Northwest Los Angeles
Northwest Los Angeles or Northwest of Downtown is a group of neighborhoods near the central area of Los Angeles, California that are north and west of the city center of Los Angeles, California.
This name for the area has been in use off and on for over 100 years, originally applying to Angelino Heights and gradually shifting northwesterly as those areas were built out.
Getting to Northwest Los Angeles
Hollywood-Burbank Airport is the closest airport to this region of Los Angeles, but Los Angeles International Airport offers the wider range of flights. The area is roughly bounded by an inverted triangle created by the 101 freeway to the west, the 5 freeway to the east, and Griffith Park to the north, and both freeways have multiple exits into the area. The 2 freeway begins/ends in Northwest Los Angeles.
Worth seeing
- 01Angelino Heights
A historic neighborhood between Echo Park and Downtown which contains many Victorian residences that are nationally or locally registered as historic places.
- 02Barnsdall Art Park
- 03Echo Park
A nice lakeside park with views of the Downtown skyline.
- 04Ennis House
- 05MacArthur Park
- 06Music Box Steps
923-925 Vendome Street (Vendome and Del Monte Streets).
Things to do
- 01Dodger Stadium
Who wouldn't want to grab a Dodger Dog and enjoy watching a game of baseball?
- 02El Cid Theatre
Built around turn of the century and, after several reincarnations, offers one of the only dinner theater options left in Los Angeles.
- 03Greek Theatre
2700 N Vermont Ave (public transit: DASH Observatory bus route).
- 04LA Derby Dolls
LA has revived a sport that peaked in the 1970s, and tickets to roller derby matches can be purchased by those 21 and over.
- 05Silver Lake Reservoir
A scenic lake encircled by a nice walking and jogging path.
Where to eat
In East Hollywood you can find countless "pupuserias". These thick, hand-made corn tortillas come with quesillo (Salvadorean cheese), pork, chicken, rice, beans, or "queso con loroco" (cheese and vine flower bud). Just look for signs that say "pupuserias." They usually run around $1.50-2 a pupusa. A very delicious food. East Hollywood's Little Armenia district has a few excellent cheap food options.
- 01Falafel Arax
Hole in the wall with what many consider the best falafel and best shawerma sandwiches in Los Angeles.
- 02Sassoun Bakery
Incredibly good Lahmejun (a super thin crust Armenian meat pizza - under a dollar), plus great boreg and zahtar bread.
- 03Carousel Restaurant
Truly fantastic Arabic and Armenian food for cheap.
- 04El Taurino
Utterly delicious and authentic Mexican fast food for those on a budget, and a favorite hangout of the locals.
- 05Fred 62
This hipster diner features a diverse range of foods from Udon to mac and cheese balls, with Thai cobb salad and chicken pot pie in between.
Getting around Northwest Los Angeles the local way
- Get inAir taxi and air charter companies including Los Angeles Private Jets can access private aircraft at any of L.A.'s private aviation airports, as well as planes in your area for flights to Los Angeles.
- Get inIf you're thinking of using Metrolink to day trip on the weekend, you'll want to get the $10 weekend day pass, which is good for unlimited travel on Metrolink (and connecting transit) on either Saturday or Sunday.
- Get inLong Beach also has party boats for large groups such as the Majorca and Ibizza by OnBoat, https://onboat.co/product/long-beach-yacht-charter-115-feet-party-yacht-majorca/ San Pedro has a cruise ship terminal that all of the major cruise ship lines (except Carnival) sail from.
From Wikivoyage: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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