Ellyse’s guidebook

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Food scene

This places is a famous bakery chain all around Los angeles! I suggest you try their potato balls and cheese rolls- make sure to try when they're warm!
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Porto's Bakery and Cafe
315 N Brand Blvd
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This places is a famous bakery chain all around Los angeles! I suggest you try their potato balls and cheese rolls- make sure to try when they're warm!
This is a chicago style deep dish pizza place. One of my favorite places to take friends if they've come to LA to travel. Beware it takes about 45 minutes for the pizza to bake because of the large portion of cheese and crust! The whole pizza is pretty huge. It's a good place for a group to hangout and chat. The parking is bit of a hassle, so if you can uber that would be more convenient. There are many cute shops nearby.
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Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe
1800 Sunset Blvd
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This is a chicago style deep dish pizza place. One of my favorite places to take friends if they've come to LA to travel. Beware it takes about 45 minutes for the pizza to bake because of the large portion of cheese and crust! The whole pizza is pretty huge. It's a good place for a group to hangout and chat. The parking is bit of a hassle, so if you can uber that would be more convenient. There are many cute shops nearby.
If you love pizza+bar, this is the type of place you want to go. Located in downtown arts district, their pizza features some of the most authentic Italian flavors. There is a door by the entrance of the restaurant that almost can be mistaken as a bathroom, but it's actually a hidden bar. I recommend trying their classic margarita pizza!
LUPETTI
710 E 4th Pl
If you love pizza+bar, this is the type of place you want to go. Located in downtown arts district, their pizza features some of the most authentic Italian flavors. There is a door by the entrance of the restaurant that almost can be mistaken as a bathroom, but it's actually a hidden bar. I recommend trying their classic margarita pizza!
This Icecream place is a gem of Atwater Village. They feature one of the most unique flavors! Definitely give it a try. Parking is located behind.
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Wanderlust Creamery
3134 Glendale Blvd
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This Icecream place is a gem of Atwater Village. They feature one of the most unique flavors! Definitely give it a try. Parking is located behind.
One thing about Glendale is- it will be very hard to find a decent sushi spot. So the nearest and budget option is in Burbank. The quality is decent. This is a korean owned restaurant so beware of waitresses sounding too blunt-but they mean no harm. I suggest to try their Chirashi :) But not their dessert. Please go somewhere else for that.
Sushi Dake
1722 W Verdugo Ave
One thing about Glendale is- it will be very hard to find a decent sushi spot. So the nearest and budget option is in Burbank. The quality is decent. This is a korean owned restaurant so beware of waitresses sounding too blunt-but they mean no harm. I suggest to try their Chirashi :) But not their dessert. Please go somewhere else for that.
If you are feeling like Dimsum or dumpling or some fine chinese cuisine, this is the nearest spot in Glendale I would recommend. For an authentic chinese spot, please head towards monterey park or Chinatown! Despite of it being franchise, it serves some of the most quality dimsum. Parking is free valet if you dine in, and they let you park momentarily for pick up. This spot is within walkable distance so please don't hesitate to stop here! It's usually crowded, beware of waiting line.
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Din Tai Fung
1164 Caruso Ave
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If you are feeling like Dimsum or dumpling or some fine chinese cuisine, this is the nearest spot in Glendale I would recommend. For an authentic chinese spot, please head towards monterey park or Chinatown! Despite of it being franchise, it serves some of the most quality dimsum. Parking is free valet if you dine in, and they let you park momentarily for pick up. This spot is within walkable distance so please don't hesitate to stop here! It's usually crowded, beware of waiting line.
If you need a hip coffee shop within a hip neighborhood, this is the spot you want to go to. 10-15minutes by car, depending on which time of day you would like to go. (Obviously avoid traffic hours!) The owner is very particular about how he makes his coffee. Located in Highland Park, this is the spot you can walk around to see other cute shops, bars, and restaurants. If you don't feel like going all the way downtown to experience nightlife, this is a place for you get a taste of what it's like.
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Kumquat Coffee Co.
4936 York Blvd
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If you need a hip coffee shop within a hip neighborhood, this is the spot you want to go to. 10-15minutes by car, depending on which time of day you would like to go. (Obviously avoid traffic hours!) The owner is very particular about how he makes his coffee. Located in Highland Park, this is the spot you can walk around to see other cute shops, bars, and restaurants. If you don't feel like going all the way downtown to experience nightlife, this is a place for you get a taste of what it's like.
After a change in my once-favorite thai restaurant's chef, this became my new place to go. Their pad see ew is amazing! You can also use delivery app to get the food if you like.
Angel Thai Cuisine
6420 San Fernando Rd
After a change in my once-favorite thai restaurant's chef, this became my new place to go. Their pad see ew is amazing! You can also use delivery app to get the food if you like.
