downtown manhattan beach

I live in Los Angeles and have visited many of the great beaches here in LA. I love this beach and pier because it offers so many different choices of value and taste selections. You can walk around, shop, eat, drink, do ice cream, coffee up or just sit on the pier and clear your head. The opposite of Venice Beach if you want to avoid the crazy scene :-)

Calm place to visit with easy enough parking, great independent restaurants, and the best beach that I found in the LA area!

Not crowded like Santa Monica...we could actually enjoy it in peace...kids enjoyed their space. A little uppity but still good.

After moving here 6 months ago from Denver and living temporarily in Venice for 2 months (gross!) and looking at 64 apartments everywhere from Hollywood to Redondo Beach and everywhere inbetween......I have to say...I am VERY pleased with my decision to live in Manhattan Beach! I only live a few blocks from the Pier (by the way, the MOST BEAUTIFUL PIER AROUND!!) and I LOVVVVE being able to walk downtown to the shops, restaurants, cafes, yoga studios, Pier, The Strand, the bike path.....it's pretty awesome! I am making my way to patronize every business there...just because I can! :)Whether I take a 4 hour bike ride up or down the coast with my doggie in the basket, or take a sunset stroll with him along the Strand to visit all the other dog owners or take a guest downtown to let them choose which restaurant they would like to try out while window shopping along the way! it's all pretty darn good, I must say!Somwhat upscale area and crowd (which is nice consdiering other areas around LA!!) and while it does lack a certain amount of "edgy character" it also lacks things like hoards of homeless people, visible numerous drug dealers and addicts wandering around, and just generally unsafe/creepy vibes. Though, I do realize that we are in LA (a ginormous city and everything that comes along with that)...I really like Manhattan Beach and all its high end conveniences and luxuries! And by the way.....I've never had this many guests in my life time! Everyone wants to come visit me after seeing all the photos I post online and all the cool, delicious, beauty that is Manhattan Beach!

We stopped in Manhattan Beach after a day of Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, all the typical L.A. sights, and it was a welcome break. Everything slowed down once we got here. The small shops lining the streets, the coffee shops with locals hanging around, the families out for a day at the beach. It was a small town beach right in L.A.

Downtown Manhattan Beach is filled with great shops and outdoor pubs and bistro's. It's like out of a movie scene. A fun place to visit if you like to try new foods, people watch. The beach has numerous volleyball nets and not too far to walk to reach the water. Had a great family day!

Stroll along the streets and visit the numerous shops. We also walked along The Strand, the mile-length row of million-dollar houses that line the beach.

Beautiful cozy affluent city along Pacific Ocean. You can spend an entire day strolling on the gorgeous strand, small streets, and beach enjoying athletic residents or happy visitors. Additionally, the fine houses and different landscapes are worth viewing!

We have spent a few hours Downtown in two different days. We have walked to the Pier and enjoyed the boardwalk. We liked the restaurant selection and dined at couple of them. The shops are nice but pricy.

Shops and restaurants great. Nice walk (the Strand) along the beach, paved for dogs, running, etc. Houses line the beach so cannot enjoy meals overlooking the beach, but it was nice for exercise and the beach itself was typical CA classic beach. Some people were playing volleyball or just sitting and soaking in some sun. It was cool and windy so probably not at busy as could have been.

Los Angeles ist ein Moloch. Keine einzelne Stadt, sondern ein Aneinander-Reihung von verschiedenen Städten zu einem unübersichtlichen großen Ganzen. Doch selbst in diesem riesigen Häusermeer gibt es noch die Atmosphäre der Kleinstadt. Man muss nur wissen wo.Manhattan Beach ist einer dieser Ort mitten im Häusermeer. Er hat allerdings den Vorteil, dass er direkt an den Pazifik grenzt und somit eine gewisse natürliche Abgrenzung, zumindet zu einer Seite hin, hat. Manhatten Beach hat alles was eine "normale" Stadt irgendwo auf dem Lande auch hat. Sein eigenes Rathaus, seine eigene Polizei und auch ein hübsches Zentrum mit Einkaufsmöglichkeiten. Der Manhatten Beach Blvd., der hinunter zum Strand läuft und in der Manhatten Beach Pier endet, ist so etwas wie die Hauptschlagader der Stadt. Beiderseits bietet er kleine Geschäfte und Restaurants und ermöglicht somit auch den Bummel zu Fuss. Parkmöglichkeiten findet man am Straßenrand (gegen Gebühr an Parkuhren), in den umliegenden Seitenstraßen oder direkt am Parkplatz der Pier, auch hier allerdings gegen eine Parkgebühr.