Furny/Fash/Food

Don’t start driving ’round this hip hood too early, as they’re all nursing hangovers. Begin with brekky at people-watcher Little Dom’s / 2128 Hillhurst Ave (see Rest/ Relaxed) / before scooting down Hillhurst, turning right on Franklin and second left onto Vermont. Amble down to find Skylight Books at #1818 / 323 660 1175 / and their Art Annex at #1814 / skylightbooks.com / then alkalise at #1816 Clover Juice / cloverjuice.com. Slick shop Weltenbuerger at #1764 / 323 300 5990 / weltenbuerger.org / stocks edgy global labels downstairs and curated vintage up. Pass Dresden Room at #1760 (see Clubs) to reach #1720 New High (M)art / 323 638 0271 / a quirky cabinet of Japanese hippie-chic. Back in your ride, bear left onto Hollywood Blvd, then drive south (the street becomes W Sunset Blvd) and park near the intersection with Sanborn. Cross W Sunset for Mohawk General Store at 4011 W Sunset and Mohawk Man at #4017 / mohawkgeneralstore.com / with provisions for the best dressed. Skip over Sanborn to find charming Clementine florist at #3936 / 323 662 2808 / clementinefloral works.com / on the right. Exit into the courtyard and catch a whiff of The Cheese Store of Silverlake at #3926-8 / 323 644 7511 / cheesestoresl.com / then take note of bistro Cafe Stella (see Rest/Relaxed) and attached Bar Stella (see Bars) before joining the beards in the #3922 Intellegentsia (see Coffee) queue. Follow them to Bucks and Does at #3906 / 323 515 7385 / bucksanddoes.com / for casj rags, and Reform School at #3902 / 323 906 8660 / reformschoolrules.com / with expertly edited West Coast sundries. A few doors along, pitstop at boho Moroccan #3900 Casbah Café with frilly bazaar fash; trendy juice bar #3824 Naturewell / 323 664 5894 / naturewell.net / try the coconut kale smoothie; and #3818 Flore Organic Vegan / 323 953 0611 / florevegan. com / fab for rabbits. Gents get a style injection at #3814 MRKT / 323 953 5134 / mrktla.com / opposite Secret Headquarters at #3817 / 323 666 2228 / thesecretheadquarters.com / comics zone. Don’t miss the exotic Spice Station at #3819 / 323 660 2565 / spicestationsilverlake.com / tucked just behind with a plethora of teas, salts, spices and chillis. Pecky? Manoeuvre a quick stop at casual Forage at #3823 / 323 663 6885 / closed Sun-Mon / foragela.com / a fave among locavores who lunch, then strap back into the car, watching out for Micheltorena St on the left. The blue corner storefront at #3339 houses Clare Vivier / 323 665 2476 / clarevivier.com / local leather hero, and around the corner at 1404 Micheltorena is Dream Collective / 323 660 2000 / dreamcollective. com / lifestyle lair. Exit left then swing left again onto W Sunset, with eyes peeled to the right for #3208½ Gogosha Optique / 323 660 1122 / gogosha.com / station of slick specs, and Hemingway & Pickett also at #3208 with hip gifts from Oz. Motor a few more blocks, then turn left at Silver Lake Blvd and up to #1618½ Lake / 323 664 6522 / lakeboutique. com / for fantastic femme fash and gifts, #1618 LawsonFenning / 323 660 1500 / lawsonfenning.com / with awesome MidCentury furny, and #1626 Yolk / 323 660 4315 / shopyolk.com / lovely lifestyley goods plus kidswear. All that remains? #1637 L&E Oyster Bar / 323 660 2255 / leoysterbar.com / to sea-and-be-scene over bivalves and vino. Cheers, dears!