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Although home to a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, Silver Lake (sometimes written as Silverlake) is best known as the epicenter of the Los Angeles hipster culture – independent thinking, progressive politics, creativity, and trendsetting in fashion and music. Consequently, this increasingly gentrified neighborhood attracts a crowd of stylish urban tastemakers, bohemian types, and a substantial LGBT community.

The winding Sunset Boulevard offers plenty of au courant independent boutiques, outdoor cafés, and popular ethnic restaurants where flannel-clad professionals can spend sunny days shopping and brunching at popular diners.

The nightlife scene in Silver Lake is simultaneously laid back and too-cool-for-school, with ironic theme bars, low-key lounges, playful wine bars drawing hip crowds, and a bevy of food trucks and cute gelato shops catering to the nightly strollers.

And adding to the funky tastemaking appeal of the area is the Silverlake Farmers Market that sets up every Saturday right off Sunset and the Art Craft & Vintage fair held every second Saturday at the Micheltorena Street Elementary School.

Cool painfully hip factoid: Local indie band Silversun Pickups gets their name from a liquor store across from the landmark live music dive the Silverlake Lounge, right near the intersection of Silver Lake Boulevard and Sunset.

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Bar Stella

30s / 40s / Artsy / Bar / Blazers / Chill

Party Earth Review Housed in a boutique clothing store that formerly fronted haute French bistro Cafe Stella, Bar Stella adds a Moroccan-styled retreat to this already popular slice of Paris, offering ... more

3932 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Gingergrass

All Types / Asian Food / Beer

Reviewed by Gor G.

"I order takeout from Gingergrass a couple times a month and I can honestly say the food has never disappointed me. One of my favorites is the pan-sear ..." more

2396 Glendale Boulevard
Silver Lake, CA 90039

Cha Cha Cha

Average Joes / Blouses / Brunch

Reviewed by Gor G.

"This place sucks. Too hip for its own good, trying way too hard to be divey and quirky - and unfortunately, it's succeeding with a certain crowd, it s ..." more

656 North Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004

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4100 Bar

20s / 80s Music / 90s Music / Bar

Party Earth Review Part hipster hangout and part date spot – but mostly just cool semi-Asian-style neighborhood watering hole – 4100 Bar offers the perfect mix of frisky patrons and great ... more

1087 Manzanita Street
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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The Black Cat

Ambient / Beer / Burgers / Cigars

Reviewed by Brett C.

"My Take: I went to The Black Cat last week at the end of a night of bar-hopping and could not have been happier with this last stop of the night. We f ..." more

3909 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Local

20s / 30s / 40s / Ambient / Blouses / Hip

Party Earth Review No tragically hip neighborhood would be complete without a tragically hip, locally sourced restaurant to go along with it. And for many in Silver Lake, that restaurant is undoubtedly ... more

2943 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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The Virgil

Bar / Casual / Cocktails / Crowded

Reviewed by Taylor B.

"As you walk through the side door of The Virgil, you are given two choices: (1) Take the blue pill, and wonder up to the lounge area and enjoy a nice ..." more

4519 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Jay's Bar

Bar Food / Beer on Tap / Casual

Reviewed by Gor G.

"I was initially a little taken aback by the mini-mall location and the darkened windows - would I find a girlie bar, a real dive, or wall-to-wall bike ..." more

4321 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Good Microbrew & Grill

20s / 30s / 40s / Bar / Bar Food / Brunch

Reviewed by Gor G.

"My friends and I were at a Los Angeles magazine event down the street at another Silver Lake spot, when we ventured out in search of more food. We st ..." more

3725 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Ali Mama Cafe

30s / 40s / Anything goes / Café / Hip

Party Earth Review A hole-in-the-wall joint seemingly plucked from the streets of Cairo, Ali Mama Cafe is a grungy dive where the only thing stronger than the hookah tobacco might be the pots of authentic ... more

3229 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Smog Cutter

20s / Anything goes / Artists

Party Earth Review Characterized by cranky bartenders and a hipster clientele, the offbeat Smog Cutter is a potent mix of one part karaoke, two parts dive, and eight parts attitude. The place is all but ... more

864 North Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Cafe Stella

20s / 30s / Ambient / Blazers / Dinner

Reviewed by Maria H.

"Quietly tucked away under the Sunset Junction sign, Stella is not only a must for all visitors of the artsy Silver Lake district but is also the best ..." more

3932 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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