Jeff Klein/FT - "How to Spend it in LA"

Larry said I really like Marc Selwyn Fine Art and Kohn Gallery. The artists they represent are wide-ranging, but the galleries themselves are local, and they feel it.

Larry said I really like Marc Selwyn Fine Art and Kohn Gallery. The artists they represent are wide-ranging, but the galleries themselves are local, and they feel it.

Larry said Lee Stanton Antiques is pretty great, ranging from the 17th to 19th centuries, French and English. He also does his own designs.

Larry said I love Mecox Gardens for stylish and more affordable things; it has its own collections and also some good vintage.

Larry said Richard Shapiro Studiolo has the most incredible stuff – a mix of antique and modern furniture, lighting and objects from all over.

Larry said Everyone should go to Hollywood at Home, Peter Dunham’s store. He’s a textile designer – we bought a lot of stuff there for San Vicente Bungalows, my members’ club – but the store also sells furniture, lighting, accessories, art and prints. I love how wacky it is. He really understands high and low and how they work in the mix.

Larry said I love lunch on the patio at Zinqué café, ordering “Le Bowl” with chicken and sipping a glass of rosé.

Larry said If you can find Croft Alley, on Melrose Place, go; it’s a tiny spot that’s very local. I’m not even sure whether there’s a street entrance – I think you have to walk through Alfred Coffee – which is also great – to get to it. It’s like five tables in this sweet courtyard. The chef is Vietnamese, so there’s that influence on super-fresh western food. They do an amazing turkey-lettuce wrap, so have that and then eat one of the double-fudge-chocolate and sea-salt cookies, which will just make you d

Larry said The omakase at Sushi Park is great. It’s really hard to get a reservation but worth it – they only serve omakase at the sushi bar. It’s totally unassuming, on the second floor of a mall on Sunset Boulevard, and you’ll probably sit next to someone like Justin Timberlake. The food is insanely good. The chefs are super-strict – “No soy sauce with that!” “This sauce with that one!” – which I love. I love it any time anyone is that committed to their craft.

Larry said If you’re in Santa Monica, Elephante is always fun. It’s a very hip new restaurant and it’s indoor-outdoor, so you have the views and the breeze when they open it all up. And there are always lots of young, very beautiful people there. But my happy place is Gjusta in Venice. I think it’s the best food in LA: casual, fresh, unpretentious – in particular the rotisserie chicken sandwich. The bread is all made there, and all delicious. It’s a 10 out of 10 on every level.

Larry said My happy place is Gjusta in Venice. I think it’s the best food in LA: casual, fresh, unpretentious – in particular the rotisserie chicken sandwich. The bread is all made there, and all delicious. It’s a 10 out of 10 on every level.

Larry said The hike I do most often is Franklin Canyon Park, in Beverly Hills, which is not nearly as well known, or as crowded, as Runyon Canyon, and is, in my opinion, far more beautiful. You get incredible views of the city from the top and definitely that away-from-it-all feeling, despite being in the middle of town.

Larry said Sweet Lady Jane, where the triple-berry cake is addictive. And then all the design and antiques.