LOS ANGELES LIST - 2009
> restaurants
> XIV - chef michael mina, small plates, a fun dining experience.
> Animal - awesome food. homage to pork and meat.
> Bistro LQ - a very fun tasty new spot in L.A.
> red O - rick bayless' new mexican spot.
> bazaar at SLS hotel - spanish and ecclectic, good people watching.
> pizzaria mozza - mariio batalis pizzaria. get the pizza bianca.
> osteria mozza - mario batalis osteria.
> mastros - best steak in town
> church and state - new downtown restaurant.
> orris - french japanse small plates
> dan tanas - an LA staple. best garlic bread and marinara in town..
> cecconis - italian, sceney.
> dominicks - italian, half outside with fireplace. best artichokes in town.
> craft - tom colichios restaurant. great bar menu..
> 8oz. burger bar - open late, and its a bar. chorizo stuffed fried olives, kobe corn dogs,
> fathers office - best burgers in town, and a sick selection of beers..
> AOC - small plates. one of the best restaurants in town.
> Simon LA - in the sofitel. chef kerry simon, cotton candy..
> Mr. Chow - high-end bev hills chinese food, expensive, but good.
> Takao - my favorite sushi place in town. low key.
> matsuhisa - trendier sushi, but good.
> Izikaya by katsuya - small japanese plates. fun little place.
> Bombay cafe - amazing indian food. new school
> yang chow - best traditional chinese. get the slippery shrimp and dumplings. amazing
> manna or chosun galbi - two excellent and korean BBQ places..
> el cholo - great mexican food in santa monica.
> comme ca - this restaurant has mixologists that serve great drinks. tasty bistro
> Toi - rock & roll thai food open till 4 am
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> breakfast/brunch/diner
> street - one of my fav new brunch spots. and also a fantastic restaurant option.
> canters - 24 hour hollywood deli
> casa del mar - classy hotel brunch by the ocean in SM
> shutters - more laid back beachy hotel by the ocean in SM (next door to casa del mar)
> kate mantillini - great diner open late, especially brunch. german apple pancakes.
> joes - venice for brunch or diner. classy place. very good food.
> viceroy - hotel in SM. good brunch and drinks at night..
> jon o'groats - westside scottish pancake spot.
> swingers - diner is in SM and also hollywood. open late 4am? brunch or dinner..
> BLD - brunch, lunch& dinner in weho. crepes, breakfast sandwiches, cheeses, etc..
> Urth cafe - in SM, hollywood and bev hills. very good coffee and food spot. healthy.
> roscoes house of chicken and waffles - you can't understand until you've been.
> quality - good solid breakfast spot in weho
> basix - good quality breakfast in weho
> barney greengrass - good lox & fish in the deli at the top of BarneysNYC. good view
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> drinks
> tiki ti - a tiny tiki bar. cash only. you can smoke here. its fun and crazy. east side
> red lion - east side, lederhosn & big beers, piano bar in front, beer garden in the back.
> The Edison - used to be the power building, now a huge bar. a very very cool space.
> 7 Grand, one of the best bars downtown. pool tables and scotch...
> jumbos clown room - hollywood dive. bikini bar.
> Yamashiro - for view and drinks only... - on the top of a huge hill. japanese fortress.
> other room - wine bar on abbot kinney in venice
> moonshadows - malibu - on the beach. fun for lunch or late drinks.
> bar marmont - bar and restaurant at chateu marmont on sunset.
> bar lubitch - hollywood
> Belmont - bar, good food, bloody mary bar, mac and cheese..
> jones - dark bar with italian food.
> circle bar - venice
> SLS hotel for drinks - sceney bar/hotel. hip. mixologists and a dessert bar.
> Standard hotel - on sunset. great view, and drinks. brunch, etc..
> Citizen smith - hollywood bar with small plates. sceney.
> the woods - laid back bar with cabiny feel. less sceney..
> Viceroy - cool santa monica hotel with great bar sceney.
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> people watching/stuff to do
> neptunes net - up the coast, 5 min past malibu line, seafood, view, beach..
> getty museum and restaurant - westside musuem and view.
> santa monica prominade
> the grove and farmers market
> the arclight - if you want to see a film. best theater in town.
> venice boardwalk
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> Clubs
> MI6, Guys & Dolls, Playhouse, the colony, MYhouse, kress, etc
