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LOS ANGELES IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING./
THE CITY HAS BEEN A BEACON TO THOSE SEEKING FAME OR FORTUNE FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN REMEMBER./ WHETHER IT WAS THE GOLD RUSH OR THE SILVER SCREEN, THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING DRAWING PEOPLE IN: AN INFLUX OF OUTSIDERS LURED BY THE PROMISE OF WEALTH + STARDOM UNDER THE GOLDEN CALIFORNIA SUN./ WHILE, ON THE FLIPSIDE, CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY HAD BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH GANG CULTURE, UNSAFE FOR THE AVERAGE VISITOR./
RECENT DECADES HAVE SEEN A TON OF TRANSFORMATION, WITH EVEN FORMER ‘NO-GO’ AREAS IN DTLA TURNED INTO A THRIVING ARTS DISTRICT./ THE RESULT IS A VIBRANT MELTING POT OF CULTURES + IDENTITIES THAT LEND THE CITY A UNIQUE APPEAL./
FAMOUS FOR ITS URBAN SPRAWL, L.A. SPILLS OUT ACROSS A VAST AREA, WHICH CAN BECOME A BIT OVERWHELMING./ WITH OUR F1FTY LOS ANGELES GUIDE, WE’LL HELP YOU WEAVE A PATH THROUGH THE GRIT + THE GLAMOUR./
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NIGHT + MARKET
STARTED BY CHEF KRIS YENBAMROONG, THIS RESTAURANT IN WEHO DESCRIBES ITS VIBE AS ‘CALIFORNIA CHILL MEETS BANGKOK FRENZY’, MELDING OLD SCHOOL THAI WITH 90s ASIAN-FUSION INFLUENCES./ BRANCHES NOW ACROSS THE CITY. //
@ntmrkt //
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CHARLIE VILLIERS //
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THE BROAD
THIS ART MUSEUM OPENED IN DOWNTOWN IN 2015, HOUSING A COLLECTION OF 2000+ PIECES./ THE MUSEUM’S STRIKING WHITE CONCRETE EXOSKELETON GIVES WAY TO THE DARK + SEVERE CAVE-LIKE LOBBY./ VISITORS TAKE AN ESCALATOR TO THE EXHIBITION SPACE. //
thebroad.org //
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F1FTY //
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VESPERTINE
ARCHITECTURE + FOOD COLLIDE AT JORDAN KHAN’S INCREDIBLE VESPERTINE./ MORE THAN A RESTAURANT, THIS PLACE IS ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE./ TAKE A SEAT IN ONE OF THE STEEL SEATS + WATCH THE THEATRICAL MENU UNFOLD BEFORE YOUR EYES./ NOT CHEAP. BUT WHAT KIND OF ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE IS?! //
@vespertine.la //
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F1FTY //
MTN VENICE
CHEF TRAVIS LETT TAKES THE IZAKAYA CONCEPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AT MTN VENICE./ DARK INTERIORS OF BLACK WOOD + FLAGSTONE FLOORS SERVE AS THE BACKDROP FOR THE FRESH, MODERN, JAPANESE FARE. //
mtnvenice.com //
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F1FTY //
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HUNTINGTON GARDENS
THE DESERT GARDEN AT HUNTINGTON LIBRARY IS ONE OF HEATHER LINCOLN’S FAVOURITE PLACES IN LA./ THE FASHION ENTREPRENEUR LOVES THE ‘ENCHANTING’ PLACE FOR ITS ‘FASCINATING, WILD ARRAY OF SUCCULENTS + CACTI’. //
huntington.org //
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HEATHER LINCOLN //
VIRGIL NORMAL
POPULAR CONCEPT STORE IN SILVERLAKE, SPECIALIZING IN APPAREL + LIFESTYLE ACCESSORIES./ THEY CARRY A MIX OF VINTAGE + NEW CLOTHING, ALONGSIDE CAREFULLY CURATED BOOKS, RECORDS, ART SUPPLIES + HOME PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS HOSTING CULTURAL EVENTS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. //
@virgilnormal //
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F1FTY //
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NEUTRA VDL HOUSE
THE FORMER HOME + STUDIO OF ARCHITECT, RICHARD NEUTRA, HAS BEEN DUBBED AN EXPERIMENT IN URBAN LIVING./ ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE BURNED DOWN IN 1963, THE REBUILT HOME BECAME A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2016./ 30-MINUTE TOURS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. //
@vdlhouse //
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F1FTY //
