Best Los Angeles Hacks From Our Readers

Posted on October 19, 2017 by resourcefulman

This week we asked for your advice on how to visit or live in Los Angeles, West Albany. You delivered. (Thanks to the commenters who advised “Don’t go to Los Angeles.” Your usefulness cannot be underestimated.) Here are your best deals for all of greater Los Angeles.

For visitors

Here’s one general route we can start with:

Fortunately, Los Angeles is one of those places where you hate the weather? Wait fifteen minutes ”does not apply:

But in a long city guide, dchall8 advises:

Bring a windbreaker or sweater if you’re heading to Los Angeles County beaches. The sea breeze gets stronger at 2:00 pm and is pretty cool. This works every day of the year, except when the Santa Ana winds are blowing.

Where to go

My favorite New York tip is: “Don’t walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, walk around Manhattan and look at the Brooklyn Bridge.” Mixeddrinks gives the LA equivalent:

Griffith Observatory is probably the best view of Los Angeles on a clear day. You don’t have to go straight to the Hollywood sign, you can see it from here. Also from the Walk of Fame on the flyover at the open-air mall if you intend to take a selfie with the sign.

Museums

A sonofdad reader recommends a cozy art museum:

My favorite museum in Los Angeles is Norton Simon. It is a comprehensive collection of very good pieces of art in a small, very walkable space, like an art education condensed into a large house. It also has a beautiful secluded sculpture garden with a pond and is reportedly the largest art collection in South Asia in the Western Hemisphere. It’s open some nights, and then you can stroll down to Old Pasadena for food and shopping, or stroll through Orange Grove (at one place known as Millionaire Street) and see the magnificent homes that are museums. Californian architectural styles.

Restaurants

In general, focus on Asian and Mexican food, especially taco trucks.

Abrahizi supports Milos, saying that Leo’s tacos are even superior to those at El Huequito in Mexico City. He also promotes restaurants in Anaheim: “Damn, just at the corner of Brookhurst and Orange do you have Sahara Falafel, Cortina’s Pizzeria, The Olive Tree (Palestinian food), Aleppo’s Kitchen (Syrian food) and In-N-Out on. all 4 corners of the same street! “

More favorites:

Cheko El Rey del Sarandeado (ceviche) in Long Beach
Lunasia (dim sum) in the Alhambra
Elite (dim sum) in Monterey Park
Al and Bea’s (burrito)
Taco trucks near the Pick-a-Part junkyard in San Fernando

Neighborhood

Commentators love Little Tokyo, Olvera Street, Chinatown, Arts District, and Anaheim. In Orange County, a store in Little Saigon.

Bypass

Here’s a real hack trick from dchall8 that starts right after getting off the plane at Los Angeles airport:

If you live in Orange County or Riverside Counties, use the Disneyland hotel pick-up to leave the Los Angeles area and have your friends / family pick you up at the hotel.

Define your expectations for public transport:

Shaffi has a huge list of traffic tips for locals and visitors alike . Summary: plan an alternative route; trust your navigation app; do not think that you can overcome the traffic jam by going around the highway; try the right lane and stay on it; get up early on the exit lane; and avoid the freeway when you are in the city center.

“It helps you learn a little Spanish beforehand,” says Jelcee32 , and always carry some cash with you, as many establishments do not accept loans.

For local

Where to live

Los Angeles is big. In fact, due to disagreements over which parts are truly considered Los Angeles, the city is technically larger than itself. When choosing work and home, you should consider your commute. KingMilosTeodosic helps to develop a strategy:

Also, if you live in West Los Angeles, find a job south of you – 405 South is pretty wide open in the morning as everyone lives in South Bay and heads north to work.

And itwsntme227 warns, “If you’re going to work in West Los Angeles (Santa Monica, Venice …), don’t live on the other side of the hill.” You will struggle with traffic jams in both directions.

JayFra recommends living in Long Beach, especially if you work south of it. But “plan regular parking 1/4 – 1/2 mile from your apartment if you want to be near the beach.”

Abrahizi also protects Long Beach:

Long Beach is a real city center. You’re right in the middle of the Los Angeles metro and Orange County, there are freeway exits everywhere, rentals are much cheaper (live on the north end … stay out of downtown and 2nd Street), and the vibe is undeniable. Tons of delicious food in all directions, all pretty ripe and if you are a dude there are cooler barber shops than any other place I’ve been (check against grains near Cal State Long Beach).

Parking

I don’t know what is more surprising for a New Yorker: that many Los Angeles residents have swimming pools or everyone has cars. Here are some tips for where to put yours.

And try parking comparison site BestParking.com , it says it’s just myhair-kinjad . “Not at all,” they add. So this is promising.

Thanks for the advice! You can read more in the comments on the original post and post new tips there or here. Next week, as a 38-year-old with ten spec scripts rejected, Hack Your City returns to the East Coast.

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