Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles Book

	Introduction	1
	Los Angeles Neighborhood Map	6
	You Probably Didn't Know	8
	Accommodations	12
	Winning the Reservations Game	14
	Is There a Right Address?	14
	The Lowdown	15
	Wrong side of the freeway, right side of the wallet	15
	Strip joints for the hipeoisie	15
	Conventional choices with unconventional style	17
	And for manly men	18
	Bunking on Bunker Hill	19
	Boardwalk daze	20
	Venice on the cheap	20
	Upscale homes for the homeless	21
	Mid-century marvel	22
	And the Dorian Gray Slept Here Award goes to	23
	And in second place	23
	26 miles (and 50 years) across the sea	24
	Old money and new romance	25
	Icons of Beverly Hills	26
	Twin peaks	27
	Slums of Beverly Hills	27
	Beverly Boulevard wannabes	28
	You're queer. You're here. You need a room before you go shopping	28
	But wait! Here's more in Boys Town	29
	Miracle milers	30
	Smells like roach spray, tastes like Marilyn	30
	Tres snotty	31
	Anti-tres snotty	31
	For international travelers (or people from Florida)	32
	Beachy keen	33
	Classic views	34
	Rehab: the prequel	34
	The price is right...isn't it? Please?	35
	The Index: An A to Z list of places to stay, with vital statistics	36
	Hollywood Area Accommodations Map	46
	Downtown Area Accommodations Map	48
	LA's Westside & Beverly Hills Accommodations Map	49
	Dining	50
	How to Dress	53
	Getting the Right Table	53
	The Lowdown	54
	East Side essentials	54
	L.A. icons: safe for eating	55
	L.A. icons: for drinking only (no eating)	56
	Back from the dead	57
	Late-night grilled meats	58
	In the you-may-already-be-a-weiner category	59
	Quivering flesh	59
	Places to dine while you watch Malibu burn	60
	Tongue-Thai-ed top list	61
	Living treasures of Little Tokyo	62
	Eat it raw	63
	Forget it, Jake--it's Chinatown	64
	Public offices	65
	Planet Carnivore	66
	Planet Vegan	67
	Organic orgasms	67
	Breakfast with bohos	68
	Breakfasts with boho wannabees	69
	An army shops on its stomach	69
	Sex food	70
	Long in the tooth but still tasty	71
	Escape from LAX	71
	Come fry with me	72
	Escape from Saigon	73
	Soul-food places for nervous honkies	73
	Tired hangouts for the hipeoise	74
	Queer food	74
	Way, way south of the border	75
	Food troughs for trendies	75
	You can't go wrong	76
	Cheap eats	77
	Location, location, location	78
	The Index: An A to Z list of restaurants, with vital statistics	79
	Hollywood Area Dining Map	92
	Downtown Area Dining Map	94
	LA's Westside & Beverly Hills Dining Map	95
	Diversions	96
	Getting Your Bearings	98
	The Lowdown	98
	Wild kingdom	98
	Ethnics 'R' us	99
	Move your fat a--	101
	Navigating the Getty	101
	Wall eyes	102
	Neon sights	103
	Annual events	104
	Who needs MOMA?	106
	La vida bohemia	107
	More free art	107
	Words on paper and in your ear	108
	Art openings	109
	Community art	110
	Left of MOCA	111
	Oddball museums	112
	That's-not-entertainment museums	113
	Griffith Observatory and Planetarium	114
	Beautiful buildings we haven't torn down for mini malls--yet	115
	Downtown: not for skyscrapers only	116
	Hollywood icons	117
	Buildings built like food	117
	Valentino and other frights	118
	Living in concrete	118
	Parks of note	119
	Behind the scenes	121
	Ringside seats for the circus	121
	Garden spots	123
	Peace and quiet...finally	124
	The Index: An A to Z list of diversions, with vital statistics	124
	Hollywood Area Diversions Map	134
	Downtown Area Diversions Map	136
	LA's Westside & Beverly Hills Diversions Map	137
	Getting Outside	138
	The Lowdown	140
	Child's play	140
	Inner-city beaches	142
	Guaranteed O.J.-free golf courses	143
	Golf with a spin	144
	Feets do your thing	144
	Pollution's a beach	146
	Surf City, here we come	147
	Camping it up	148
	Skimming the surface	149
	Where to be humiliated in pickup basketball games	150
	Swimming the yellow river: pools for kids	150
	Calling all gym rats	151
	Fat-tire fanatic	151
	Going postal	153
	Beneath the Bay Watch	154
	Smells like fish	155
	Stairways to heaven	157
	Cycling by the sea	157
	Peace and quiet...finally	158
	The recovery process	158
	Shopping	160
	Target Zones	162
	Bargain Hunting	163
	The Lowdown	164
	Ethnic one-stops	164
	Zeitgeist landmark, literary	166
	Tokyo prose	166
	Armchair travel	167
	Produce supreme	167
	Zeitgeist landmark, audio	168
	High-end cocooning	168
	Nice buns	169
	Mid-century mania	170
	Habitat	171
	Used (or refused)	172
	High-end vintage	173
	Strange and bizarre, disturbing and wonderful	174
	Living treasures of little Tokyo	175
	Pacific rim shots	176
	Clothes for hipsters	177
	Unmentionables for the fairer sex	178
	A fedora like Frank's	178
	Gewgaws, knickknacks, frou-frou	179
	Dressing the part	180
	No one will believe it's secondhand	181
	Shoe fetish	181
	The new new newstands	182
	Museum shops	183
	Music/records	183
	Bookstores with a twist	184
	Browsers' havens	185
	Between the covers for kids	186
	Paper, plus	186
	Fab fabrics	187
	Zeitgeist landmark, animal	188
	Stinky stuff for your mouth	188
	Dildos R Us	188
	The Index: An A to Z list of shops, with vital statistics	189
	Nightlife	200
	The Lowdown	202
	The A list	202
	In the wings	203
	Blue notes	204
	The weekend is for amateus	205
	So last year/clubs	205
	So last year/bars	206
	Noise makers	206
	Tiki ti	207
	Hotel bars	208
	Where the real swingers have moved on to	209
	Okay, you're not really a pathetic loser, you just want to see some titties and have a drink	210
	Living L.A. rock roots	210
	Bars for locals	211
	Pub crawl, Hollywood-style	211
	Toujours gay	212
	When you still don't feel sleepy	213
	The Index: An A to Z list of nightspots, with vital statistics	213
	Entertainment	220
	Getting Tickets	222
	Sources	223
	The Lowdown	223
	Class acts	223
	Outdoor venues	224
	The best mosh pit in the world	224
	Moving-picture palaces	225
	Special stages	226
	Big dreams, small spaces	227
	I've got no strings	229
	Making it up	230
	Jazz-a-ma-tazz	231
	Salsa picante	232
	Professional sports	233
	The Index: An A to Z list of venues, with vital statistics	234
	Hotlines & Other Basics	240
	Airports	241
	Airport transportation	241
	ATM	242
	Buses	242
	Bus-bike combination	243
	Car rentals	243
	Child care	244
	Dash	244
	Dentists	244
	Disability services	245
	Doctors	245
	Driving around	245
	Earthquakes	246
	Emergencies	247
	Foreign currency exchange	247
	Gay and lesbian resources	247
	HIV/AIDS	248
	Limousines	248
	Newspapers	248
	Parking	248
	Pharmacies	249
	Phone facts	249
	Post offices	249
	Radio stations	250
	Restrooms	250
	Smoking	250
	Subways and Trains	250
	Taxis	251
	Tipping	251
	TV tapings	251
	Index	252