Old Hollywood comeback kid:
701 Stone Canyon Road — Bel Air
310-472-1211
Euro dandy crash pad:
1224 Beverwil Drive — Beverly Hills
310-277-2800
Spend a little, get a lot:
7950 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-272-4588
Mid-century model:
9400 West Olympic Boulevard — Beverly Hills
310-277-5221
Grand design:
1819 Ocean Avenue — Santa Monica
310-260-7500
For foodies and scenesters:
465 S. La Cienega Boulevard — Beverly Hills
310-247-0400
Hip kid party palace:
550 S Flower Street — Downtown L.A.
213-892-8080
Money is no object:
8221 Sunset Boulevard — West Hollywood
323-656-1010
Contemporary polish:
8440 Sunset Boulevard — West Hollywood
323-650-8999
Celeb crash pad:
7000 Hollywood Boulevard — Hollywood
323-466-7000
Pictured: Viceroy Santa Monica ocean view room -- Courtesy of Viceroy Hotels
Haute tapas:
SLS Hotel
465 S. La Cienega Boulevard — Beverly Hills
310-246-5555
Hipster pork palace:
435 N. Fairfax Avenue — Mid-City West
323-782-9225
Beachfront sushi:
22706 Pacific Coast Highway — Malibu
310-317-9140
Haute museum fare:
5905 Wilshire Boulevard — Mid-City West
323-857-6180
Surfer chic carbo loading:
533 Rose Avenue — Venice
310-399-6400
Start the day right:
143 S La Brea Avenue — Mid-City West
323-939-0151
Lunch like locals:
113 N. Robertson Boulevard — West Hollywood
310-274-8303
Scenester sushi:
11777 San Vicente Boulevard — Brentwood
310-207-8744
Nouveau Mexican:
8155 Melrose Avenue — Mid-City West
323-655-5009
Rat Pack chophouse:
6667 Hollywood Boulevard — Hollywood
323-467-7788
Expense account dinner:
176 North Canon Drive — Beverly Hills
310-385-0880
Globe-trotting locavore:
241 South San Pedro — Little Tokyo
213-626-5299
Classic seafood:
544 South Grand Avenue — Downtown L.A.
213-891-0900
Celeb chef Italian:
6602 Melrose Avenue — Hollywood
323-297-0100
Nose-to-tail Asian:
114 S. Central Avenue — Little Tokyo
213-620-1840
Family-style Peruvian:
9575 W. Pico Boulevard — Century City
310-277-0133
Cutting-edge foodie hang:
8360 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-651-5866
Multi-culti burgers:
850 South La Brea Avenue — Mid-Wilshire
323-931-3000
Classic brasserie:
8479 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-782-1104
Impress the clients:
9500 Wilshire Boulevard — Beverly Hills
310-276-8500
Lunch at The Ivy -- Courtesy of The Ivy
The new hotspot:
5574 Melrose Avenue — Hollywood
323-871-8699
Belgian beer hall:
1855 Industrial Street — Downtown L.A.
213-622-8100
Sexy speakeasy:
118 E. Sixth Street — Downtown L.A.
213-622-9999
Nouveau supper club:
9229 W. Sunset Boulevard — West Hollywood
310-274-7500
Old-Hollywood dive:
1657 Ocean Avenue — Santa Monica
310-395-1741
Star-studded cabaret:
7000 Hollywood Boulevard — Hollywood
323-466-7000
Celeb gin joint:
Untitled Bar at Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset Boulevard — West Hollywood
323-656-1010
Late-night dance palace:
The Standard
8300 Sunset Boulevard — West Hollywood
323-650-9090
For wine lovers:
2442 Hyperion Avenue — Silver Lake
323-662-2442
Skee ball and indie rock:
901 E. First Street — Downtown L.A.
213-427-0608
The bar at Pour Vous, L.A.'s newest nightspot -- Courtesy of Pour Vous
Rock-n-roll denim den:
4661 Hollywood Boulevard — Hollywood
323-913-3040
Retro treasures:
1001 Rose Bowl Drive — Pasadena
323-560-7469
Designer vintage:
8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-655-0223
Haute housewares:
7221 Beverly Boulevard — Hollywood
323-954-9300
Designer duds and homegoods:
8440 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-895-7880
Avant fashion:
7000 Romaine Street — Hollywood
888-563-6858
West Hollywood hipster:
8452 Melrose Avenue — West Hollywood
323-944-0311
Sneaker freak central:
112.5 S. La Brea Avenue — Mid-City West
323-937-6077
Japanese design deities:
1208 Abbot Kinney Boulevard — Venice
310-314-8448
Design-centric gifts:
1121 Abbot Kinney Boulevard — Venice
800-913-0071
Nickey Kehoe's haute housewares -- Courtesy of NK Shop
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Boulevard — Mid-City West
323-857-6000
Geffen Contemporary, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
250 South Grand Avenue — Downtown L.A.
213-626-6222
1200 Getty Center Drive — Brentwood
310-440-7300
628 Alamitos Avenue — Long Beach
562-437-1689
Chung King Road — Chinatown
39 South El Molino Avenue — Pasadena
626-356-7529
2301 N. Highland Avenue — Hollywood
323-850-2000
2525 Michigan Avenue — Santa Monica
310-453-7535
Los Angeles Conservancy Architecture Tours
213-430-4219
Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road — San Marino
626-405-2100
Pictured: Pasadena Playhouse -- Photo by Craig Schwartz
Top picks and insider tips from BLOUIN ARTINFO editors