354 N. Beverly Dr.
310-274-4300
These books make the best gifts, and the store is AMAZING even if you are just browsing. You'll both find tons of things to love here. The titles range from $10 volumes of vintage graphics [more...]

1001 Rose Bowl Dr Pasadena, CA 91103
The second Sunday of every month - one of the largest and most interesting flea markets around.

100 S. La Brea, Los Angeles at 1st Street
This is worth going to even if you don't plan on buying anything. It is the strangest collection of stuff in Hollywood. If you are furnishing an apartment and looking for something funky [more...]

One of the best street festivals in the country. We don't do enough of this is Los Angeles, so you have to take advantage when you can. This is a FUN day of good music, funky shopping, and people watching. http://www.sunsetjunction.org/streetfair.html

If you and your date are more alternative and the thought of going to a mall to shop makes you sick, then go to Melrose Ave. to shop. Crazy storefronts. Lots of eye candy. Lots of afforable, artsy clothes and goods.

The Grove is a popular spot for tourists AND those of us who live in LA who want to make a day out of shopping. Take your date for a meal, a movie, and on a shopping spree.

The Grove

If you are getting sick of the crowds and crazy people on the promenade and are looking for a nicer, more expensive day of window shopping (but something a little less threatening than Beverly Hills) give Montana Avenue in Santa Monica [more...]

2930 Rowena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90039

The Coffee Table in the Los Feliz/Silverlake area is by no means a fancy place, but it's kind of cool, hearthy and has a truly lovely, overgrown back patio area filled with green vines [more...]

Go wander around this outdoor mall - the best time in my mind is in the winter months. During the summer it gets crazy crowded on weekends. But go on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. Go play with the fun tech toys in the Apple store, [more...]