Been in LA for 3 weeks and struggling to find a neighborhood i like
hello! I moved to LA 3 weeks ago. Per recommendation from this thread and some friends I have been staying in an AirBnB close to work while I look for neighborhoods to live in. Only issue is that after visiting many place, I haven't found anything I really like. This is a "what am I missing" post.
I'm from the east coast and used to being in cities with a lot of walkability and for lack of better term "hustle and bustle" - NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, London, Tokyo.
I am really finding a lot of places to just be too sleepy/calm. I want a bit more liveliness but when I discuss with coworkers or california friends it seems like everyone wants "quiet & residential".
I am looking more on the east side as I work in burbank 4x a week. Every neighborhood appears to have ONE, maybe two streets where there is something going on. But that's it. Is that just how the city is and i have to get used to it? Am i missing something?
Areas I've visited so far below. Right now Koreatown is top of my list.
Burbank: cute but very suburban
Pasadena: Old town area is cute but also suburban
Los Feliz: feels like just 1 street of restaurants
Silverlake: 2 blocks of bars on sunset
Echo Park: Same as above though I do like the vibe here
DTLA: drove around on a Saturday at 10pm and it was completely dead
Arts District: cute during the day, also felt pretty dead at night
Koreatown: Actually liked it here, though apprehensive about safety
Culver City: enjoyed it over here but a bit too far from work
Studio City: Unless there is a cute walkable area i missed, the trader joes parking lot felt like the main event
WeHo: I like the vibes on Santa Monica and Melrose, but between them it's so many blocks of just residential
NoHo: Felt mostly residential
Sherman Oaks: I did like the area around here but also felt suburban