a day in the city

since we didn't make it out to NY last weekend, the three of us spent Tae's vacation week relaxing at cafes, catching up with friends, enjoying every bit of luke and making our way out to LA to roam city streets. here are photos of our day in LA going from one place to another. Luke loved being out and about, soaking in the whole experience :) above was our first stop : Korea Town. no other place beats LA korean food, surprisingly not even NY. korean food is always on our list when going to LA. Yu Chun Chic Naeng Myun has the best Cold Buckwheat Noodles. They really get the broth right with the crushed ice and all the flavoring. Very refreshing on a hot summer day! Their Homemade Kimchi Dumplings are also a must there. We went there twice this week!  

picked up the September Issue while passing by the newstand on Melrose.  

Urth Cafe on Melrose was packed! So we stopped by Coffee Bean instead to feed this hungry little guy...

i love finding random street art :)

Discovered this cozy hidden cafe, The Daily Dose, in an alley way between two brick buildings in downtown LA and so glad we did! We were talking to the owner and they've only been open for 6 weeks now. The menu changes daily, according to the fresh local ingredients and produce available that day. We ordered Artisan coffee, a fresh smoothie with blueberries yogurt honey + kick of chili pepper, The Farmers Daughter Sandwich (roasted potatoes, kobucho squash, fried eggplant + cauliflower on homemade wheat bread with house dressing..SO SO delish!!) and quinoa with peach slaw. They brought out watermelon sandwiches for us on the house and i thought it was an interesting way to use watermelon. there was also a very thin piece of some kind of fresh peppered cheese in between. it was surprisingly really delicious, sweet and salty. The ambiance was very relaxing. we stayed until the sun was starting to set. This is a place we would like to visit often. :)

on the same street as the cafe, we came across this wine place, Swill Automatic, where you choose any wine from the shelves, pour yourself as much as you like and drink to your heart's content. tae wants to go back and try it out sometime. and walking along some more we spotted this adorable vw car.

We ended our day with my favorite dessert : macarons! pistachio, earl grey, lavender, chocolate ganache, strawberry and mocha. afterwards, tae picked up a cream puff from Beard Papa's too. We had a great day~ And Luke was so chills the whole time :)