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Things to do in South Bay, California 🌴
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items Born and raised in Southern California, these are my favorite places. Some I visit often and take my kids, some are treats saved for a special occasion!
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants
Other Food & Drinks
Arts & Entertainment
Goodies in surrounding cities 🙌🏽
Outdoor Activities
Super fun park with lots of activities! The ducks and turtles in the pond are cool too!
Polliwog Park Playground Project - City of Manhattan Beach
Farmers market opperatws dying the weekend and during the weekdays! The variety of products do differ between the days but they have a bit of everything including food vendors or fresh flowers!
Torrance Certified Farmers' Market
My all time favorite beach! They have separate trails for walking and bike riders which is super convenient! The view is always amazing!
City of Manhattan Beach | Home
A beautiful place to visit!
Mathias Botanical Garden - UCLA
Great place for a workout with a view!
Culver City Stairs, A Local Gem - Brassy
So much to do here including the rose garden and many museums!
Exposition Park – Welcome
Another great beach with a whole different vibe than Manhattan! Lots of restaurants and shops
Welcome to Redondo Beach, CA
One of mine and my kids most favorite places! It’s free entry but parking costs. There’s so much to see here including imax 3d movies. They also have a cafe!
California Science Center
Super cool museum! Especially if you love dinosaurs or has a kid who does. It’s a great place to explore and spend the day. Oh and check out the butterfly exhibit when it’s in town.
Natural History Museum - Los Angeles
A beautiful palace to visit! Sometimes wedding are hosted here, but it’s a nice place to just sit and have lunch or walk around and see the different types of roses.
Exposition Park Rose Garden
Restaurants
My fav breakfast/brunch place! The mimosas are yummy and get the coffee cake muffin! It gets packed on the weekends but worth the wait!
Menu - The Kettle Restaurant
I spent my birthday here and it was amazing. It gets packed weekend nights so make a reservation if possible. The Chicken Parmesan is so good! I’ll be back forsure.
JOEY Manhattan Beach | The Ultimate in Casual Dining
It might be a small place but it’s mighty in flavor! Big portions and very affordable. I frequent this place maybe once every other week!
El Amigo - Restaurant Reviews - Yelp
Great place so grab some food on your way down to the beach! Pretty quick.. it’s a small spot with a few tables outside. More of a to-go style restaurant!
El Tarasco Restaurant - Mexican - Yelp
Very good food and drinks! Turns club-ish after about 8pm and sometimes there’s a DJ on certain nights. Pretty fun atmosphere!
Baja Style Restaurant in Manhattan Beach
Other Food & Drinks
A must have! So many goodies here and they keep adding on. My fav is the banana fosters ice cream!!
Ice Cream - Manhattan Beach Creamery
Fantastic cakes and cupcakes! My fav is the celebration cake, but I want to try the lemon and German chocolate!
SusieCakes
Arts & Entertainment
I’ve been bringing my kids here for years. They’ve remolded and downscaled a bit but it’s still pretty cool and it’s free entry!
Roundhouse Aquarium Teaching Center - Manhattan Beach ...
Goodies in surrounding cities 🙌🏽
Delicious pan Dulce with speciality flavors! It’s forsure a treat, I haven’t had their coffees but I plan to soon!
My Panecito: Delicious Mexican Sweet Bread, Polvoron & More
A small burger place that has been in a staple in the neighborhood. They have the best pastrami chili cheese fries! I believe they’re cash only and it’s best to call your order in ahead of time.
Steven's Burgers - Yelp
Another staple in the city that you’d probably just drive by! It’s so good and big portions. Get extra teriyaki sauce!
Golden Bowl Teriyaki - Restaurant Reviews - Yelp
One stop shop for all your nail supplies. John is super helpful and will give his recommendations. They have everything from gel polishes to uv lights!
OceanNailSupply: Unicorn Chrome Powder, Spider Gel, Nail ...