Salt & Straw

Proper deli sandwiches in a laid-back room where nobody minds a messy eater.

Hot beignets buried in powdered sugar from a New Orleans-style cafe co-founded by Christina Milian.

A gourmet marketplace with communal tables, famous mac and cheese, and cupcakes for after.

Burgers and hot dogs served inside a real train car, which is usually all the convincing a kid needs.

Old Hollywood history and the largest hotel pool in the Valley, a few minutes from Universal by free shuttle.

A big woodsy climbing structure that keeps both toddlers and big kids busy, with grass around it for a picnic blanket.