LUXE City Guides - Los Angeles

Los Feliz

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Furny/Fash/Food Don't start driving 'round this hip hood too early, as they're all nursing hangovers. Zap yours with an artisanal shot from Kinfolky / 1936 hillhurst Ave / 323 741 8483 / marucoffee.com, then fuel up at people-watcher / 2128 Hillhurst Ave (see Restaurant­s/Relaxed) / before pootling down Hillhurst, turning right on Franklin and second left onto Vermont. Amble down to find at #1818 / 323 660 1175 / skylightbo­oks.com / and their ace at #1814, then alkalise at #1816 / cloverjuic­e. com. Pass at #1760 (see Clubs) to reach #1720

/ 323 638 0271 / a quirky cabinet of Japanese hippie-chic. Back in your ride, bear left onto Hollywood Blvd, then cruise south (the street becomes W Sunset Blvd) and park near the intersecti­on with Sanborn. Cross W Sunset for

at #4011 W Sunset and #4017 / mohawkgene­ralstore.com / with provisions for the best dressed. Skip over Sanborn to find charming florist, at #3936 / 323 662 2808 / clementine­floralwork­s.com / on the right. Exit into the courtyard and catch a whiff of

at #3926-8 / 323 644 7511 / cheesestor­esl.com / then take note of bistro (see Rest/Relaxed) and attached (see Bars) before joining the beards in the #3922 (see Coffee) queue. Follow them to

at #3906 / 323 515 7385 / bucksanddo­es.com / for casj rags, and #3902 / 323 274 4430 / shopsonoma­ma.com / for wabi-sabi and minimalist esoteric wares. Fellas get a style injection at #3814 / 323 953 5134 / mrktla.com / opposite

at #3817 / 323 666 2228 / thesecret headquarte­rs.com / comics zone. Pecky? Choices. Either manoeuvre a quick pause at casual at #3823 / 323 663 6885 / foragela.com / a fave among locavores who lunch, or push on for your own hunter-gatherer moment at the splendid

/ #3700 / Tue pm & Sat am / and TaiwanChin-easy morsels at / 1521 Griffith Park Blvd / 323 668 1128 / pineandcra­ne.com / on the corner. Packed GallicMex cubby / 323 725 7800 / troisfamil­ia.com / is also here at #3510 (only open daytime). Appetite truly satiated, strap back into the car, watching out for Micheltore­na St on the left. The blue corner storefront at #3339 houses / 323 665 2476 / clarevivie­r.com / local leather lady, and around the corner at #1404 Michel-torena is whimsical lifestyle lair

/ 323 660 2000 / dreamcolle­ctive.com. Exit left then swing left again onto W Sunset, with eyes peeled to the right for #3208½ / 323 660 1122 / gogosha. com / station of slick specs, and at #3322 is buzz Thai street-food player (see Restaurant­s/Smart) for a chilli hit and ice-cream sandwich. Roll on a few more blocks, then turn left into Silver Lake Blvd, to find #1618 / 323 660 1500 / lawsonfenn­ing.com / a trove of awesome MidCentury furny, and at #1620, organic delight / #1626 / 323 522 6106 / botanicare­staurant.com / bringing the same-name mag to life. Nesting next door is egg-tastic / 323 660 4315 / shopyolk.com, repping lovely gifts, jewellery, bags and homey bits plus kidswear. All that remains? #1637 / 323 660 2255 / leoysterba­r.com / to sea-and-be-scene over bivalves and a glass of vino. Cheers, me dears!

Maru Coffee Dresden Room New High (M)art General Store of Silverlake

Bar Stella Intellegen­tsia and Does Sonomama

MRKT Secret Headquarte­rs

Skylight Books Art Annex Clover Juice

Lake Farmers Market Pine & Crane

Trois Familia Dream Collective Cafe Stella Gogosha Optique Night Market + Song Forage The Cheese Store Clare Vivier Lawson-Fenning Botanica Yolk Little Dom's Mohawk Mohawk Man

Clementine Bucks Silver L&E Oyster Bar

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