Do not go to glendale for a good Pho/Bahn Mi! You want to come here to a tasty vietnamese noodle and sandwich. All the locals come here for a pho-never anywhere else unless you're hitting an asian neighborhood. This is the nearest good choice.
Pho Hot
6306 San Fernando Rd
Do not go to glendale for a good Pho/Bahn Mi! You want to come here to a tasty vietnamese noodle and sandwich. All the locals come here for a pho-never anywhere else unless you're hitting an asian neighborhood. This is the nearest good choice.
This is the place to go if you want to bunch of instagrammers and their instagram-worthy brunches with fancy interior design. You will be lining up and will have to street park, but the food is truly delicious and you won't regret it.
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Lemon Poppy Kitchen
3324 Verdugo Rd
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This is the place to go if you want to bunch of instagrammers and their instagram-worthy brunches with fancy interior design. You will be lining up and will have to street park, but the food is truly delicious and you won't regret it.
I saw at least 5 girls taking their instagram photos here. The food is delicious, it is sort of an unscale brunch vibe place. Locals just come in sweatpants and instagrammers with boots and straw hats. The food is very delicious! I tried their eggs benedict and pancake and I ended up finishing every single piece on the plate. Located in Echopark, you will street park here and might have to wait as well. Make sure to walk around to see shops !
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Pollen
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I saw at least 5 girls taking their instagram photos here. The food is delicious, it is sort of an unscale brunch vibe place. Locals just come in sweatpants and instagrammers with boots and straw hats. The food is very delicious! I tried their eggs benedict and pancake and I ended up finishing every single piece on the plate. Located in Echopark, you will street park here and might have to wait as well. Make sure to walk around to see shops !
If you are up for a Japanese egg/katsu sandwich, this will be the place you'll go. Located in Echo Park, this is very close to the Echo Park Lake as well. I've waited for a little over an hour for this place, but I was with 4 people. Try with a smaller party because they only have a very few bar seating. You can also do take out-which will also have to be a long wait. But there is no other place I know in Los Angeles that will sell you fresh made egg sandwich.
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Konbi
1463 Sunset Blvd
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If you are up for a Japanese egg/katsu sandwich, this will be the place you'll go. Located in Echo Park, this is very close to the Echo Park Lake as well. I've waited for a little over an hour for this place, but I was with 4 people. Try with a smaller party because they only have a very few bar seating. You can also do take out-which will also have to be a long wait. But there is no other place I know in Los Angeles that will sell you fresh made egg sandwich.
This is a secret breakfast place I will tell nobody unless they are very close to me. I cherish this place because you will find no other brunch place like this! Mediterranean/modern style cuisine in a little home-like environment. This place is in Atwater Village which is 5-10 minutes by car-walking distance with Wanderlust creamery and many other vintage shops/restaurants. This place might be hard to find since the signage is small and the door doesn't look like it's a restaurant entrance. Still worth a visit.
Thank You for Coming
3416 Glendale Blvd
This is a secret breakfast place I will tell nobody unless they are very close to me. I cherish this place because you will find no other brunch place like this! Mediterranean/modern style cuisine in a little home-like environment. This place is in Atwater Village which is 5-10 minutes by car-walking distance with Wanderlust creamery and many other vintage shops/restaurants. This place might be hard to find since the signage is small and the door doesn't look like it's a restaurant entrance. Still worth a visit.
Atwater Village and glendale locals go crazy for this little bakery shop. Portos is famous, but this is the one I love. They satisfied my picky-asian dad. Croissants are crunchy and soft inside, cakes are heavenly and all their baked goods run out by 3pm-which isn't even their closing time. Walkable distance from Wanderlust Creamery and Thank You for Coming!
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Proof Bakery
3156 Glendale Blvd
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Atwater Village and glendale locals go crazy for this little bakery shop. Portos is famous, but this is the one I love. They satisfied my picky-asian dad. Croissants are crunchy and soft inside, cakes are heavenly and all their baked goods run out by 3pm-which isn't even their closing time. Walkable distance from Wanderlust Creamery and Thank You for Coming!
cool american diner type of place that serves very delicious food! It's in Eagle Rock, where many hip restaurants and coffee shops are starting to appear.
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Cindy's
1500 Colorado Blvd
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cool american diner type of place that serves very delicious food! It's in Eagle Rock, where many hip restaurants and coffee shops are starting to appear.
Modern American cuisine. If you feel like going out for a classy meal, this is a nice quaint restaurant located in eagle rock. Street parking is available across the restaurant by the church. Reservation is recommended. This is a perfect date spot.
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Little Beast Restaurant
1496 Colorado Blvd
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Modern American cuisine. If you feel like going out for a classy meal, this is a nice quaint restaurant located in eagle rock. Street parking is available across the restaurant by the church. Reservation is recommended. This is a perfect date spot.

