Melrose Avenue
Melrose Avenue
Melrose might bring to mind the old Aaron Spelling piece of weekly television melodrama. To actually visit Melrose Avenue, you will find a lot of great shops and fun venues to visit, and very little drama.
Melrose offers up a great place to go shopping for clothing and grab some grub for those who walk freely between both worlds of the Glitzy Downtown Hollywood and trendy West Hollywood.
Melrose is sometimes referred to as the trashy second cousin of San Francisco's Haight Street, and until recently that description might have been accurate. However over the past few years, Melrose has cleaned up and become more of a shopping haven.
Whether it's the aggressive facade of the retro-clothing or a moody, darkened bar you're looking for, you'll find it on Melrose.
If you're in the mood to window shop. This is your new home away from home. There are numerous stores with windows just brimming with good buys and as a bonus every few stores brings a good restraurant to stop at and grab a bite to eat. The range of food goes from Argentinean to Indian to Italian to Thai and of course, good old American style cuisine.
After a row of restaurants, you will run into more storefronts. Lots of eccentric vintage clothing spots, great old vinyl record shops, funky art galleries and a couple of 99-seat theatres (read the marquee carefully, there are a still adult venues left in this area).
There are also a number of bars and nightclubs that open and many cater to the late lunch crowd with very decent food and great drink deals.
Come visit Melrose Avenue on your next Los Angeles excursion, just bring your walking shoes and an extra bag for all the bargains you're going to find!
