TTS Birthday Edition: My 30 Favorite Places in LA

*Subject to change*

Hi everybody! Today we have a special birthday edition of the newsletter :) I just turned 30 last week, and in order to celebrate, I’m sharing 30 of my favorite places in LA. See below for some serious power rankings! (I’m sure I will think of even more places as soon as I hit send on this)

1. Favorite Coffee Shop (East Side): Dinosaur, Silver Lake

2. Favorite Coffee Shop (West Side): Menotti’s, Venice

3. Favorite Breakfast (East Side): Clark Street Diner, Hollywood

4. Favorite Breakfast (West Side): Wexler’s Deli, Santa Monica (bagels) OR Dogtown, Santa Monica (breakfast burritos)

5. Favorite Lunch (East Side): Lowboy, Echo Park (I dream about their Lowburger) OR Ditroit Taqueria, DTLA (… or Sweetgreen TBH)

6. Favorite Lunch (West Side): Bluey’s, Mar Vista OR Great White, Venice

7. Favorite Dinner (East Side/Mid City): Jon & Vinny’s, Fairfax, Hippo, Highland Park OR Pine and Crane, Silverlake

8. Favorite Dinner (West Side): The Rose, Venice, Elephante, Santa Monica OR Scopa, Venice

9. Favorite “Meet in the Middle” Meal: Sycamore Kitchen, Miracle Mile, Republique, Miracle Mile OR Highly Likely, West Adams

10. Favorite Dessert: Magpies Soft Serve, Silver Lake OR Just What I Kneaded, Frogtown

11. Favorite Wine Bar (East Side): Melody Wine Bar, Silver Lake

12. Favorite Wine Bar (West Side): Stanley’s Wet Goods, Culver City OR Ester’s Wine Bar, Santa Monica

13. Favorite Cocktail Bar (East Side): Bolita, Silver Lake OR Checker Hall, Highland Park

14. Favorite Cocktail Bar (West Side): Accomplice Bar, Mar Vista OR Calabra, Santa Monica

15. Favorite Concert Venue: The Moroccan Lounge, DTLA OR The Troubadour, WeHo

16. Favorite Tourist Attraction: The Griffith Observatory

17. Favorite Group Activity: Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

18. Favorite Group Fitness Studio: Y7, Silver Lake, OR Training Mate, Santa Monica

19. Favorite Hike (East Side): Eaton Canyon, Alta Dena OR Fern Dell Trail, Griffith Park

20. Favorite Hike (West Side): Temescal Canyon, Pacific Palisades OR Escondido Falls, Malibu

21. Favorite Walking/Shopping Street (East Side): York Blvd, Highland Park

22. Favorite Walking/Shopping Street (West Side): Main St / Rose Ave / Abbot Kinney, Venice

23. Favorite Flea Market: Los Feliz Flea

24. Favorite Farmer’s Market: Mar Vista Farmers Market

25. Favorite Park (East Side): Silver Lake Meadows

26. Favorite Park (West Side): Ocean View Park, Santa Monica

27. Favorite Library: Central Library, DTLA

28. Favorite Beach: Manhattan Beach or Ocean Park

29. Favorite View: Palisades Park, Santa Monica

30. Favorite Building: The Bradbury Building, DTLA

What’s your top 30 in LA? Can you answer all 30 prompts? Reply to this email and share your top picks with me! Until next week… you can find even more LA content over on TikTok! Have a great week!