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Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List
Metro Rail - 7th St/Metro Center Station (A/B/D/E) is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

1. Metro Rail - 7th St/Metro Center Station (A/B/D/E)

660 S Figueroa St (at 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
Metro Station · Financial District · 35 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Make sure you check subway car signs for "red" or "purple", Red=Hollywood and the Valley. Purple = Koreatown and my place.

Bottega Louie is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

2. Bottega Louie

9.0
700 S Grand Ave (at 7th St), Los Angeles, CA
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 782 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: The tip here is you should leave a good tip because the waiters rock. Also it's a swell place to eat and sometimes see ESPN personalities...and get sweets on the way out...and go back to work happy

St. Vincent Court is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

3. St. Vincent Court

7.6
St. Vincent Pl (btw 6th/7th & Hill/Broadway), Los Angeles, CA
Plaza · Jewelry District · 1 tip

John S.John Smart: This wee street is well...odd. I like that.

Clifton's Republic is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

4. Clifton's Republic

7.5
648 S Broadway (at 7th Street), Los Angeles, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA · 67 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: because if you live in L.A. and you've never been to Clifton's you can't say you really live in L.A.

Bradbury Building is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

5. Bradbury Building

9.1
304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Structure · 50 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: uh...duh...

Grand Central Market is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

6. Grand Central Market

9.1
317 S Broadway (btwn 3rd & 4th St), Los Angeles, CA
Market · Downtown Los Angeles · 339 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: the people and the neon, and the food... the people and the neon, and the food...the people and the neon, and the food...

Angels Flight Railway is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

7. Angels Flight Railway

7.8
351 S Hill St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), Los Angeles, CA
Train · Financial District · 37 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: because you will be charmed. and vaguely disappointed. but mostly charmed.

Los Angeles Civic Center is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

8. Los Angeles Civic Center

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA
Government Building · Civic Center · 2 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Dragnet. Nice Park Coming Soon. Also go into the subway station, look up, see flying men.

Cole's is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

9. Cole's

8.8
118 E 6th St (at Main St), Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · Fashion District · 194 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: the sign alone is worth the trip. Go in. Sit in booth. Eat.

Frying Fish is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

10. Frying Fish

120 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Little Tokyo · 11 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: it's a conveyor belt with little bits of delicious food in the middle of Little Tokyo...is there anything not to like?

Los Angeles Public Library - Central is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

11. Los Angeles Public Library - Central

8.7
630 W 5th St (btwn Flower & Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Library · Financial District · 77 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: loads of books, great building, good exhibits...also a fine short cut...

Los Angeles Center Studios is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

12. Los Angeles Center Studios

7.5
1201 W 5th St (at Bixel St.), Los Angeles, CA
Office · Downtown Los Angeles · 19 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Mad Men lives here.

Santee Alley is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

13. Santee Alley

7.1
Santee St (at E 12th St), Los Angeles, CA
Flea Market · 51 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Over hyped but it is fun...

The Original Pantry is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

14. The Original Pantry

8.0
877 S Figueroa St (at W 9th St), Los Angeles, CA
Diner · South Park · 242 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Breakfast is your best bet.

Union Station is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

15. Union Station

7.9
800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA
Rail Station · Historic Cultural · 285 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Do ya know how great this building is? Do you really KNOW? Go. Sit. Between 4-6 or so. Just sit.

Philippe The Original is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

16. Philippe The Original

9.0
1001 N Alameda St (at Ord St), Los Angeles, CA
Sandwich Spot · Chinatown · 413 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: oh Los Angeles! So much French Dip...so Little Time....

Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

17. Walt Disney Concert Hall

9.4
111 S Grand Ave (btwn 1st & 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Concert Hall · Bunker Hill · 163 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: here's the deal with Frank Gehry buildings....you only need one. But it is an LA icon now. And a wonderful building.

MOCA is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

18. MOCA

8.6
250 S Grand Ave (at W 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Bunker Hill · 91 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: This is the worst museum in Los Angeles. With the ugliest exterior sculpture you can imagine. However, overall the building is dandy.

The Colburn School of Performing Arts is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

19. The Colburn School of Performing Arts

8.2
200 S Grand Ave (W 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Education · Bunker Hill · 6 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Another truly great building on Grand.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

20. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

555 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA
Church · Civic Center · 34 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: Forget the naysayers. Except for the horrific light fixtures in the nave the building actually is "harshly warm" if such a thing is possible. Visit the mausoleum

Ralphs is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

21. Ralphs

7.4
645 W 9th St (btwn Flower & Hope St), Los Angeles, CA
Supermarket · South Park · 53 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: I add this only because it's often loaded with good looking shoppers....shallow, but true...

Xuan Wu San Buddhist Association is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

22. Xuan Wu San Buddhist Association

1305 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Buddhist Temple · Chinatown · 1 tip

John S.John Smart: make the trek...

Gills Indian Cuisine is one of Smart's Super Ultra Downtown List.

23. Gills Indian Cuisine

838 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Indian Restaurant · South Park · 13 tips and reviews

John S.John Smart: everything about this place kicks ass. The location in the Stillwell Hotel, the food, the websight, the music on the websight.