Best of LA: 2013 Archives | Los Angeles Magazine

At A.O.C. Christiaan Rollich’s salad-in-a-glass comes in a vodka version but tastes just as fresh with chamomile tea, basil, arugula, jalapeño, cucumber, and lime.

Website: http://aocwinebar.com

Neighborhood: Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, West Hollywood

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Restaurants, Small Plates

Adamm’s Stained Glass Studio & Art Gallery

1426 4th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90401

This lively gallery off the 3rd Street Promenade showcases fragile masterpieces of more than 175 glass artists from North America.

Website: http://www.adammsgallery.com

Neighborhood: Santa Monica

Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Shop, Best of LA: 2013

Aladin Sweets & Market

139 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90007

At Aladin Sweets & Market, folks stop in for glasses of milky tea with honey-dipped fried pastries, though savory dishes are the main draw.

Website: http://www.aladinla.com

Neighborhood: Downtown

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Restaurants, Southeast Asian

Altadena Golf Course

1456 E. Mendocino St., Los Angeles, CA, 91001

626-797-3821

Altadena Golf Course has you teeing off on a putting green of natural grass that’s been recently upgraded along with the café, cocktail lounge, and shop.

Neighborhood: East Pasadena

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Golf, Sports & Recreation

Babita Mexicuisine

1823 S. San Gabriel Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91776

Nestled in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it suburban storefront, San Gabriel’s Babita Mexicuisine finds the gracious middle ground with such daintily presented dishes as green cilantro margarita sorbet and tequila-soaked salmon sopes.

Website: http://www.babita-mexicuisine.com

Neighborhood: San Gabriel

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Mexican food, Restaurants

Ballard’s Artwork Framing

1568 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026

Should your print require an artist’s eye and a craftsman’s touch, head to Ballard’s Artwork Framing in Echo Park.

Website: http://www.ballardsartworkframing.com

Neighborhood: Echo Park

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Shop, Best of LA: 2013, Picture Framing, Services

Boone Children’s Gallery

5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90036

While grown-ups stroll through LACMA’s galleries and clink glasses at the free outdoor concerts, kids can make their own art at the museum’s Boone Children’s Gallery.

Website: http://www.lacma.org

Neighborhood: Mid-City

Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA 2013: Kids, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Best of LA: Kids

Cal Blend Soils

1270 Arrow Hwy., Los Angeles, CA, 91706

Cal Blend Soils has long been the go-to source for landscape designers making over posh estates, but it’s happy to offer mounds of fertile earth for the casual DIY-er.

Website: http://www.calblendsoils.com

Neighborhood: Irwindale

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Shop, Best of LA: 2013, Home & Garden, Home and Garden

Carroll Avenue

Carroll Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90026

Boasting the city’s highest concentration of Queen Anne and Eastlake-style Victorian homes from the late 19th century, Carroll Avenue in Angelino Heights is a gabled architectural oasis.

Neighborhood: Echo Park

Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Local Attractions

Casey’s Irish Pub

613 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90014

Kind on your wallet, the quiz at Casey’s Irish Pub takes place every Monday during happy hour.

Website: http://www.213nightlife.com/caseysirishpub

Neighborhood: Downtown

Category: Arts & Entertainment, Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do

Chado Tea Room

369 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012

Few cultural institutions can claim as essential a dining experience as the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.

Website: http://www.chadotea.com

Neighborhood: Downtown

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Cafe, Restaurants

Chamber Music in Historic Sites

., Los Angeles, CA, 90210

How civilized: classical music in an intimate setting followed by discussions with the musicians and a repast.

Website: http://www.dacamera.org

Neighborhood: Beverly Hills

Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Music Venues

Cliff’s Edge

3626 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, CA, 90026

323-666-6116

Silver Lake’s candlelit grotto recently brought on James Beard-nominated chef Benjamin Bailly (Fraîche, Petrossian), whose farm-fresh menu is tasteful but doesn’t punish the pocketbook.

Website: http://cliffsedgecafe.com

Neighborhood: Silver Lake

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA 2014: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Eat, Cafe, Restaurants

Color Me Green

2001 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90266

Booking a side-by-side appointment is relatively easy, and the staff wielding the brushes are suckers for tykes, propping them up with pillows in oversize chairs.

Website: http://www.colormegreennails.com

Neighborhood: Manhattan Beach

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Primp, Best of LA: 2013, Nail Salons, Services

Country General Store

6279 Van Nuys Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91401

Van Nuys’s 57-year-old Country General Store makes us wish we had a hoedown on our calendar, or better yet, a cowboy or cowgirl on our arm.

Website: http://www.countrygeneralstore.com

Neighborhood: Van Nuys

Category: Clothing, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Shop, Best of LA: 2013, Shopping

Crossroads

8284 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046

(323) 782-9245

White-tablecloth vegan—it was bound to happen.

Website: http://www.crossroadskitchen.com

Neighborhood: Hollywood, West Hollywood

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Eat, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Eat, Mediterranean, Restaurants, Small Plates, Vegetarian/Vegan