I love my second home in Los Angeles,
I wanted to share some of my top tips for people coming to visit!
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Best Hotels:
Santa Monica propper
Viceroy
Shutters by the beach
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Best Food in Santa Monica / Venice:
Gjelina. The vibes and the food there are spectacular. Go any time of the day, but it’s a really wonderful spot for dinner. Make sure to get a pizza
Sushi: Sushi Enya
Casual: Gjusta (their sourdough bread is mouth-watering) @gjustabakery
Seafood: Crudo e’ Nudo @crudo_e_nudo
Italian : Ospi @ospivenice or Vito restaurant
Coffee : Little Lunch @littlelunchcoffee
Fun late-night vibes : Dudley Market @dudleymarketvenice
Crudo Nudo – nice Japanese
Hiho burger – good burger chill / best burger
Forma on montana – pasta
Good boy bob – cafe
LALA land – cafe
Primo passo – dinner
Puglia – touch the lamps – dinner
El coyote – tacos
Street tacos – outside whole foods on Lincoln so good
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Things To do:
Abbot kinny (street with cool shops )
Montana – good street to walk up for coffee (around 10th street – 14th) in Santa Monica
Melrose markets near West Hollywood on weekends (I think sundays)
Westfield century city – best mall
Paradise cove. Best beach north of Malibu. There is a restaurant there that make great food you park down by the restaurant
Walk down rodeo drive
Pottery class – Still Life Studio Santa Monica
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