🥞 The great LA pancake guide

Mads here asking the important questions: where are the best pancakes in LA?! Here are a few of my favorite stacks around town:

• Cafe Telegrama, Melrose Hill 🥞 Every time I order these, I wonder if they’re actually as good as I remember. Somehow, they always are.

• Breakfast by Salt’s Cure, West Hollywood, Silver Lake 🥞 Their griddle cakes are so iconic they sell the mix next to the counter!

• Little Dom’s, Los Feliz 🥞 People are sleeping on Little Dom’s for brunch!!

• Clark Street Diner, Franklin Village 🥞 If you’re looking for a true diner, order everything on the menu at Clark Street Diner and thank us later!

• Little Fish, Melrose Hill 🥞 Their cottage cheese pancakes? The fluffiest!!

Check out the full list here!

Okay, now on to the coolest things to do in LA this week.

[EP 55]: This might be the best happy hour in LA...

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Aug 15

Yapping this week about the hottest places to meet singles in LA, our takeover of Penmar Sunset Sessions and Stella Groove, the elite way to do the Hollywood Bowl, MOTHER Denim’s new Beverly Hills store, Matteo’s roadside matcha stand, a dreamy Moroccan feast at

Tuesday 8/18

• Malibu 🍦 Summer is so not over when you can try a cherry-dipped soft serve cone at Broad Street Coffee Co.!

• Pacific Palisades 🎲 Tuesdays in the Park (at the newly reopened Palisades Village!!) with RummiKlub can be your new weekly game night.

• West Hollywood 🍸 Zephyr Letter is bringing the LA/NYC crossover to the Kibitz Room for drinks, new friends, and fellow bicoastal-curious people.

• Highland Park 💘 You could meet a new flame (or a new friend) at this speed dating mixer!

• Mid City 🤓 Perfect lowkey Tuesday - KCRW is taking over re/creation cafe’s Trivia Night!

• Lincoln Heights 🔊 Zizou is back with another intentional music deep dive on HiFi sound! This listening session is covering tracks by Stereolab.

Wednesday 8/19

• Westchester 🍷 Have a little fun on hump day when Venice Beach Wine Club hosts wine night at Caravan Cantina!

• Echo Park 👃This smells whimsical!! Granada Coffee Shop is hosting a Scent Club to go nose deep in all the aromas that make LA unique, from wild plants to weather.

• West Adams 🧶 It’s time to finish that craft project you’ve been putting off!! A self-guided evening session with fellow crafters also comes with free snacks provided by Boichik Bagels and Salted Cow butter mochi.

• Atwater Village 📿 Create the necklace or bracelet your stack has been missing at this intimate bead-a-long at Nico’s!

Thursday 8/20

• West Hollywood ❤️‍🩹 Lucia is hosting a fundraiser for earthquake relief in Colombia with 100% of beverage sales supporting recovery and rebuilding efforts on the ground.

• West Hollywood 🍷 If you missed our killer party with Stella Groove last weekend, they’re back at it with a weeknight hang at Osteria Florence!

• Silver Lake 🌟 Star-gazing with live jazz music as the soundtrack, anyone?

Friday 8/21

• Venice 🧦 Bombas is officially opening a store in Venice on Friday! You’ll finally be able to try the cozy socks and slippers and learn more about how they are helping local organizations through their one purchased = one donated model. Bombas is giving its first 150 customers who spend $50 or more a pair of exclusive LA socks (with sushi on them!!!) Check them out here! #BombasPartner

• Venice 💐 Treat yourself to a weekend pick-me-up at this mini market for matcha, sticky mango treats, and florals!

• West Hollywood 🤲 Two Faced Gallery’s Art Lounge lets you choose your own creative adventure, from pottery painting and collage to watercolor, clay, drawing, and more!!

• Hollywood 🍕 Oooh, you’re gonna want to get in line early for Pizza Ananda’s takeover of Couplet Coffee!

• Los Feliz 🍷 There are still a few summer Fridays left to check out a Barnsdall outdoor wine tasting! This week is featuring pours by Wonderwerk wine!

• Silver Lake 🎶 Relive 2008 through all the hits you probably heard in a college basement (Justice, MGMT, you know the ones) at El Cid’s throwback dance party!

• Venice 🍦 Okay, yes - Caffe Panna is collabing with Nespresso for a sweet popup all weekend long! They’ll be serving up (free, while supplies last!) Stracciatella Iced Coffees along with two custom ice cream flavors, inspired by Nespresso limited-edition coffees.