GO GET EM TIGER
THIS CHAIN OF COFFEE SHOPS BEGAN POPPING UP IN LA IN 2012./ NOW WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY, EACH BRANCH HAS ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, WITH BRIGHT COLOURS THAT POP, ENSURING THAT YOUR COFFEE BREAK WON’T BE BORING. //
@ggetla //
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F1FTY //
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CHATEAU MARMONT
IF WALLS COULD TALK./ OPEN SINCE 1927, SITTING ON ITS PERCH ABOVE SUNSET, CHATEAU MARMONT HAS BEEN A PLAYGROUND FOR THE RICH + FAMOUS./ RENOWNED FOR ITS DISCRETION, WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CHATEAU, STAYS AT THE CHATEAU. //
@chateaumarmont //
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F1FTY //
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THE PRINCE
ONE OF THE CITY’S OLDEST BARS, THE PRINCE IN KOREATOWN OOZES OLD SCHOOL GLAMOUR./ THE RED LEATHER BOOTHS, STAINED GLASS WINDOWS + QUIRKY LAMPS HAVE BEEN A BACKDROP FOR SHOWS LIKE MADMEN + NEW GIRL. //
@theprincela //
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F1FTY //
HINANO CAFÉ
THIS DIVE BAR IN VENICE IS LOVED BY ADVERTISING GURU + CREATIVE MASTERMIND, EDI INDERBITZIN, FOR ITS NO-FRILLS GRUB: ‘THE BEST BURGER ON THE WESTSIDE. HANDS DOWN.’ EXPECT DELICIOUS + DIRTY BURGERS SERVED WITH A BAG OF CHIPS! //
@hinanovenice //
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EDI INDERBITZIN //
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BODEGA
BOSTON-BASED BRAND BODEGA BRINGS ITS UNIQUE APPROACH TO STREETWEAR + SNEAKER CULTURE TO LA AT ROW DTLA./ THE SLICK STORE IS HIDDEN AWAY BEHIND A FAKE STOREFRONT DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE AN OLD-SCHOOL BODEGA, COMPLETE WITH PRODUCT-LINED SHELVES + BRIGHTLY-COLOURED SIGNAGE. //
@bodega //
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F1FTY //
N/NAKA
CHEF NIKI NAKAYAMA’S RESTAURANT IS THE STUFF OF LEGEND./ LA-BORN-AND-RAISED, CHEF NAKAYAMA TOOK 3 YEARS TRAVELLING AROUND JAPAN TO LEARN EVERY ASPECT OF THE COUNTRY’S CUISINE, CULMINATING IN HER BRILLIANT KAISEKI MENUS./ THE CHEF’S ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS NEXT LEVEL: THE RESTAURANT IS FAMOUS FOR NEVER SERVING THE SAME MENU TWICE TO THE SAME GUEST. //
@nnakarestaurant //
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F1FTY //
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YOUR RECOMMENDATION!
BECOME A PART OF OUR GROWING F1FTY COMMUNITY./ SHARE ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE PLACES IN YOUR CITY + HELP US CREATE A TRULY UNIQUE CITY GUIDE! //
#share_your_city
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F1FTY LOS ANGELES // City Guide
This article has been edited with great care. Content was compiled based on facts available at the time of going to press. But cities live and breathe, and information is subject to change, so travellers are advised to check for updates from the respective location before your visit. All of the businesses mentioned in this guide were chosen at the discretion of F1FTY or its contributors. None of the brands or businesses featured paid for mentioning in any way.
All photos featured in this guide are copyright F1FTY, with the exception of: Cover (Credit: The Broad Museum by Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash); Night + Market (Credit: Instagram @ntmrkt); The Broad (Credit: Brayden Law on Unsplash); Vespertine (Credit: Instagram @vespertine.la); MTN Venice (Credit: Copyright MTN Venice); Neutra VDL House Credit: Photography by David Hartwell in April 2011, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License); Go Get Em Tiger (Credit: Instagram @ggetla); The Prince (Credit: Instagram @theprincela); Hinano Café (Credit: Instagram @hinanovenice);
Bodega (Credit: Copyright Bodega); N/NAKA (Credit: Spring Menu 2019. Copyright N/NAKA). Some images have been edited.