It’s an indie comedy venue with many different things going on. I’d go there a lot if I lived in LA.
Try to see music at a bunch of places: the Roxy, the Echo, the Whiskey, Teragram, Zebulon, etc.
Go to museums! I love the Broad. It’s free, has a who’s who of modern art, and is like a party.
See movies at indie theaters. And at the Hollywood Forever cemetery.
Learn about the metro and public transportation.
I think what I’d mostly do is choose a neighborhood every weekend to visit and walk around. Do a little research to have two or three things to see, but do lots of wandering. Maybe pick something like birria tacos or ramen or cheeseburgers and try to find the best one.
The great and terrible thing about LA is that it’s huge and has a million things to do and see.
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FOOD
Places I love:
Nosferatu Pizza - such good pizza next to a cute beer and mezcal place you can order from
Por Siempre Vegano - really fucking good vegan tacos and super cheap, go to the restaurant not the stand
Orinoco - my favorite meat chicharron tacos
Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre - very cool experimental mexican food with no menu
Chilpa - good spot for chilaquiles
Cafe Nin - sister to the very famous Rosetta Bakery - same pastries but is cuter
Dr. Pizza
Chida la Arepa
MO+F
Paramo - upstairs part of a two floor establishment.
Choza - very hip food place with changing very small menu - only open friday, sunday and monday i think?
Elly's
Veguisima
Yellow Monkey
Cafes/Brunch: i have endless cafe recs, these are just a few i like
Rosetta Bakery - guyaba roll is the famous one
Baveno
Forte
Cardinal
Eno
Bou
Saint
Freims - good brunch spot
Lalo - also good brunch spot
Quentin
Cachi's - bagels
Classics/Street Food you have to try:
Rosetta Bakery - guyaba roll is the famous one
Casa de Toño - mexican fast food that is actually so good. the pozole here is my fave
El Autentico Pato Manila - really good duck tacos
Los Parados - classic mexican street tacos but at a real place
Churreria el Moro - churros
Esquites - my favorite one is on Nuevo Leon and Vicente Suarez infront of the CircleK
Chilaquiles Torta - chilaquiles but in a sandwich, there's a famous place on Alfonso Reyes but its a pop up so look it up
Tacos Cocuyos - in the historic center, just a hole in the wall, but super good tacos
Nicer places
Lardo - mediterranean ish, good brucn also
Maximo - balled out here for my birthday. its so good
Rosetta Restaurant - not super fancy but definitely lovely and really good food
Masala y Maiz - mexican indian fusion. really good wine pairings too
Botanico - havent been but have heard really good things
Contramar/ Entremar - very well known seafood places
Bars/cantina
La Feina - a very classic cantina
Bosforo - hip mezcal bar
La Riviera del Sur - cantina with cheap classic mexican food and drinks
Covadonga - cantina with classic mexican food
Montejo - another cantina
Handshake - speakeasy type bar with good cocktails (apparently one of the top bars in the world) **need a reservation
Cafe Paraiso
Tlecan Mezcaleria
Pulqueria Insurgentes
Club San Luis - salsa
Mama Rumba - also salsa
Felina
Baltra Bar
Zuzu
Casa Franca - a cool jazz bar
Zinco Jazz Club
Jardin Juarez - a fun outdoor bar with live music/djs some nights
Hugo - cute wine bar with tapas style food
Caiman - good cocktails
Loup - wine bar
La Chicha
Clubs/Parties
* in general the parties/events and their locations are found on instagram
Departamento - standard bar/club
Leonor - on thursday they have their gay night called BonBon
El Mickey Bar
Versaille 64 - on saturdays they have their gay night called Siq
Funk
Yuyu
Rico's - insane gay bar with many packed floors, lots of gay bars around it
Sunday Sunday * day party only on sundays
Cultura Subterannea * party that travels locations
Salon Perreo Millennial
Ext * travelling rave, check instagram
Signal *travelling hip hop party, check instagram
Diaspora * travelling party, check instagram
Nochenegra club *check instagram for events
ACTIVITIES
Neighborhoods to explore:
Escandon - where I live
Roma
Condesa / hipodromo
Juarez
Centro Historico
San Miguel Chapultepec
Coyoacan/San Angel
Museums/Galleries:
Jumex - free, small but cool
Frida Kahlo Museum - **needs to be booked in advance
Diego Rivera murals in the Secretaría de Educación Pública
Museo de Arte Popular
Anthropology Museum - massive and very impressive
Luis Barragán House
Other:
Lagunilla Antique market
Xochimilco Trajineras - old farming canals that are now recreationally used for these super cute little boat rides. its a very local activity. you rent by the hour and it doesnt matter how many people and you bring music, food and drinks and have a lil day party. its super fun
Parque Chapultepec - beautiful huge park with a castle. worth walking around, threre's a cool castle you can go in and get a nice view of the city from
Cineteca - old historic independent movie theatre. sometimes has cool
Parque Viveros
DAY TRIPS
Teotihuacán - nearby ruins. it might be cheesy but you can do a hot air balloon ride to overlook the ruins that looks very cool
Los Dinamos National Park
Desierto de los Leones National Park
Tepotzlan - 'magic' town about an hour and half away
Puebla/Cholula - cute city near by
Dec 14, 2024
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Go down to Brick Lane on Saturday or Sunday for the vintage market, it’s huge! Skip hotel breakfast and get a bagel from Beigel Bake while you’re there
Camden Market is where everyone goes. There’s lots of cute stalls and plenty of indie stores between the tourist traps. Try to go during the week because it can get overwhelming with people
Take advantage of the free (yes 100% free) museums!
V&A is a must, especially the costume wing
National Gallery/National Portrait Gallery is also nice
Also, cannot emphasize enough to only eat ethnic food while you’re there and eat as much as you can
Dishoom (if you can’t get a dinner res just stand in line for lunch) is still a top 3 meal of all time for me
Try and get a res at Darjeeling Express! Chef Asma Kahn and her all-women run kitchen were featured on Chefs Table if you want to get to know her and the restaurant better and cry so much
Zima is a v cute Russian spot in SoHo with cafe vibes and cool art
If you’re a garlic girlie, Garlic and Shots is right around the corner and has, yes, so many different shots you can take and so much good bar food with garlic
There’s also a casual Sri Lankan food place called Hoppers on the same block
Seriously, forget about going out of your way for British food. You’ll be disappointed every time
If you ever want to get out of SoHo, walking is so rewarding and there’s a ton a cute things to see. Also, the train is super easy (you can just use your phone to tap in and out now) if you want to explore other neighborhoods further out
Jan 3, 2025
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get the overground around Hackney ! It’s pretty!
most of the museums/galleries have free collections (both Tate modern & Tate Britain, national gallery, V&A as already mentioned — V&A definitely worth a visit) . i also love the museum of the home, the photographer’s gallery, & the ICA (ICA has a cinema and brilliant bookshop also, & it’s v near Trafalgar Square so you can combine classic tourist activity with Something more obscure lol!).
I am a big shopping gworl so i actually love dipping around carnaby street and libertys (which is so beautiful inside!).
depends where youre staying etc and if it stays sunny but honestly the quintessential summer thing to do would be : Sit in a pub with a garden !!!!!
& again - as it’s summer - highly recommend finding a gross little club or gig to go to. if I’m bored I just check resident advisor or dice and see whats coming up.
if you’re comfortable sharing which area you’re staying in then I can send more specific recs hehe
Aug 5, 2024
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