If you don’t know where to start with how to spend a weekend in downtown Los Angeles, you’ve come to the right place. There are a lot of articles and blog posts on how to spend time in the greater Los Angeles area (think Hollywood sign, Santa Monica Pier, etc) but ideas on things to do in downtown Los Angeles are much fewer.
With that said, as someone that’s lived in downtown Los Angeles for over 5 years now, I’m here to help you plan a wonderful time in my neighborhood! In addition to this post, you can click here for all things Los Angeles from my blog, or here for my TikTok that’s chock full of things to do in DTLA, or here on my Instagram. Comment below, on any of the social posts, or slide into my DMs if you have any questions!
Hotels in Downtown Los Angeles
When thinking about how to spend a weekend in downtown Los Angeles, your hotel stay is of utmost importance. Since Airbnbs are far and few between in DTLA (I also personally don’t enjoy Airbnbs when staying in any city’s downtown area), I want to introduce hotels that I recommend at a range of prices.
- DoubleTree Little Tokyo ($$)
- InterContinental Downtown Los Angeles ($$$$)
- Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles ($$)
- Freehand Hotel ($$)
- Miyako Hotel Downtown Los Angeles ($$)
- Wayfarer Hotel ($$)
- Millenium Biltmore Hotel ($$$)
- Conrad Hotel Downtown Los Angeles ($$$$)
Things to do in Downtown Los Angeles
How to spend a weekend in downtown Los Angeles? Well, the list is endless and a weekend is probably not quite enough! The nice thing about DTLA is that everything is within a 1.5-mile radius so it’s not impossible to get a lot done if you’re willing to do it. Here is a list of some of my favorite and best things to do in downtown LA!
- Angel’s Flight Railway
- The Broad Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Little Tokyo
- Chinatown
- Grand Central Market
- Shopping
- Broadway (especially the Apple Store, just trust me)
- 7th + Fig
- Flower Market
- LA Live
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Crypto.com Arena
- The Last Bookstore
- Grammy Museum LA Live
- Japanese American National Museum
- Olvera Street
- Rooftop Cinema Club (Arts District and DTLA)
- Bradbury Building
Places to eat in Downtown Los Angeles
If I listed all the restaurants in downtown Los Angeles or even all the restaurants I like, this list would be insane. Instead, I’m providing you with a list of my top 25 most recommended restaurants in DTLA. It’s a fantastic variety of formal and casual, locations around downtown, as well as the type of cuisine.
- Bottega Louie
- Girl and the Goat
- Nickel Diner
- Fixins Soul Food
- Bestia
- Bavel
- Little Sister
- Mrs. Fish
- Perch
- La Cabra
- Exchange Restaurant
- Rossoblu
- Manuela
- Pasta e Pasta
- Nimbus Coffee
- Little Tokyo Restaurants (too many to list, just check out my TikTok and go through the “Little Tokyo” series!)
- Kura Sushi
- Little Llama
- Cassell’s Burgers
- Hatch Yakitori
- H&H Brazilian
- MenOh Ramen
- Redbird
- Le Petit Paris
- DAMA
- Lala’s Argentine Grill
- Nick + Stef’s
What do you think? Let me know in the comments, or shoot me a message!
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