Mitzie Mee

Los Angeles: Manhattan Beach Pier

  • Last updated:December 15, 2019
Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles

Santa Monica Beach and Venice Beach are probably the most famous beaches in Los Angeles, and if it’s your first time in the city, you should definitely go there. Though after snapping the mandatory pictures of The Pier, The Freaks and The Muscles, head a little further down south to Manhattan Beach for a much nicer and more chill experience.

I discovered Manhattan Beach by coincidence back in 2011, when I stayed at an airport hotel with free shuttle to the beach, and today, it’s my favorite beach in the city. It’s usually easier and less expensive to find parking, and on Ocean Drive, just one block from the beach, there are plenty of cozy cafes, shops and restaurants.

When I was back in Los Angeles last month, I drove down to Manhattan Beach for an early morning swim, but I had forgotten how cool the Pacific is compared to the warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, so I quickly changed my mind.

Instead I played around with my camera on the beach and under the pier. Some of the pictures turned out great, some of them not so much. I’m still struggling with the settings, and yes, I know I really should read that manual…

  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles
  • Manhattan beach, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is a city you don’t quite figure out all at once. It unfolds slowly, neighborhood by neighborhood, mile by mile. Vast and sun washed, cinematic and oddly intimate, it’s a place of constant contrast. Morning hikes in the canyons. Long lunches that stretch into late afternoon. Evenings that end by the ocean with salt in your hair and traffic humming somewhere in the distance. What I love most about LA is that it feels less like a single city and more like a collection of distinct worlds stitched together by freeways and palm trees. A strip mall might hide one of the best meals you’ll have all year. A quiet residential street can lead to a view that stops you in your tracks. The glamour is there if you look for it, but so is a relaxed, everyday rhythm that makes the city surprisingly livable. On this page, I’ve gathered my Los Angeles favorites. The restaurants I return to. The neighborhoods I linger in. The places that capture the particular mix of ambition, creativity, and laid back energy that defines the city.

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