Go Shop View archives

• 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
  meltcomics.com
  

• 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
  weareinresidence.com
  

• 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
  fredsegalrocksandsilk.com
  




• 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
  beverlyhillskitty.com
  

• 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
  shopplanetblue.com
  

• 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

• 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
  hollywoodbowl.com
  

• 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
  hollywoodbowl.com
  

• 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
  broadwayla.org
  

 

Go Eat View archives

• 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
  applepan.com
  

• 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
  dominicksrestaurant.com
  

• 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
  310-657-1182




• 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
  wolfgangpuck.com
  

• 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
  ogroatsrestaurant.com
  

• 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

• 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
  www.chateaumarmont.com
  

• 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
  villainstavern.com
  

• 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