Should you want to linger, there’s a bar behind Café Birdie called Good Housekeeping for a nightcap.įor visitors coming to Highland Park for the first time, Alex Morales has just one piece of advice. He suggests ordering some small plates and is a fan of dishes such as the pork cheek ragù pappardelle and hanger steak. “The atmosphere and the lighting are really beautiful.”
“It’s got New York meets Paris city vibe,” says Green of the restaurant housed in a 1920s building.
When he isn’t sticking around at night to bowl a few games at his own place, Green goes to the nearby Café Birdie for dinner. For dessert, there’s Mr Holmes Bakehouse nearby, which serves up a range of delicious pastries. For lunch, Green takes advantage of the sunny weather and often heads to Texan taco spot HomeState. “It was sad for me because it was just so beautifully old LA.” They had eyed the Highland Park Bowl space for years and, in 2015, bought the property and saved a piece of the area’s history. “For years it was the kind of neighbourhood where you just wanted to get in and get out,” says Green. The skylights pour a soft, hazy glow over the restored interior of the Prohibition-era bowling alley, which reopened for business in 2016 following a US$2 million renovation.īobby Green and his business partners first came to Highland Park in 2003 with the opening of a bar called the Little Cave (now La Cuevita). Stepping into Highland Park Bowl feels like walking into a movie. And if all that shopping leaves you hungry, she suggests hitting up Joy for delicious Taiwanese food and Kitchen Mouse for vegetarian-friendly meals. “I am thrilled to be on a block with so many other women-owned businesses selling awesome products ,” she says. Overall, Kvernmo feels like she’s nestled into a neighbourhood with good company. “The owners have put so much heart into what they’re creating.” Kitchen Mouse “It offers an interesting selection of beautiful items for your home,” Kvernmo says.
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Owned by PJ Roden and Katerina Gabbro, also Highland Park residents, the store is full of conversation-starting pieces made by artists and craftspeople from around the world. Once you’ve stocked up here, head over to design firm and home boutique Matters of Space. Kvernmo launched her own stationery manufacturing business, Iron Curtain Press, in 2010, after which came the opening of Shorthand, an aesthetically mesmerising office supplies shop located on the same site as Iron Curtain Press. “Several weeks will pass and I’ll realise I haven’t even left the neighbourhood!” “The two main streets have so much to see and do,” she says. It’s easy for Rosanna Kvernmo to spend all of her time in Highland Park. Owner of Iron Curtain Press and Shorthand This progressive and picturesque area has witnessed a huge boom in recent years, inspiring filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, along with all of the artists and entrepreneurs who are setting up shop next to mom-and-pop operations and historic institutions.
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