Best of LA: 2015
Sqirl
720 N. Virgil Ave., Ste. 4, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
323-284-8147
You could go to Sqirl just to read the blackboard
Website: http://sqirlla.com/
Neighborhood: East Hollywood
Category: Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Eat, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Eat, Cafe, Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Health Food, Organic, Restaurants
Stronghold Climbing Gym
Brewery Arts Complex, 650 S. Avenue 21, Lincoln Heights, CA, 90031
323-505-7000
Housed in a defunct brewery turned artist community, the Stronghold Climbing Gym offers both roped climbing and bouldering (unroped climbing on 10- to 20-foot-high walls)
Website: http://strongholdclimb.com
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Fitness & Instruction, Gyms, Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
The Dresden
1760 N. Vermont Ave, Los Feliz, CA, 90027
323-665-4294
Hair metal? Came and went. G-funk? A relic. But marty & elayne, the headlining duo at the Dresden, are L.A. constants
Website: http://www.thedresden.com
Category: Bars, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do
The House of Intuition
2237 W. Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park, CA, 90026
(213) 413-8300
Those who elect to hike up the 21 steep steps to this New Age shop should think of their journey as a trek in Nepal
Website: http://houseofintuitionla.com
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: Alternative Medicine, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Hobby Shops, Personal Care, Services
The Proper
464 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011
818-790-4888
Ask for “the bible” upon arrival and your server will scurry off to retrieve the pride and joy of the flintridge Proper: the gin list
Website: http://www.theproper.com
Category: American, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Eat, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Eat, Breakfast/Brunch
The Reclaimer
18800 Erwin Street, Tarzana, CA, 91335
818-909-0911
Hidden on a residential street in Tarzana is a mother lode of timber
Website: http://www.thereclaimer.net
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Furniture, Interior Decoration & Design, Upholstery & Furniture Repair
The Shave Beverly Hills
230 S. Beverly Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90212
310-888-2898
The revolving barber pole is beckoning a new generation of hirsute men
Website: http://theshavebeverlyhills.com/
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Barbers, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Services
Trina Turk Outlet
1030 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA, 91030
626-441-2721
The new Trina Turk Outlet in South Pasadena is hard to find on any Web site, including Turk’s own
Website: http://www.trinaturk.com
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop
Unplug Meditation
12401 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 101, Brentwood, CA, 90025
310-826-8899
At Brentwood’s Unplug meditation inner contemplation skews more to basic mindfulness than karmic evolution
Website: http://www.unplugmeditation.com
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Recreation Facilities
Venice Beach Courts
1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA, 90291
The four courts at Venice Beach attract athletes of all skill levels and not, as urban legend would have it, only the city’s premier ballers
Website: http://www.venicebeach.com/handball
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Recreation
Wattles Farm Organic Community Garden
1714 N Curson Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-663-7441
Right off Hollywood Boulevard is the members-only Wattles Farm Organic Community Garden, 4.2 manicured acres of historic avocado groves, rose gardens, compost piles, and 172 privately tended plots
Website: http://www.wattlesfarm.com
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Local Attractions