Wilder Shaw

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Los Angeles

Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

If your quarantine was anything like ours, your dreams were filled with LA bars.

The 9 Best Dive Bars in Los Angeles

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer in Southern California, meaning that beach season is now in full swing.

A Definitive Guide to LA’s Best Beaches 

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Surreal as it may seem, LA recently “celebrated” the one-year anniversary of its first pandemic-related shutdown.

The Best Airbnbs to Escape to This Spring Near LA

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In LA, famous hikes like Runyon and Griffith tend to get all the glory.

Forget Runyon Canyon: Try These 10 Secret Hikes in LA Instead

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Events

There’s never been a year that we’ve all collectively wanted to end as much as 2020, but we finally made it.

The Most Festive Things to do in LA This Holiday Season

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As the bullet train of 2020 continues to speed towards the end of the year and the most significant election of our lifetime, you might just find yourself in need of a break from everything.

Get a Taste of Fall at These 10 Weekend Getaways Within 5 Hours of LA

Nation

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There are very few brands as synonymous with October as Reese's.

All 63 Reese’s Candy Products, Ranked

It’s been about a decade since the “There’s no good pizza In LA” bit had any air of truth, but these days that take is hackier than ever.

The Top 32 Pizza Spots in Los Angeles

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Lifestyle

It’s a strange time to be looking for a new place to live, but thanks to the fact that rents around the city have fallen for the first time in a decade, it’s perhaps a better time to move now than ever.

Which LA Neighborhood Should You Move To?

Ten years ago, Los Angeles was craft beer’s biggest sleeping giant.

Where to Drink Beer in LA This Fall

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It may come as a bit of a shock that Los Angeles, a place often imagined for beach bodies and plastic surgery, would be the ultimate destination for a vacation based around eating, but life is full of surprises.

Get to Know the Real Los Angeles in 5 Insanely Gluttonous Days

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If one of the LA dining scene’s defining characteristics is incredible food in unexpected places, there may be no better area of the city that represents that more than the San Fernando Valley.