Sightseeing

Griffith Observatory is famous for their featuring site of the movie LALALand. It's a beautiful sight of the city especially at night. They started accepting parking fees, and usually around 6pm it gets VERY crowded with human/car traffic. It's worth visiting if you loved the movie or would love to see night scenery!
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Griffith Observatory
2800 East Observatory Road
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Griffith Observatory is famous for their featuring site of the movie LALALand. It's a beautiful sight of the city especially at night. They started accepting parking fees, and usually around 6pm it gets VERY crowded with human/car traffic. It's worth visiting if you loved the movie or would love to see night scenery!
Great jogging/sight seeing area if you would like to just walk around to feel the neighborhood. During fall the water lilies bloom and it's very pretty. Beware of homeless people because they will be tenting out and the smell might bother you (Welcome to Los Angeles.) But it's a cute little park with so many other shops to stop by!
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Echo Park Lake
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Great jogging/sight seeing area if you would like to just walk around to feel the neighborhood. During fall the water lilies bloom and it's very pretty. Beware of homeless people because they will be tenting out and the smell might bother you (Welcome to Los Angeles.) But it's a cute little park with so many other shops to stop by!
Shop here! I'm so blessed and cursed to be so near this plaza. There is a nice fountain nearby for you to walk around, trams go around the mall, there are people with cute little dogs. Catch a movie at the Pacific 16 Glendale theatre! Grab a famous Earl-Grey Pie from PieHole stand right across from Anthropology. If you feel like Boba, please head to Boba time! I don't recommended Honey Boba in Americana Brand. Macaron is acceptable at Laduree, but please do not get macaron from Glendale galleria mall.
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The Americana at Brand
889 Americana Way
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Shop here! I'm so blessed and cursed to be so near this plaza. There is a nice fountain nearby for you to walk around, trams go around the mall, there are people with cute little dogs. Catch a movie at the Pacific 16 Glendale theatre! Grab a famous Earl-Grey Pie from PieHole stand right across from Anthropology. If you feel like Boba, please head to Boba time! I don't recommended Honey Boba in Americana Brand. Macaron is acceptable at Laduree, but please do not get macaron from Glendale galleria mall.

Neighborhoods

Little Tokyo is amazing! If you want authentic family-style japanese food, or okonomiyaki, dango, ramen, udon, this is the place for you. Beware the parking might be a hassle. There are a lot of goods store, daiso(10cents shop), restaurants and snack places including cool bars for you to experience.
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Little Tokyo
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Little Tokyo is amazing! If you want authentic family-style japanese food, or okonomiyaki, dango, ramen, udon, this is the place for you. Beware the parking might be a hassle. There are a lot of goods store, daiso(10cents shop), restaurants and snack places including cool bars for you to experience.