LA
Brand Bookshop is one of LA.

1. Brand Bookshop

231 N Brand Blvd (btwn California & Wilson Ave.), Glendale, CA
Bookstore · City Center · 8 tips and reviews

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times: Brand Bookshop is the kind of used bookstore that's built for a long afternoon of browsing. It's got rows and rows -- and rows and rows and rows -- of books. And its prices are low. Read more.

BierBeisl is one of LA.

2. BierBeisl

9669 Santa Monica Blvd (btwn Bedford & Camden Dr), Beverly Hills, CA
German Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times: Bernhard Mairinger's emporium of schnitzel, milk-poached weisswurst and creamy goulasch is a purely Austrian restaurant of a sort we have never quite seen here. Read more.

Picca Peruvian Cantina is one of LA.

3. Picca Peruvian Cantina

9575 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · South Robertson · 91 tips and reviews

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times: Chef Ricardo Zarate is filtering Peruvian cooking through the aesthetics of the izakaya--meals you've been used to eating in L.A. Peruvian restaurants become plates meant to be shared. Read more.

Hungry Cat is one of LA.

4. Hungry Cat

1555 Vine St (at Sunset Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Central Hollywood · 80 tips and reviews

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times: The first rule of the kitchen seems to be: Don't mess too much with the fish. That means the Santa Barbara sea urchin isn't a source of intriguing richness, it's a sea urchin. Read more.

Guisados is one of LA.

5. Guisados

8.7
2100 E Cesar E Chavez Ave (at N St Louis St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Boyle Heights · 107 tips and reviews

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times: If you dare, try the tacos with chiles torreados, ultrahot chiles grown in Armando De La Torre's backyard, sautéed until they practically melt from the heat, served in a fresh tortilla. Read more.

Crossroads Music is one of LA.

6. Crossroads Music

6.1
3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd (btwn SE 32nd & SE 31st Ave), Portland, OR
Record Store · 6 tips and reviews
Joan's on Third is one of LA.

7. Joan's on Third

9.1
8350 W 3rd St (at Kings Rd), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Mid-City West · 288 tips and reviews
Banksy Dog is one of LA.

8. Banksy Dog

9901 Santa Monica Blvd (btwn Moreno & Charleville), Beverly Hills, CA
Art Gallery · 3 tips and reviews