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Los Angeles

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

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 more dated than ever: pizza in LA actually thrived during COVID, with some furloughed chefs using their additional free time to dive into the art of pizza-making and larger outfits scaling back operations to focus on slinging wood-fired pies.

The Absolute Best Pizza 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

Summer has finally given way to fall, which honestly doesn’t mean much to those of us who call Los Angeles home.

11 Weekend Getaways Within 5 Hours of LA That Are Perfect for Fall

Drink

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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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

Nation

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

All 63 Reese’s Candy Products, Ranked

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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?

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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

Sushi Bar

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.

31 Amazing Restaurants to Explore in the San Fernando Valley

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The fridge is getting stale; instant ramen is getting tired; your Brita filter is broken.

The Best Work-From-Home Lunch Spots in Central LA

Bowlila

You can only open your fridge and stare at quesadilla ingredients so many times before it becomes clear that you’re gonna need to do some takeout soon.

Wilder’s Recent Articles

The Absolute Best Pizza in Los Angeles

From classic Neapolitan and NY-style pies to Roman-style pinsas and more.

11 Weekend Getaways Within 5 Hours of LA That Are Perfect for Fall

Desert, beach, vineyards, mountains, and more.

The 9 Best Dive Bars in Los Angeles

Your old haunts are back.

A Definitive Guide to LA’s Best Beaches

12 options for swimming, surfing, and lounging in the sand.

The Best Airbnbs to Escape to This Spring Near LA

From quick mountain getaways to calming seaside retreats.

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

From secret waterfalls to old mines and sandstone formations.

All 63 Reese’s Candy Products, Ranked

The candy made for October.

Which LA Neighborhood Should You Move To?

We break it down for you.

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

Embrace the City of Angels as a world-class food destination.

31 Amazing Restaurants to Explore in the San Fernando Valley

From top-tier tacos to stellar strip-mall sushi.

The Best Work-From-Home Lunch Spots in Central LA

Order from the comfort of your couch.

The Best Work-From-Home Lunch Delivery in Western LA

Order from the comfort of your couch.