Where to eat at and around The Garland

Close by, on foot or by car

• Whata Peach

  8 min walk

  Smoothie, toast and coffee counter · $

  The quick breakfast on foot: a counter on Ventura Boulevard selling smoothies, toasts, açai bowls and coffee and matcha, open every day from 8am to 6pm. Order the Peaches N' Cream smoothie and a toast and take both back to the hotel, which is quicker than a sit-down breakfast when the trolley is the plan for the morning. It closes in the early evening, so it is a breakfast and lunch stop and nothing later. There is nothing to book.

  Walk in11055 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City

• Mantee Café

  8 min walk

  Lebanese and Armenian garden café · $$

  A family-run café with a garden at the back and the sit-down dinner to walk to. The dish it is named for is mantee, boat-shaped ravioli of seasoned beef under garlic yogurt, sumac and red pepper, about $16; add hummus or motabal, and a kebab, from $20 for the kafta to $30 for the filet. It opens at 4pm Tuesday to Thursday and closes at 9:30pm, stays open to 10pm on Friday, opens at noon at weekends and is shut on Monday. Tables can be booked on its site.

  Reserve ahead10962 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City

• Good Neighbor

  3 min by car

  Breakfast and lunch diner in the Cahuenga Pass · $$

  A diner run by the same family since 1993, serving breakfast and lunch only: Tuesday to Sunday from 7am to 2pm, closed Monday. The omelettes are the thing, and the Chicken Tarragon, at about $20, is its own classic; there are breakfast burritos at about $19, Eggs ala Fisdale, its version of eggs Benedict, and pancakes from $11. It is on the road to Hollywood, so it works as the first stop of a Walk of Fame day. Walk in, or book a table on its site.

  Walk in3701 Cahuenga Boulevard West, Studio City

• The Baked Potato

  3 min by car

  Jazz club with a baked potato menu, since 1970 · $$

  Something only Los Angeles does: a jazz club that has put on live music nightly since 1970 and builds its menu around oversized baked potatoes. It opens at 6pm and closes at 1am, the kitchen stops at 11:30pm, and all ages are welcome. Shows are ticketed, so pick a night from its calendar and buy first. Come for a potato and a set rather than a long dinner.

  Reserve ahead3787 Cahuenga Boulevard West, Studio City

• El Ruso Tacos

  4 min by car

  Sonoran taco counter with mesquite-grilled meat · $

  The cheap and good counter: Sonoran-style tacos on flour tortillas made in the house, the meat grilled over mesquite. Order the asada or the al pastor, or the prime ribeye for $10 more; two tacos with beans and cheese are $12, three are $17, and a margarita is $13. A 15 per cent service charge replaces the tip. It is open Thursday to Monday from 11:30am, until 10pm and until 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and shut on Tuesday and Wednesday. Parking is free across the street.

  Walk in10628 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City

• Leona's Sushi House

  6 min by car

  Japanese sushi and robata room, in the MICHELIN Guide · $$$

  The grown-up dinner on the list, and a name in the MICHELIN Guide, with a menu that runs from snacks and sushi to robata and chef's specials. Share the oxtail bao ($13), the crispy rice with spicy tuna ($13) and the udon cacio e pepe ($35), and add robata skewers at dinner. Lunch runs daily from 11:30am to 2:30pm; dinner starts at 5:30pm and ends at 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Book on its site.

  Reserve ahead11814 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City

• Art's Deli

  7 min by car

  Jewish deli, family-run · $$

  A second-generation family deli serving breakfast, lunch and dinner every day from 8:30am to 8pm. The order is pastrami or corned beef on rye, $26 for the lighter portion and $29 for the traditional, with a sky high for $2.50 more, and a bowl of chicken soup with a matzo ball beside it. It is also a proper place for breakfast: lox and eggs is $27 and pastrami and eggs, pancake style, the same. No booking needed.

  Walk in12224 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City

• Casa Vega

  8 min by car

  Mexican institution since 1956, a James Beard America's Classic · $$

  The classic room: a family-run Mexican restaurant open since 1956, with tufted red leather booths, and a James Beard Foundation America's Classics award in 2022. Order the tableside Caesar and the tableside guacamole, then the enchiladas or the albondigas and a margarita; weekday happy hour from 2:30pm to 6pm has margaritas at $12 and $13, and $9 bites at the bar. It is open from 11:30am on weekdays and 11am at weekends, until midnight, with Tuesday as its taco night. Valet is $10 all day. Book on its site.

  Reserve ahead13301 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks

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