Saturday 8/22

• Venice 🎶 Abbot Kinney is transforming into a giant dance party featuring food vendors and all the little shoppy shops that make this neighborhood special!

• Venice 🎨 This watercolor workshop in the dreamy courtyard at the Aliza Hotel sounds like an ideal slow morning!

• Venice 🎵 Looking for more live music by diverse artists? This indie festival (with a market inside) supports women and nonbinary musicians!

• Venice 🍷 What better way to unwind over the weekend than with an intimate jazz concert on a wine bar patio?!

• Santa Monica 🎾 You can still snag a spectator seat to cheer on the players in a pickleball tournament that’s doubling as speed dating!

• Santa Monica 🚘 Unconventional date night/friend date idea for the car lover in your life: a car show outside goodboybob coffee!

• Santa Monica 🪩 RSVP to get the exclusive address of this secret rave!

• Mid-City 🥣 Jurassic Magic is one of our favorite coffee shops in the city, and they’re hosting MoriHaus for the weekend as they release a summery strawberry special! Win, win!!

• East Hollywood 🪩 For the dance floor warriors: Gold Diggers’ disco night is for the folks who aren’t afraid to show off their best moves all night long.

• Chinatown 🛍️ This late morning stroll to go thrifting and grab coffee is gonna be so cozy!

• Echo Park 🦪 Send off summer with oysters, spritzes, and a small curated market of seasonal home goods and jewelry!

• Echo Park 🍵 This pop-up teahouse is pouring artisan matcha bevvys in a backyard for the afternoon!

• Pasadena 🖼️ This two-day art crawl is your easy way to explore South Pasadena’s small businesses, hidden food gems, and incredible local art vendors!!

• Pasadena 🔊 Did you know The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Chrome, Porches, and so many more 10/10 bands are playing at Just Like Heaven fest this weekend?! There are still a few GA passes left!

Sunday 8/23

• Chinatown 🫖 Steep LA is hosting a very grown-up tea party with Floral & Vine, including a Taiwanese tea ceremony and a flower arrangement lesson for unconventional vessels!

• East Hollywood 🌹 Danny’s Mud Shop still has a few tickets left for their bud vase workshop, where you can pinch your own pot to keep at home or as give as a handmade gift!

• Los Feliz 🪡 Crafting with friends in a bagel shop sounds like the dreamiest Sunday morning.

• Silver Lake 🥂 LA Girl Dinner Club brings the girls together, and they’re celebrating one year of hangs with a pool party at Silver Lake Pool & Inn!

• Echo Park ☀️ A drawing workshop by the lake is a no-brainer relaxing afternoon activity.

• Mar Vista 🎨 Our faves at Good Girl Books LA have the best weekend programming - on Sunday, browse some books and get a mini color analysis by Colometa Color!

• DTLA 🕶️ Garrett Leight is popping up at ROW DTLA with iconic frames, ARCHIVES finds, and special pricing. Your sunnies are due for an upgrade.

• Gardena 📚 If you’re looking for a good read but need a little push in the right direction, Seen Library is basically like walking into a curated library with a blindfold on! You can find your hidden treasure while sipping matcha at Junia Café.

Coming Up, Friday 8/28

• Silver Lake 🍝 It's not too late to have an Italian summer getaway thanks to Pasta Girlfriend's pop-up at Marco Polo! Your ticket includes three cocktails, three pasta dishes, dessert, a Campari tasting, and more surprise goodies we're so excited about. Even better, we got you with $20 off your ticket using the code "CAMBERPASTA"!

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• Met Her At A Bar, Santa Monica 🍳 This new location is a game changer for westside brunch lovers!

• Friendship Bar, Santa Monica 🍻 How fun: new neighborhood dive bar just dropped in SaMo!

• Blank Street Coffee, Studio City ☕ Ahhh, Blank Street is finally in LA!!

• CocoPapaya, West Hollywood 🍉 BRB, drooling over these fresh juices and breakfast bowls.

• Gable, Hollywood 🔥 The Hollywood Roosevelt has a new restaurant featuring fire-roasted dishes that look, well, fire.

• Casamiento Coffee, Silver Lake ☕ At long last, there’s a cutie coffee shop / truck right outside of the reservoir!

• Everydaily, DTLA 🍗 If you’re constantly craving Korean food (same), this comfort lunch spot looks like a winner.

• Mokja, Highland Park 🛍️ HLP just got its first Korean corner store, and we’re craving alllll the snacks!

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