Fafa
Guidebook for East Los Angeles

Food Scene

Our fave places to eat nearby.
Their food is just OK. But, it’s Starbucks for the fancy coffee folks.
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Starbucks
3000 San Gabriel Blvd
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Their food is just OK. But, it’s Starbucks for the fancy coffee folks.
great tacos
King Taco # 15
4300 E Olympic Blvd
great tacos
fancy tacos with homemade tortillas and great horchata!
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Guisados
1261 Sunset Blvd
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fancy tacos with homemade tortillas and great horchata!
craft beer and good food
BREW KITCHEN BAR
2328 S Garfield Ave
craft beer and good food
fried chicken
Phat Birds
4850 Fountain Avenue
fried chicken
get your kabob on!
The Mediterranean Kitchen
2480 S Atlantic Blvd
get your kabob on!
well known italian place with homemade pasta
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Maccheroni Republic
332 S Broadway
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well known italian place with homemade pasta
japanese bbq/tapas. great happy hour
Izakaya & BAR Fu-ga
111 San Pedro St
japanese bbq/tapas. great happy hour
byob italian place with no corkage!
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Colori Kitchen
2019 W 8th St
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byob italian place with no corkage!
good food and bar
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Little Easy
216 W 5th St
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good food and bar
craft beer and good sausages including some with exotic meats
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Wurstküche
800 East 3rd Street
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craft beer and good sausages including some with exotic meats
vegan and actually delicious
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Donut Friend
5107 York Blvd
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vegan and actually delicious
Open every Sunday, year round 10am-4pm. The largest weekly open air market in America with a hundred food and retail vendors. Beer garden as well! la.smorgasburg.com
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Smorgasburg
777 S Alameda St
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Open every Sunday, year round 10am-4pm. The largest weekly open air market in America with a hundred food and retail vendors. Beer garden as well! la.smorgasburg.com
Giant upscale food court with endless food options in the middle of DTLA!
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დიდი ცენტრალური ბაზარი
317 S Broadway
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Giant upscale food court with endless food options in the middle of DTLA!

Shopping

There are obviously more, but just google what you want/need! These are our closest faves!
duh its Target
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Target
735 S Figueroa St
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duh its Target
good selection of records
Record Jungle
2459 W Whittier Blvd
good selection of records
great shopping and dining at an outdoor outlet mall
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Citadel Outlets
100 Citadel Dr
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great shopping and dining at an outdoor outlet mall
Very fun bookstore with vinyl records too. Instagram-worthy hallways and an art gallery upstairs.
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
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Very fun bookstore with vinyl records too. Instagram-worthy hallways and an art gallery upstairs.

Drinks & Nightlife

We are not nightclub types so these are our low key go-to spots! Also live music venues (depending on the bands playing)!
Local brewery with live music and changing food trucks (on weekends).
Angry Horse Brewing
603 W Whittier Blvd
Local brewery with live music and changing food trucks (on weekends).
Brewery with full bar in hipster-y arts district with skee ball and board games. Connected counter food spot with good gastro pub selection.
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Arts District Brewing Company
828 Traction Ave
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Brewery with full bar in hipster-y arts district with skee ball and board games. Connected counter food spot with good gastro pub selection.
Large brewery with corn hole games and changing artwork.
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Angel City Brewery
216 S Alameda St
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Large brewery with corn hole games and changing artwork.
good food and craft beer by highland park brewery
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The Hermosillo
5125 York Blvd
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good food and craft beer by highland park brewery
cool bar with great decor and live music
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Villains Tavern
1356 Palmetto Street
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cool bar with great decor and live music
dive-ish. next to Colori Kitchen and near Little Easy
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Golden Gopher
417 W 8th St
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dive-ish. next to Colori Kitchen and near Little Easy
Fafa bartends here and Ryan’s rock band plays here! Come visit us!! Awesome dive-y lounge with cheap and yummy craft beers and cocktails! Rad outdoor patio and super good pizza!! Live music will start again after June 15! Our Airbnb guests will get our friends and family discount off the food and drinks if you visit during Fafa’s shift!
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Silverlake Lounge
2906 Sunset Blvd
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Fafa bartends here and Ryan’s rock band plays here! Come visit us!! Awesome dive-y lounge with cheap and yummy craft beers and cocktails! Rad outdoor patio and super good pizza!! Live music will start again after June 15! Our Airbnb guests will get our friends and family discount off the food and drinks if you visit during Fafa’s shift!

Entertainment & Activities

It’s LA. There are so many great things to do for entertainment and activities, depending on what you like! Google is your friend here. These are a couple things we do other than just drinking and eating.
bar-cade with retro games for a quarter! a whole room of vintage pinball machines!
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Eightytwo
707 E 4th Pl
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bar-cade with retro games for a quarter! a whole room of vintage pinball machines!
Small casino, no slot machines
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კომერსის კაზინო
6131 Telegraph Rd
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Small casino, no slot machines

Essentials

Local reacreational Marijuana Dispensaries that are great.
Great recreation cannabis store that is partnered with Jungle Brothers farms. 10 min drive from our place. Very premium selection and prices are on the higher side. Lines can get long during peak hours so outs best to go early.
TLC Collective
3650 E Olympic Blvd
Great recreation cannabis store that is partnered with Jungle Brothers farms. 10 min drive from our place. Very premium selection and prices are on the higher side. Lines can get long during peak hours so outs best to go early.
Great recreational dispensary within walking distance from our house! Very decent quality and good prices. Super friendly bud tenders!
East LA Cannabis
6009 East Olympic Boulevard
Great recreational dispensary within walking distance from our house! Very decent quality and good prices. Super friendly bud tenders!
MedMen Los Angeles - DTLA (S. Broadway)
735 S Broadway
The Apple store of weed.