The Cozy Oasis (South Bay, LA) Guidebook

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The Cozy Oasis (South Bay, LA) Guidebook

Food scene

This list includes several restaurants Audrey and I frequently visit, nom nom nom! The local food scene is diverse and delicious. We hope this list provides you a good starting point for when you are hungry. Cheers! *For international travelers, consider referring to yelp.com when looking for a place to eat as it is the most popular customer review site for restaurants here.
We love their flat white!
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Two Guns Espresso
350 N Sepulveda Blvd
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We love their flat white!
Comfortable brunch food! There usually is a wait, so we would order food to-go.
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The Pan Restaurant
16601 S Western Ave
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Comfortable brunch food! There usually is a wait, so we would order food to-go.
Great pho and even better pork chop rice dishes!
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Saigon Dish Vietnamese Restaurant
15725 Hawthorne Blvd
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Great pho and even better pork chop rice dishes!
Their spicy-lemon garlic chicken is amazing!
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Chicken Maison
2709 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
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Their spicy-lemon garlic chicken is amazing!
This ramen place is amazing! Beware though, it usually has a wait during prime eating hours.
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Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen - Gardena
2015 W Redondo Beach Blvd
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This ramen place is amazing! Beware though, it usually has a wait during prime eating hours.
Their mole here is complex, yet comfortable~
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Madre! Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria
1261 Cabrillo Ave
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Their mole here is complex, yet comfortable~
Amazing and comfortable Peruvian food! We love their lomo saltado!
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El Pollo Inka
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Amazing and comfortable Peruvian food! We love their lomo saltado!
Quality Mediterranean food
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King Mediterrano
4354 Redondo Beach Blvd
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Quality Mediterranean food
Located in the expansive Del Amo Mall, this restaurant serves delicately delicious soup dumplings!
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Din Tai Fung
1164 Caruso Ave
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Located in the expansive Del Amo Mall, this restaurant serves delicately delicious soup dumplings!
Tom yum soup (uniquely sour) and beef noodle soup are both dishes we go back for repeatedly
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Bowl Thai
15490 S Western Ave
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Tom yum soup (uniquely sour) and beef noodle soup are both dishes we go back for repeatedly
Quality brews!
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Monkish Brewing Co.
20311 S Western Ave
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Quality brews!
We like the Kahlua pork pizza. Also, the shaved ice is considered the best Hawaiian shaved ice on the mainland!
Aloha Pizza & Shave Ice Company
1534 W Artesia Square
We like the Kahlua pork pizza. Also, the shaved ice is considered the best Hawaiian shaved ice on the mainland!
For those not from California and in need of a quick cheap bite
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In-N-Out Burger
3411 W Century Blvd
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For those not from California and in need of a quick cheap bite
I love their galbi tang (beef rib soup) if you feeling something hot and soupy.
Jun Ju Sul Lung Tang
1845 W Redondo Beach Blvd
I love their galbi tang (beef rib soup) if you feeling something hot and soupy.
We like to come here for late night food when everything else is closed! Open 24 hours!
Pho Daily
15126 S Western Ave
We like to come here for late night food when everything else is closed! Open 24 hours!
Delicious authentic Hawaiian! Droool*!
Aunty Maile's Hawaiian Food
16300 Crenshaw Blvd
Delicious authentic Hawaiian! Droool*!
Doughnuts!
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Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee
631 Wilshire Blvd
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Doughnuts!
Go early for a wider selection of pastries! Pastries will be taken to-go as this place does not offer seating.
Frogs Organic Bakery
14809 Crenshaw Blvd
Go early for a wider selection of pastries! Pastries will be taken to-go as this place does not offer seating.
Taiwanese hot pot! Perfect for a cold day! Beware there might be a wait.
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Boiling Point
15488 S Western Ave
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Taiwanese hot pot! Perfect for a cold day! Beware there might be a wait.
Quality Mexican food!
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Zacatecas Restaurant
13737 S Inglewood Ave
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Quality Mexican food!
Craving fish tacos? This is the place!
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Ensenada's Surf N Turf Grill
4749 Artesia Blvd
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Craving fish tacos? This is the place!

Sightseeing

Sunset is our favorite time to go.
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Manhattan Beach Pier
2 Manhattan Beach Blvd
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Sunset is our favorite time to go.
Good hike with good views (caution: chance of snakes like most Southern California hikes). Drive to the cliffs afterwards to relax.
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Portuguese Bend Reserve
Burma Road
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Good hike with good views (caution: chance of snakes like most Southern California hikes). Drive to the cliffs afterwards to relax.
Stroll, eat and watch a movie in this updated mall!
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Del Amo Fashion Center
3525 W Carson St
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Stroll, eat and watch a movie in this updated mall!
Come here for a challenging workout on this steep sand dune hill! Local professional athletes frequently visit here for personal training sessions. Paid RSVP will be required (https://www.citymb.info/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-facilities/sand-dune-park)
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Sand Dune Park
3299 Bell Ave
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Come here for a challenging workout on this steep sand dune hill! Local professional athletes frequently visit here for personal training sessions. Paid RSVP will be required (https://www.citymb.info/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-facilities/sand-dune-park)
Another beautiful pier to view the sunset! (There are some small shops and food places on the pier, but we feel they are overpriced)
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Redondo Beach Pier station
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Another beautiful pier to view the sunset! (There are some small shops and food places on the pier, but we feel they are overpriced)
If you love books... because we do! This place has a diverse inventory, and the photogenic in-store design is a bonus!
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The Last Bookstore
453 South Spring Street
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If you love books... because we do! This place has a diverse inventory, and the photogenic in-store design is a bonus!
Paid parking, but admission is free :). This museum is currently housing Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room; free first-come first-serve reservation required upon entering the museum.
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The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
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Paid parking, but admission is free :). This museum is currently housing Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room; free first-come first-serve reservation required upon entering the museum.
Famous for the (free) outdoor “Urban Light” installation, this place is great for an fun and romantic evening photo shoot ;)
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
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Famous for the (free) outdoor “Urban Light” installation, this place is great for an fun and romantic evening photo shoot ;)