LUXE City Guides - Los Angeles
Trolley stop turned contempo complex.
2525 Michigan Ave / Santa Monica / 310 453 7535 / 10am-6pm Tue-Fri, 11am5.30pm Sat / bergamotstation.com
C.20th villa home to Fred's stagger fab collection of Warhol, Rothko et al. 265 N Carolwood Dr / Beverly Hills / 310 277 5321 / by appt only / docentled tours 10.30am & 2pm Mon-Fri / weismanfoundation.org
Groovy Movie State-of-the-art theatres and sophisty F&B. The original dome is a must for buffs / arclightcinemas.com. 6360 W Sunset Blvd / Hollywood / 323 464 1478 / or Cinefamily in a landmark theatre screens offbeat celluloid capers / 611 N Fairfax Ave / 323 655 2510 / cinefamily.org
Frederick Weisman Foundation. ArcLight.
Good Listeners Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall hosts the LA Philharmonic in winter; Oscar's former home, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, hosts LA Opera. 135 N Grand Ave / Downtown / 213 972 7211 / musiccenter.org / dine on excellent seasonal fare at adjacent fine diner Patina / 141 S Grand Ave / 213 972 3331 / dinner Tue-Sun / patinarestaurant.com
Los Angeles Music Center. Hollywood Bowl.
Awesome amphitheatre with rockin' acoustics and rollin' gardens for picnics (see V. Useful). Too plebeian? Book box seats, or visit niche nook 2301 N Highland Ave / Hollywood / 323 850 2000 / the Bowl hosts the LA Philharmonic in summer / hollywoodbowl.com
Grand Central Market. DTLA Cheese, Eggslut
Golden Galleries
The Greek.