Creative Director Gui Borchert's Travel Playbook includes tucked-away dining in Venice Beach; where to find the coldest beer; and sushi in Beverly Hills.

Los Angeles

Bergamot Station Arts Centre

"Hike to the original set of M*A*S*H, at Malibu Creek State Park. It's pretty cool."

M*A*S*H Hike

"There’s this silly little funicular train Downtown called Angels Flight. All it does is climb these steps to the top of a hill... And it’s across the street from Grand Central Market, so it’s worth crossing the street for."

Angels Flight

"We’re at Superba all the time, so I’d be lying if I didn’t pick it."

Superba Food + Bread

"I’ll often bike to Deus on the corner of Venice and Lincoln. They make a mean flat white, everything on the walls looks amazing, the people are always super interesting."

Deus Emporium

"Magnus Walker (also an expat) keeps his vintage Porsche collection in a pretty awesome garage near the Arts District."

"Gjelina is a great place to have a boozy lunch. Part of a great day in LA is to start drinking early, not too much, but just some wine or beer. And then once you get a good booze going maybe hit up a nice gallery."

Gjelina

"Gjusta is one of my favorites. They have an incredible selection of everything that you can expect between smoked fish and all kinds of bakery items, and good coffee and juices. So I’d start the day there — hitting up a good breakfast spot."

Gjusta

"The guy who started Sugarfish is an incredible sushi chef, and there's one that's kind of hidden inside of one of the locations, it's called Sushi Nozawa. You go through the whole restaurant, and through a door at the end, and he's there himself. It’s like the best sushi I've had in my life."

Nozawa Bar

"A good friend of mine used to run pubs in London, and he decided to open one here, so you can go there, sit outside and let the kids run around while you enjoy some margaritas or beers. The Cloverfield has mastered the art of nearly freezing beer."

The Cloverfield

"Zinqué is this French little place that's great outdoors, and they serve really cold beers. It's actually a place that people who live here in Venice might know, but it's so tucked away that people don't realize it's there."

Zinqué