Best Los Angeles, CA Shopping

  • Westfield Century City Mall
  • Venice Beach Boardwalk
  • The Commons at Calabasas
  • Santa Monica Place
  • Melrose Avenue
  • Montana Avenue
  • The Grove
  • Beverly Center
  • Abbot Kinney Boulevard Shops
  • Rodeo Drive
  • Westfield Century City Mall

    Westfield Century City Mall

    Westfield Century City Mall got a massive $1 billion makeover in 2017 and now ranks as one of Southern California's top shopping destinations. The AMC...

    Photo courtesy of Westfield Century City Mall
  • Venice Beach Boardwalk

    Venice Beach Boardwalk

    There's no other beach scene in Southern California quite like the one you will find on Venice Beach. Starting with the fact that it's the only place that...

    Photo courtesy of Visit California
  • The Commons at Calabasas

    The Commons at Calabasas

    Like the Grove in the Mid-Wilshire District of L.A., the Commons at Calabasas is another Caruso Affiliated shopping center and it feels very similar....

    Photo courtesy of The Commons at Calabasas
  • Santa Monica Place

    Santa Monica Place

    The old, Frank Gehry designed Santa Monica Place is long gone, replaced with a sleek open-air shopping center anchored by Nordstrom. There are plenty of...

    Photo courtesy of Macerich Company
  • Melrose Avenue

    Melrose Avenue

    Start out near the Beverly Center and La Cienega Boulevard and you'll find some of the world's top designers on Melrose Avenue, including Vivienne Westwood...

    Photo courtesy of Jenny Peters
  • Montana Avenue

    Montana Avenue

    With over 150 high-end shops selling everything from home furnishings to children's clothing, Montana Avenue's shopping district spans over 10 blocks of...

    Photo courtesy of Margaret Rowe
  • The Grove

    The Grove

    Day or night, summer or winter, the Grove always teems with shoppers. It's such a popular place that teens like to hang out there, taking selfies by the...

    Photo courtesy of The Grove
  • Beverly Center

    Beverly Center

    With over 100 top shops including Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent and Versace, the Beverly Center has been a Los...

    Photo courtesy of Bénédicte Castillo/The Beverly Center
  • Abbot Kinney Boulevard Shops

    Abbot Kinney Boulevard Shops

    Once a sleepy little boulevard that boasted some nice restaurants and a few art galleries, these days Venice's Abbot Kinney is the hottest shopping spot in...

    Photo courtesy of Drew Glickman, Abbot Kinney Real Estate
  • Rodeo Drive

    Rodeo Drive

    Rodeo Drive needs no description, as it is certainly the most famous shopping street in the world, thanks to Hollywood. So many movies have filmed scenes...

    Photo courtesy of Rodeo Drive
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About Los Angeles, CA Shopping

Los Angeles is known for its to-die-for shopping scene, thanks in great part to Hollywood stars who always need the latest and greatest. Shopping districts are many, and trendy, upscale boutiques seem to be around ever corner. Savvy shoppers make the most of the city by planning before they indulge in retail therapy. If money is truly no concern, then stroll through the ultra-posh shops on Rodeo Drive, which is within the Golden Triangle (bordered by Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, and Canon Drive). Famous site of Julia Roberts' triumphant Pretty Woman shopping spree, the venerated street boasts the finest retailers – Cartier, Gucci, and Tiffany among them. Well-heeled hipsters prefer Robertson Boulevard (between Beverly Boulevard and Third Street). Impossibly cool clothing, makeup, and home decor shops line the street, including celebrity fave Kitson Boutique. Melrose Avenue (between San Vicente Boulevard and La Brea Avenue) caters to the same crowd; check out Von Dutch and Agent Provocateur. In the market for antiques? Check out Third Street (between La Cienega Boulevard and La Brea Avenue), a funky, eclectic area known for unique gift and specialty stores. While the sheer multitude of attractive boutiques and stores in LA is staggering – and most of them are exclusive, upscale, and one-off to boot – just focus on a few must-have items in your price range for a relaxed day of hitting the shops!
Kelly Sigmon

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Senior editor Kelly Sigmon is Southern born and Ivy educated. During his tenure with the company, Kelly has prized being a mystery traveler and overseeing the printed 10Best Travel Guides for San Francisco, Miami, and Atlanta.

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