Los Angeles on a Budget
By Tara de Lis, City Editor
Low on cash? Get a lot for a little less at these L.A. favorites.
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Philippe the Original
1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA
Get a French dip for less than $5, coleslaw or potato salad sides for 85 cents, and finish off with 10-cent coffee. -
Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch
4325 Glencoe Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA
Gargantuan portions at this popular Southern-style cooking spot make the $13.95 dinner special a steal. -
Angeli Caffe
7274 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA
For $25 per person, massive family-style dinners are served every Thursday night. -
JiRaffe Restaurant
501 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Monday nights are a bistro bargain, with three courses for $30, and $12-$14 carafes of wine. -
Lucques
8474 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA
Make reservations for the weekly Sunday Supper prix-fixe dinner, which includes three courses for only $35.
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Casa Malibu Inn
22752 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA
Surprisingly affordable beachfront getaway is cherished among travel cognoscenti. -
Farmer's Daughter
115 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Kitschy country-chic motel is the hip lodging choice for budget travelers.
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The Standard--Downtown
550 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA
Low-cost rooms compensate for the steep drink prices at this chic boutique's ultra-trendy Roof bar. -
Cadillac Hotel
8 Dudley Ave, Venice, CA
A beach-side hotel ideal for cash-challenged scenesters who want to be in the thick of things. -
Safari Inn
1911 W Olive Ave, Burbank, CA
Retro rates are always in at this surf-inspired motel in the heart of Burbank.
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Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA
See what a tycoon's billions can buy at this exquisitely modern temple of fine art. -
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA
Sun-drenched boardwalk where Route 66 meets the sea and California dreamin' takes shape. -
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Explore the great outdoors nestled right in L.A.'s backyard. -
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Forget the Oscars: The real benchmark of celebrity is this notorious stretch of sidewalk. -
Watts Towers Arts Center
1765 E 107th St, Los Angeles, CA
This mass of spiraling tiles, broken bottles and more than 25,000 seashells is quintessential folk art.
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Frank N Hank's
518 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Every hour is happy hour at this Koreatown institution, where call drinks are rarely more than $4. -
Canal Club
2025 Pacific Avenue, Venice, CA
Chicken satay, California rolls and select drinks are available for between $3 and $5 every day from 5pm to 7pm. -
Ciudad
445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
Enjoy a cuchifrito (little fried things) and happy-hour menu weekdays from 3pm to 7pm. Specials include $4 fish tacos and mojitos. -
Cabo Cantina
8301 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Spring break-style party spot with 2-for-1 margaritas and Cabopolitians Monday through Friday from 4pm to 8pm.
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It's a Wrap
3315 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA
Burbank resale shop offers clothes right off celebrities' backs. -
Jet Rag
825 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA
For quality and quantity, hipsters flock to this low-priced second-hand goldmine. -
Wasteland
7428 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Trade in last season's wear for the latest fashions--buy backs are paid 35 percent of retail, weekdays, noon-5:30pm. -
DFS Galleria (Duty Free Shopping)
6801 Hollywood Blvd Ste 105/201, Hollywood, CA
Duty-free extravaganza for the tourist in everyone, including deals on clothing, alcohol and perfume. -
Fred Segal
420 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA
Plan ahead for the two-week discount extravaganza every year near the end of September, when designer duds are up to 50 percent off.
