

Old Pasadena

Pasadena, CA

Walk through Old Pasadena and pop in different shops!

Roma Market

918 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104

Known for their extremely cheap Italian subs (we get the veggie sandwiches). Eat them in a nearby park. There will be a line, but it moves fast.

Eaton Canyon Falls Trail

Eaton Canyon Falls Trail, Altadena, CA 91001

Our favorite east side hike. It's pretty gentle and mostly covered. See a pretty waterfall at the end (drought dependent).

Cookbook Market - HIGHLAND PARK

5611 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

For all your gourmet food needs.

HomeState

5611 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Delicious breakfast tacos!

Triple Beam Pizza

5918 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Our favorite pizza in LA

Hippo

5916 1/2 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

For a fancy dinner!

Go Get Em Tiger

5916 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Great coffee, breakfast sandwiches and baked goods (try the banana bread).

Prelude & Dawn

5627 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Cute ass gifts

Good Housekeeping HLP

5635 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Fun and cute hidden away bar

Checker Hall

104 North Avenue 56, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Another fun bar and music venue

Joy

5100 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Crazy good Taiwanese food

Kumquat Coffee Co.

4936 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Excellent tea and coffee

Block Party

5050 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Fun bar. Grab street tacos out front and eat them on the Block Party patio

Sip Snack

5003 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90042

More gourmet groceries!!

Belle's Bagels

5022 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Genuinely good bagels

Skylight Books - LOS FELIZ

1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Excellent independent bookstore on Vermont Ave, one of the main drags.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

1954 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Just good ass ice cream

Replay Vintage Clothing

1766 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

One of a few great vintage stores on Vermont

Griffith Park

4400 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027

LA's biggest park home to a ton of hiking trails.

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

5202 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027

This is in Griffith Park and primarily a rec for our nephew Archer. Archer, if you're reading this, go see the trains.

Griffith Observatory

2800 East Observatory Road, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Gorgeous views of LA and the Hollywood sign

Viet Noodle Bar - ATWATER VILLAGE

3133 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039

Nothing fancy, but one of our favorite spots in LA. The vegan pho is truly excellent. This is also on Atwater's main drag that is home to a lot of cute spots.

Dune

3143 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039

Get the beet sandwich!!

Tacos Villa Corona

3185 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039

The best (and cheapest) breakfast burritos. It is just a window, but you will see people lined up outside. They keep weird hours so make sure to look it up first.

Wine and Eggs

3129 1/2 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039

More gourmet groceries! Do you see a pattern here?

SILVER LAKE

4000 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Walk on Sunset for cool stores and lots of great food. You might recognize this area from L Word Gen Q. And if so, I’m sorry.

L & E Oyster Bar

1637 Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Great spot for oysters

Botanica Restaurant and Market

1620 Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Excellent selection of natural wines and veggie plates

Silver Lake Reservoir

Los Angeles, CA 90039

Walk around it, see some dogs. Walk in the hills behind it to see some nice houses.

Akbar

4356 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Trynna go to a gay bar? Go to Akbar! You might see Billy Eichner, star of Judd Apatow’s Bros (89% on Rotten Tomatoes).

Echo Park Lake and Swan Boats - ECHO PARK

751 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Go to Echo Park lake and do some swan boats and have a picnic on the grass.

Stories

1716 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Cute independent book store for cool books and zines.

Yoga-urt

2211 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Great vegan soft serve, terrible name.

Mohawk Alley Animal Hospital

2162 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026

This is Sesame's vet

L.A.K.O. Boxing Club & Training Studio - EAGLE ROCK

4419 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041

This is our boxing gym. Tell them you know us and they'll say, "Okay"

Cindy's

1500 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041

Great diner, even better vibes.

Walt’s Bar

4680 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041

Fun dive bar with lotsa pinball and hot nuts. Bring cash, get quarters.

Bub and Grandma's Restaurant - GLASSELL PARK

3507 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Simply the best sandwiches.

Santa Monica

Santa Monica, CA

And if you find yourself on the west side… best of luck to you. Have a nice time, enjoy the ocean and come back east soon where all the good food and fun bars are. But don't go here, it's an east side wedding, folks.

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