Shops
L.A.’s 29 Best Independent Bookshops to Support Instead Of Amazon
Los Angeles, despite what its haters say, is a reading town, from its bookworms to its script-readers. It's full of great independent and time-honored bookstores that are almost as plentiful as the inspired authors this city has spawned.
This New Lynwood Studio Is a Sober Living Sanctuary with Coffee, Tattoos, and Streetwear
“People don’t see the sober; they see the matcha,” owner Ruben Barcenas says. “They see some dope clothing. Undercover wellness. It’s how I approach everything.”
L.A. TACO Neighborhood Guides: Chinatown
A stroll through Chinatown feels like slipping between the shifting planes of time and space. Here are our recommendations for places to eat and shop, along with a look into its dark history.
L.A. TACO’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Perfume for goths, elk burgers, ICE piñatas, graffiti books, and 18 other items that should get your gift-giving wheels turning.
Forget Spotify, Here Are L.A.’s 27 Best Record Shops
Whether you’re a dedicated digger of crates, a touring name in turntablism, or merely a tocadisco-dilettante hoping to start your collection, we can promise you, you’re in the right town.
Nine of L.A.’s Oldest Family-Owned Hardware Stores to Support Instead Of the Home Depot
From live baby chicks and Big Green Eggs to keys painted with pink leopard print, these old-timers have things the big box stores don't. And are much friendlier, too, so you won't be left to wander aimlessly and helplessly down the aisles looking for that single 5/16" torque washer by yourself.
L.A.’s Ten Best Indie Toy Shops And Gift Shops For Holiday Shopping
The perfect places for gift shopping for kids and kids-at-heart, and keep your holiday shopping local.
L.A.’s Ten Best Novelty and Toy Shops To Bring Out Your Inner Pee-wee Herman
To help you bring some of Pee-wee's madcap and joyous spirit into your life, we've got a guide to the ten most fun shops he would (and sometimes did) love in L.A. to help.
