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Very popular cafe with great food and pastries. Excellent breakfast place. I love the seating areas. It gets crowded for breakfast on the weekends. Coffee is just okay.
223 locals recommend
Aroma Coffee & Tea Co
4360 Tujunga AveVery popular cafe with great food and pastries. Excellent breakfast place. I love the seating areas. It gets crowded for breakfast on the weekends. Coffee is just okay.
This Mediterranean place is amazing. It is our favorite neighborhood restaurant. Make reservations. We love the hummos, the chicken kebbab. We have never had anything bad here to be honest.
8 locals recommend
Mantee Cafe
10962 Ventura BlvdThis Mediterranean place is amazing. It is our favorite neighborhood restaurant. Make reservations. We love the hummos, the chicken kebbab. We have never had anything bad here to be honest.
Great high end Mexican restaurant. We love the cucumber margaritas and the guacamole. This place gets pretty crowded so make reservations.
193 locals recommend
Mercado
7910 W 3rd StGreat high end Mexican restaurant. We love the cucumber margaritas and the guacamole. This place gets pretty crowded so make reservations.
Great Japanese food! Try the Spicy Tuna Poki Bowl. I get mine with brown rice.
13 locals recommend
Daichan
11288 Ventura BlvdGreat Japanese food! Try the Spicy Tuna Poki Bowl. I get mine with brown rice.
Our favorite local fancy restaurant. The happy hour here is really good. We love the food and when we don't want to venture far, this is our go to special occasion spot. They do a Brunch on Sunday.
28 locals recommend
Ca Del Sole
4100 Cahuenga BlvdOur favorite local fancy restaurant. The happy hour here is really good. We love the food and when we don't want to venture far, this is our go to special occasion spot. They do a Brunch on Sunday.
This place is very nice. They have good to go food as well as table service. We like the decor so we will come for a coffee in the afternoon and also for breakfast.
14 locals recommend
GC Marketplace
3315 Cahuenga BoulevardThis place is very nice. They have good to go food as well as table service. We like the decor so we will come for a coffee in the afternoon and also for breakfast.
Great scrambles. Good pancakes. Nice wait staff. Tuna melt is pretty good too.
26 locals recommend
Vivian's Millennium Cafe
10968 Ventura BlvdGreat scrambles. Good pancakes. Nice wait staff. Tuna melt is pretty good too.
Great breakfast and lunch diner. We like the pancakes and this is usually our first choice for Sunday mornings. We go at 9:30a to avoid the crowds.
19 locals recommend
Good Neighbor Restaurant
3701 Cahuenga Blvd WGreat breakfast and lunch diner. We like the pancakes and this is usually our first choice for Sunday mornings. We go at 9:30a to avoid the crowds.
Mediterrenean. Pretty good beer selection actually and the food is good though we think its kind of heavy.
18 locals recommend
Spitz - Studio City
3737 Cahuenga BoulevardMediterrenean. Pretty good beer selection actually and the food is good though we think its kind of heavy.
Zankou Chicken
5065 Sunset BlvdThis is an LA classic. Good Mediterrenean food.
Very popular and famous sushi place. We've seen celebrities standing in line to get in here.
654 locals recommend
SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
600 W 7th StVery popular and famous sushi place. We've seen celebrities standing in line to get in here.
This is a famous sushi restaurant. Get the crispy rice spicy tuna. Its amazing and addictive. Lines can get very long.
68 locals recommend
Sushi Katsu-Ya Studio City
11680 Ventura BlvdThis is a famous sushi restaurant. Get the crispy rice spicy tuna. Its amazing and addictive. Lines can get very long.
SunCafe Organic
10820 Ventura BlvdGood vegetarian place. Has vegan offerings.
Great burgers. A little on the heavy side but decadent. LA Classic.
10 locals recommend
Umami Burger Burbank
4300 Riverside DriveGreat burgers. A little on the heavy side but decadent. LA Classic.
Red Door
10057 Riverside DrThis is also home to Riverside which has the most amazing pizza!
Malbec Argentinean Cuisine - Toluca Lake
10151 Riverside DrWe like this place.
Sweetsalt Food Shop
10106 Riverside DrI like the grilled cheese with tomato soup here.
The tacos here are like my mom used to make. That means they are not Mexican classics. Still I love them.
