West Hollywood’s side streets are lined with sweet Spanish haciendas and trendy apartment complexes within walking distance of vibrant urban shopping streets. Robertson Boulevard features haute antiques, designer duds, and celeb-heavy lunch spots like The Ivy. La Cienega is home to “restaurant row” and the famed Beverly Center mall. Santa Monica Boulevard is the epicenter of the city’s gay community, with hip fast-food joints, nightclubs, gyms, and crowded streets at all hours.

Hip locals take advantage of the breakfast spots, cheap manicures, tiny boutiques, and swanky cocktail lounges on Beverly Boulevard, and Third Street. Those with an unquenchable thirst for fashion flock to the famed Melrose Avenue, which is more couture west of Fairfax and more punk rock to the east.

Fairfax is the center of Los Angeles’ Orthodox Jewish community, and historic Canter's Deli is beloved by all Angelenos. Nearby, The Grove shopping mall is parklike and gorgeous, and food fans shouldn’t miss a trip to the adjacent Farmers Market.