Food Scene
Irori Sushi
4371 Glencoe Aveamazing local sushi place with cute seating
Salt
13534 Bali Waypretty Marina views, good Mojitos
premier dining in Venice, but need reservations quite in advance
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Gjelina Take Away
1427 Abbot Kinney Blvdpremier dining in Venice, but need reservations quite in advance
Nueva
822 Washington Boulevardfun brunch spot with reasonable prices
Scopa Italian Roots
2905 Washington BlvdFine dining Italian
SOL Mexican Cocina | Playa Vista
12775 Millennium Drnearby good Mexican food
Casablanca
220 Lincoln BlvdKitchsy and great Mexican food with TEQUILA CART
Tony P's Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Waygreat views and delicious New Orleans pasta
Shopping
upscale shopping with several locally-sourced artisans
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney Boulevardupscale shopping with several locally-sourced artisans
lots of shops and restaurants near the Santa Monica Pier
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Downtown Santa Monica Station
402 Colorado Avelots of shops and restaurants near the Santa Monica Pier
lots of restaurants and you could hit the museum of jurassic technology too
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Culver City
lots of restaurants and you could hit the museum of jurassic technology too
Cinemark Playa Vista and XD
12746 W Jefferson Blvdgreat movie theatre
Sightseeing
Nearby hike with great views of Mid city to Century City to Santa Monica to the Ocean. Start at 7301 North Dunbarton Avenue Los Angeles CA 90045. It's a quick 6 minute drive from here.
beautiful canals with modern homes modeled after Venice Italy
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Venice Canals
beautiful canals with modern homes modeled after Venice Italy
Park across sunset for free parking
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Temescal Gateway Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
15601 Sunset BlvdPark across sunset for free parking
about a 5-10 minute drive. Good workout and great views.
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Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
6300 Hetzler Rdabout a 5-10 minute drive. Good workout and great views.
weird little "museum" you could spend a day in. It's not really a museum as a collection of oddities and tales.
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Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.weird little "museum" you could spend a day in. It's not really a museum as a collection of oddities and tales.
Planned community with restaurants, movie theatre, whole foods grocery store. very close by- a 20 minute walk. Lots of tech companies.
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Playa Vista
Planned community with restaurants, movie theatre, whole foods grocery store. very close by- a 20 minute walk. Lots of tech companies.
Manhattan Beach Pier
2 Manhattan Beach Blvddowntown manhattan beach upscale surf culture
Bike path directly to the beach. Pick up a metro bike rental (app) at Centinela and Lucile. type 5462 Lucile into google maps. It's about a 10 minute walk through the neighborhood.
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Ballona Creek Bike Path
Ballona Creek Bike PathBike path directly to the beach. Pick up a metro bike rental (app) at Centinela and Lucile. type 5462 Lucile into google maps. It's about a 10 minute walk through the neighborhood.
Ballona Creek Bike Path
Ballona Creek Bike PathParadise Cove Beach Cafe
28128 Pacific Coast HwyFood, loungers on the beach
Quickest beach, a bike ride away. Stop by Playa Provisison for a drink, coffee or food.
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Playa Del Rey Strand
7313-7351 S Marine AveQuickest beach, a bike ride away. Stop by Playa Provisison for a drink, coffee or food.
Coffee
good coffee about 5 minutes more than Starbucks on your walk
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Blue Bottle Coffee
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvdgood coffee about 5 minutes more than Starbucks on your walk
Starbucks
12100 Santa Monica Blvdnearby walking distance coffee
Grocery Stores
Pavilions
820 Montana Avenormal grocery store nearby
Whole Foods Market
225 Lincoln Blvdnearby grocery store
Target
735 S Figueroa Stnearby Target- but one is closer at the mall
Hiking
Temescal Canyon Trail
Temescal Canyon Trailbeautiful views of the coast and Century City
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Avehiking in the middle of Hollywood w views