LOS ANGELES
Go Shop View archives
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Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
Despite the cutting edge comic books and anime at this store, it's more chic than geek, as the coolest of LA’s pop culture connoisseurs mix and mingle here while shopping for odd obsessions like toddlersized Baby Melt clothes while taking in evening comedy and art shows. (9/2011)
7522 W Sunset Blvd
323-851-7283
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In Residence
As much a lifestyle sampler as it is a boutique, this 1,000- square-foot vintage-feeling but of-the-moment shop adroitly offers everything from breezy basic tees to glam cocktail dresses, designer jeans, and preppy menswear. (9/2011)
2051 Sawtelle Blvd
310-312-2049
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Fred Segal Rocks & Silk
This famed shopping mecca’s Rocks & Silks department features LA-exclusive designer accessories. Rocks include Rosselle Designs’ edgy, Baliinspired jewelry rocked by the likes of Rihanna, while the Silks have fashionistas and hippies wearing Come to Mama’s tiedyed slips and camisoles. (9/2011)
500 Broadway, Santa Monica
310- 394-8186
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Beverly Hills Kitty
More than just a store dedicated to Sanrio’s adorable Japanese-feline-turned-globalicon, this shop is a shrine! If there’s a product emblazoned with the warm-and-fuzzy character’s likeness—from school supplies to high-end toys and jewelry—you’ll find it here. (9/2011)
910 S Robertson Blvd
310-652- 2904
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Planet Blue Malibu
Planet Blue’s original flagship outpost in the Malibu Country Mart remains young Hollywood’s hippest source of the easiest, breeziest and beachiest couture, where Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Kim Kardashian snare SoCal styles suitable for either clubhopping or just hangin’ out surfside. (9/2011)
3835 Cross Creek Rd
310-317-9975
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Creature Features
This house of horrors offers fans of sci-fi, fantasy and spine-tingling cinema a comprehensive selection of merchandise, music, memoirs and memorabilia. Geek gods like FX master Ray Harryhausen occasionally stop by for coveted signings. (9/2011)
280 W Sierra Madre Blvd
626-355- 9100
creaturefeatures.com
Go See View archives
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Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
The Hollywood Hills will be alive with the sounds of The Sound of Music: The 1965 classic is projected on the world’s largest outdoor movie screen as the audience joins in song with a cinematic Julie Andrews and her Von Trapp charges. Sept. 24. (9/2011)
At the Hollywood Bowl 2301 N Highland Ave
323-850-2000
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Walt Disney’s Fantasia
Conductor John Mauceri waves his magic wand—er, baton—over the Bowl’s orchestra, which plays classical music as accompaniment to Fantasia, Disney’s groundbreaking 1940 animated film. The show culminates in a fireworks display that’s almost as colorful as Mickey’s sorcerer apprenticeship. Aug. 19-21. (9/2011)
At The Hollywood Bowl 2301 N Highland Ave
323-850-2000
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Shrek the Musical
Hollywood’s most famous ogre—of the green variety, at least—takes this historic stage for a live musical interpretation of the beloved DreamWorks animated film, complete with a sassy donkey, a feisty princess and a nervous gingerbread man. July 12-31. (9/2011)
At the Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd
323-468-1770
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Go Eat View archives
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The Apple Pan
The menu served up on the U-shaped counter was exactly the same when this always-busy, beloved diner opened in 1947. It features two burgers, five sandwiches, french fries and six pie varieties. $ (9/2011)
10801 W Pico Blvd
310-475-3585
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Dominick’s
When it opened in 1948, this Little Italy-type neighborhood hangout was exclusively reserved for “friends and family” (like Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, no big deal). Today its warm, brick patio keeps the chummy camaraderie alive by serving up wine, cocktails and Italian cuisine for an extended clan. Try the traditional spaghetti and meatballs. (9/2011)
8715 Beverly Blvd
310-652-2335
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Il Sole
Hollywood nightlife impresario Brent Bolthouse recently gave this classic Italian bistro on the Strip a fabulous makeover. Celebs like Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Alba come here to savor chef Isaac Rivera’s indulgent dishes, like the divine Dover sole. $$$$ (9/2011)
8741 Sunset Blvd
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CUT Beverly Hills
With a chic, wood-paneled design by architect Richard Meier, walls lined with prestigious contemporary art, and regulars like Tom Cruise, this stylish steakhouse looks as delectable as its Michelin-honored menu by celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck (the Kobe beef short ribs are a signature). $$$$$ (9/2011)
At the Beverly Wilshire Hotel 9500 Wilshire Blvd
310-276-8500
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John O’Groats
For LA power-breakfasting—in jeans instead of Armani—nothing beats this Westside spot. Go for the Huevos O’Groats (a biscuit-dough tortilla stuffed with eggs, cheese, black beans, onions, peppers, salsa and sour cream) with a sweet stack of pumpkin pancakes on the side. $$$ (9/2011)
10516 Pico Blvd
310-204-0692
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Sweet E’s Bake Shop
The beautifully decorated delicacies look almost too perfect to eat, but TV tastemakers like Kim Kardashian and Whitney Port—who designed her own cinnamon-flavored mini-cupcakes- on-a-stick—put in extra hours at the gym for them. $ (9/2011)
1417 S Robertson Blvd
323-422- 8885
sweetesbakeshop.com
Go Party View archives
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BAR MARMONT
With monarch butterflies pinned to the ceiling under the glow of red lanterns, it’s the Strip’s prime stargazing spot—and we mean the celebrity kind, as the Chateau Marmont’s proximity consistently lures A-listers as well as an eclectic mix of Hollywood scenesters. (9/2011)
8171 W Sunset Blvd
323-650-0575
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Villains Tavern
A faux-nefarious villains den with mosaic walls made of nearly 150 vintage bottles and purposely mismatched barware to suggest it was stolen, this out-of-the-way bar in downtown’s Artist’s District is perfect for partners-in-crime to scheme over cocktails (like The Stan Lee, made of hibiscus flowerinfused, gin, simple syrup, egg) or nibble on bourbon bacon caramel corn, burgers, tacos and hotdogs in an environment lavishly designed to appear assembled with stolen booty. (9/2011)
1356 Palmetto St
213-613-0766
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Voyeur
Celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton are drawn to this exotic nightclub where the star-studded (and star-searching) clientele lounges on Chesterfield sofas, listens to celeb-DJ-powered dance tracks and watches dancers undulate above the crowd. (9/2011)
7969 Santa Monica Blvd
310-255- 1111
voyeur7969.com
Fun Fact!
Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport
was named after the famed
comedian, a local who kept
his private jet there.
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