Mindy’s guidebook
Rest and Relaxation
This is a great neighborhood park in walking distance. It's a great spot for a picnic or a party. Many neighbors walk their dogs there. It's a very friendly place to wanter to!
8 locals recommend
Valley Village Park
5000 Westpark DrThis is a great neighborhood park in walking distance. It's a great spot for a picnic or a party. Many neighbors walk their dogs there. It's a very friendly place to wanter to!
Pampered Foot Spa
11628 Santa Monica BlvdI love this place for a quick, inexpensive massage!
Zuma Beach
Ahhhhhhhhh!
Food scene
This is a wonderful farmer's market in the neighborhood. Delicious fruits and veggies plus a fantastic coffee stand and ready made food to go. Lots of celeb sightings!
72 locals recommend
Studio City Farmers Market
2052 Ventura PlThis is a wonderful farmer's market in the neighborhood. Delicious fruits and veggies plus a fantastic coffee stand and ready made food to go. Lots of celeb sightings!
Lotus Vegan
4715 Lankershim BlvdDelicious Vegan Thai food. They deliver!!!
Firefly
11720 Ventura BlvdPerfect place for dinner or drinks. Just up the road. Great date spot!
Old-Timey French cuisine in a tiny castle! It's been here forever. Very charming. Tiny little bar. Great place for a quiet dinner. It's kind of a "best kept secret." Usually filled with an older crowd. So, it's a great place if you want to dine away from the "in-crowd!"
Le Petit Chateau
4615 Lankershim BlvdOld-Timey French cuisine in a tiny castle! It's been here forever. Very charming. Tiny little bar. Great place for a quiet dinner. It's kind of a "best kept secret." Usually filled with an older crowd. So, it's a great place if you want to dine away from the "in-crowd!"
My absolute favorite Japanese restaurant. Japanese country style design. Great patio. Delicious food!
29 locals recommend
Iroha Sushi of Tokyo
12953 Ventura BlvdMy absolute favorite Japanese restaurant. Japanese country style design. Great patio. Delicious food!
Amir's Falafel Los Angeles - Est 1982
11711 Ventura BlvdExcellent nearby falafel shop. Sooooo good!
Daichan
11288 Ventura BlvdJapanese soul food in the most creative atmosphere!
Fun restaurant bar created inside an old bank! Right in the heart of the NoHo Arts area
203 locals recommend
The Federal
5303 Lankershim BlvdFun restaurant bar created inside an old bank! Right in the heart of the NoHo Arts area
Gangadin Restaurant
12067 Ventura PlExcellent Indian cuisine. Tons of vegan options too!
Just two blocks away, this great coffee house also offers a boutique in the back with great knick knacks and home goods.
25 locals recommend
Marie et Cie.
11704 Riverside DrJust two blocks away, this great coffee house also offers a boutique in the back with great knick knacks and home goods.
The BEST little cafe around! GORGEOUS baked goods. Wonderful tea and coffee. Lots of yummy dishes on the menu! Patio and inside dining. Right on the super fun Tujunga village block!
223 locals recommend
Aroma Coffee & Tea Co
4360 Tujunga AveThe BEST little cafe around! GORGEOUS baked goods. Wonderful tea and coffee. Lots of yummy dishes on the menu! Patio and inside dining. Right on the super fun Tujunga village block!
Vitello's
4349 Tujunga AveOld school Italian fare. Jazz club upstairs!
Salt & Straw
1357 Abbot Kinney BlvdTHE place for ice cream!
A mall full of Japanese restaurants and shops! Fantastic!
59 locals recommend
Little Tokyo Market Place
333 S Alameda StA mall full of Japanese restaurants and shops! Fantastic!
The best family style middle eastern food around. Fresh and delicious!
16 locals recommend
Carnival Restaurant
4356 Woodman AveThe best family style middle eastern food around. Fresh and delicious!
Sight Seeing
A great place to explore if you haven't been yet. Harry Potter World is awesome! Take a tour!
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaA great place to explore if you haven't been yet. Harry Potter World is awesome! Take a tour!
City Walk is a great place to shop, eat, see movies and sightsee. Lots to explore!
516 locals recommend
Universal CityWalk Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaCity Walk is a great place to shop, eat, see movies and sightsee. Lots to explore!
Warner Bros. offers a tour of the lot. You can see where your favorite films and tv shows were shot!
225 locals recommend
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
3400 Warner BlvdWarner Bros. offers a tour of the lot. You can see where your favorite films and tv shows were shot!
Disneyland Park
Disneyland. Enough said! : )
The No Ho arts scene offers theater, restaurants, bars, weekend food trucks and an art house movie theater (Laemmle NoHo 7)
114 locals recommend
NoHo Arts District
The No Ho arts scene offers theater, restaurants, bars, weekend food trucks and an art house movie theater (Laemmle NoHo 7)
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierA great place to take the family.
A fun place to visit. Lots of great shops and restaurants. Worth the trip!
399 locals recommend
Chinatown
A fun place to visit. Lots of great shops and restaurants. Worth the trip!
The oldest Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles set on the historic Olivera Street! Lots of shops and fun things to see!
Barragan's Mexican Restaurants
1538 Sunset BlvdThe oldest Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles set on the historic Olivera Street! Lots of shops and fun things to see!
A must do if you are from out of town! See the stars (on the sidewalk, that is!)
1913 locals recommend
Hollywood Walk Of Fame HQ
6255 Sunset BlvdA must do if you are from out of town! See the stars (on the sidewalk, that is!)
Best martinis in LA. Google this place. It's been around for 100 years! In a not so glamorous stretch of Hollywood Blvd, yet, the hollywood elite still gather there.
198 locals recommend
Musso & Frank Grill
6667 Hollywood BlvdBest martinis in LA. Google this place. It's been around for 100 years! In a not so glamorous stretch of Hollywood Blvd, yet, the hollywood elite still gather there.
Shopping
This art supply shop has been around forever. This is a great place to pick up some paints, charcoals, pencils, canvases, etc!
Carter Sexton Artists Materials
5308 Laurel Canyon BlvdThis art supply shop has been around forever. This is a great place to pick up some paints, charcoals, pencils, canvases, etc!
Excellent second hand clothing shop. They are very particular when it comes to selecting their inventory. Really great finds!
58 locals recommend
Crossroads Trading
4470 Sunset BlvdExcellent second hand clothing shop. They are very particular when it comes to selecting their inventory. Really great finds!
This is my favorite boutique on Ventura Blvd. Lovely clothes, jewelry and home goods.
Soto Lifestyle - Studio City
12262 Ventura BlvdThis is my favorite boutique on Ventura Blvd. Lovely clothes, jewelry and home goods.
La Knitterie Parisienne
12642 Ventura BlvdThe BEST knitting shop you will ever find, anywhere! Yarn galore!
Kit Kraft
12109 Ventura PlOld School craft shop. The best!
The best book shop in Los Angeles! You will LOVE it! Make sure you carve out enough time to really enjoy it! Excellent selection of used books - art, theater, fiction, poetry --- everything.
16 locals recommend
The Iliad Bookshop
5400 Cahuenga BlvdThe best book shop in Los Angeles! You will LOVE it! Make sure you carve out enough time to really enjoy it! Excellent selection of used books - art, theater, fiction, poetry --- everything.