Neighborhood

Echo Park

Name: Echo Park
Address: 1632 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA, US

234 locals recommend

Tips from locals

Nate

May 25, 2022

In the neighborhood! Restaurants and Cafes: (Walking Distance) Lady Byrd - cafe right on the corner of Baxter and Echo Park Ave. Valerie - bakery and cafe a few blocks down the hill on Echo Park Ave. Echo Park Market - a bodega/small market a few blocks down the hill on Echo Park Ave. Little Grocery Market - another bodega/small market a few blocks down the hill on Echo Park Ave. (Little further but still walking distance) Cookbook - a gourmet grocery with great sandwiches at lunchtime (until they sell out!) Glowing Juices - vegan market and lunch spot KG Bakery - bakery, mooncakes and bahn mi (Long walk or a quick drive) Combo A - Chinese food & boba order-at-the-counter spot Echo Park Donuts - donuts! Lassens - healthy grocery store Walgreens - pharmacy On Sunset (Once you make it down there - there are LOADS of great spots). Masa - deep dish pizza Monty’s - vegan burger shop Sticky Rice - Thai street food Sage - vegan restaurant and ice cream spot Blue Bottle - specialty coffee Honey Hi- healthy breakfast and lunch spot Guisados - among the best tacos in LA El Compadre - fun Mexican spot There’s a farmers market just off Sunset every Friday 3-7:30pm. There’s a Von’s supermarket just off Sunset on Alvarado.

Chris

May 25, 2021

Hipster central. Amazing lake to hangout around, Sunset Blvd has a bunch of cool shops, bars, and restaurants.

Shelley

February 10, 2020

WEST HOLLYWOOD/HOLLYWOOD/ GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY DAY: Park in the Farmer’s Market/Grove lot to see the Grove and have lunch in one of the stalls at the old Farmers Market or the Cheesecake Factory, etc. then take the car up Fairfax to Melrose, turn right and drive along (stop to shop if interested – lots of used clothing stores, etc.)…Go to La Brea and turn left, go to Hollywood Blvd. and turn right a few blocks and you’ll be at the Graumann’s Chinese (handprint) theater. Try to end up here AFTER dark (first you can go to the: Griffith Park Observatory for the sunset, beautiful Deco building and views over the city. There is also the Planetarium and you can see the shows at different hours during the day and night, they run often). You can go down the hill to hang out in Hollywood for dinner or, much better, you can combine this with Hollywood by taking Vine to Sunset and continuing down Sunset to Echo Park. There are many good restaurants and shops in this large area - a great place to wander and you can also see the lake with it’s lotus blossoms. ECHO PARK-SILVERLAKE/ Griffith Park Observatory These are the best hipster areas of Los Angeles. The Echoplex clubs and Masa (Latin fusion food) are pretty much the center of the area but Pine and Crane (new Chinese fusion) or Mza (Mediterranean) are in another center of this area. Sage or Elf Cafe (Vegan) are also good. It's worth seeing both the Silverlake side and the Echo Park side. You can always stop for a serious hipster coffee at Intelligentsia Coffee or LA Mill (amazingly good coffee and most expensive!)

Emi

October 25, 2019

Echo Park is a scruffy Eastside neighborhood with vibrant street murals and a lively nightlife scene. Indie music venues, trendy bars and taco trucks can be found along Sunset Boulevard, along with coffee shops, vegan eats and quirky boutiques. Echo Park Lake offers paddle boating among lotus flowers. Nearby is Dodger Stadium and hiking at Elysian Park. Angelino Heights is a picturesque nook with Victorian homes.