12 locals recommend
Henry's Tacos
4389 Tujunga AveThe tacos here are like my mom used to make. That means they are not Mexican classics. Still I love them.
Gelato Bar & Espresso Cafe
4342 Tujunga AveReally cute shop with great gelato.
TOGO'S Sandwiches
10941 Ventura BlvdSolid place for a sandwich
Subway Restaurants
10610 Ventura BlvdHealthy fast food? We think so anyway.
Fernanda's NY Pizza
10604 Ventura BlvdWe order our pizza to be delivered from here. It is good.
Sapporo Ramen & Shabu Shabu
318 N Brand BlvdWe like the shabu shabu here. Its good.
Drinks & Nightlife
Oil Can Harry's
11502 Ventura BlvdExcellent neighborhood bar. We love the fish and chips.
Umami Burger Studio City
12159 Ventura BoulevardGreat burgers! A little heavy.
Fantastic food and great cocktails. We will go here before heading to a movie at the Arclight/Cineramadome.
21 locals recommend
Los Balcones Hollywood
1360 Vine StFantastic food and great cocktails. We will go here before heading to a movie at the Arclight/Cineramadome.
Everything Else
Big theme park walking distance from our house. We have been many times and guests - especially kids love it.
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaBig theme park walking distance from our house. We have been many times and guests - especially kids love it.
This is a festive place to go for dinner, a drink or a movie. There are many place to wander around and see and lots of people watching. Can feel too crowded we think. I don't like the movie theater.
516 locals recommend
Universal CityWalk Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaThis is a festive place to go for dinner, a drink or a movie. There are many place to wander around and see and lots of people watching. Can feel too crowded we think. I don't like the movie theater.
They just re-did this Rite Aid. There a Walgreens across the street. Both are fine.
55 locals recommend
Rite Aid
13333 Riverside DrThey just re-did this Rite Aid. There a Walgreens across the street. Both are fine.
Ralphs
10901 Ventura BlvdClosest grocery store to the house.
Fantastic Ramen place. Can get crowded sometimes. Not too bad though.
85 locals recommend
JINYA Ramen Bar
11239 Ventura BlvdFantastic Ramen place. Can get crowded sometimes. Not too bad though.
Trader Joe's
11976 Ventura BlvdThere is pretty good parking around this TJs
Costco Gas Station Burbank CA
1051 W Burbank BlvdCostco needs no description.
Sometimes we come here on a Sunday to be outside and have something to look at. Sure its very suburban.
642 locals recommend
The Americana at Brand
889 Americana WaySometimes we come here on a Sunday to be outside and have something to look at. Sure its very suburban.
You can take the MTA red line here. Very close to the Hollywood sights.
922 locals recommend
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood BlvdYou can take the MTA red line here. Very close to the Hollywood sights.
This is my favorite indoor cycling club. Friendly, welcoming people. All cares are sweated out in the 45 min classes.
Sycle
3575 Riverside DrThis is my favorite indoor cycling club. Friendly, welcoming people. All cares are sweated out in the 45 min classes.
The Sweat Shoppe
11301 Riverside DrPopular indoor cycling spot. Pretty hardcore workout. They make the room hot. Phew!
Great place to get your hair done. Its not a bargain or anything. Just a "you get what you pay for" kind of place.
Drybar Studio City
13019 Ventura BlvdGreat place to get your hair done. Its not a bargain or anything. Just a "you get what you pay for" kind of place.
This is a quiet little restaurant with no sign out front. It has a great bar and lovely outdoor seating. Very romantic and a fun place to go for a cocktail.
151 locals recommend
Firefly
11720 Ventura BlvdThis is a quiet little restaurant with no sign out front. It has a great bar and lovely outdoor seating. Very romantic and a fun place to go for a cocktail.
The Grove
189 The Grove DrThis and the Farmer's Market (next door) are very popular in LA.
Nick Cage met Patricia Arquette here. Its pretty cool.
183 locals recommend
Canter's Restaurant, Bakery, Deli and Bar
419 N Fairfax AveNick Cage met Patricia Arquette here. Its pretty cool.
This is an amazing place to have a personal trainer step up your work out. My friend Maria is a fantastic trainer and Taylor trains boxers and football players and regular people too!
Taylor Ramsdell - Strength & Conditioning Coach
This is an amazing place to have a personal trainer step up your work out. My friend Maria is a fantastic trainer and Taylor trains boxers and football players and regular people too!