Start with the kind of cocktails that make you think about life. And while this isn’t a cheap date by any means, you also don’t have to give up sending your kid to college for a plate of lamb. The prices at Hippo (which is a riff on the Highland Park Post Office space on which it stands) level off at $25 for entrées. While Hippo, James Beard Award-Winning Chef Matt Molina’s new restaurant on Figueroa Street does have “ hippo hour“, I urge you to sit for a meal in the dining room and be reminded what a good dinner out in LA should feel like.

Hours are 5-9 p.m daily! Photo Credit: La Cuevita Facebook Dinner They also have an outdoor patio if you happen to arrive when the sun’s still shining. you know there’s a reason why it’s dark in there. La Cuevita, or little cave, is the perfect place to hide with a glass of your favorite bevvy. Open 7 days a week from Noon-10 PM, Triple Beam isn’t of Pizzeria Mozza caliber, but it’s great for a light and affordable bite. Make your way down the street and order your food, by the ounce, at Nancy Silverton’s Triple Beam Pizza. Hours are 11-4 weekdays, 11-9 weekends, and closed all day Tuesday. Plan to spend under $10 and be pretty full! Next, you’ll want to wash all that down with a coffee from Tierra Mia Coffee, one of the originals on the block with Latin-inspired drinks like a Cafecito Cubano con Leche ($4.50) and a Horchata Latte ($4.50).Ĭhoose between lunch by the piece or by the slice! Mason’s Dumpling Shop on Figueroa is run by the son of Monrovia’s popular, Luscious Dumplings, and focuses on dumplings and pork buns over the noodles available at Luscious. My personal favorites include the Angry Samoa which is a vanilla cake donut dipped in chocolate, and topped with caramel, toasted coconut, and chocolate stripes and the Strawberry Lab which is a raised donut filled with whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and topped with chocolate glaze. Head on over to Donut Friend for some decadent donuts done right with flavors like you’ve never seen before. The streets to be on for exploring are York Blvd and Figueroa Street. Wednesday - Sunday 12-8PM HIGHLAND PARK Established 2018 110 N Ave 56. Its gentrification began around the year 2000 and 18 years later this hipster enclave has never been hotter. RESTAURANTS CHINATOWN Established 2015 943 N. A brief history of Highland Parkįor those of you who don’t know, Highland Park is a neighborhood in North-East Los Angeles (NELA) that is north of the 110 Downtown and South of Pasadena. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know where to go. Here’s my non-hipsters guide to Highland Park because let’s face it, we don’t all roll out of bed looking effortlessly and cool and dirty all at once. Think just because you don’t have a handlebar mustache or a pair of adult overalls that you’re not hip enough to hang in Highland Park? Well, I’m with you!!

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