L.A.'S Other Pier: Redondo Beach, California

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Most people come upward to Los Angeles too caput for the beach, specifically they caput inwards vast numbers to Venice too the great, sometime pier at the halt of Route 66 inwards Santa Monica.

Take a quick lap some the pier amongst our video "One Lap of the Redondo Pier"!

Admittedly, it is a non bad pier but there's ane a picayune farther due south that nosotros bask more.

Go due south on the 405 or 110.  Get off at Torrance Boulevard too caput west.  Six too a one-half miles later, the route volition halt at the parking lot of Redondo Beach Pier.  Go correct in...parking rates are reasonable and, if y'all induce got a disabled placard, it's gratis on the weekends (show your placard to the attendant at the exit, they volition induce got y'all sign a contention that you're non trying to cheat them).

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Originally built inwards the 1890's, the pier developed its unique horsehoe cast when 2 neighboring wharves merged.  It became real pop inwards the 1970's due to the large seat out of shops, restaurants, nightclubs, too bars perched over the water.  In 1988, a large business office of the pier burned to the waterline.  A newly rebuild pier opened upward inwards 1995.  Only ane business, Kincaid's restaurant, was built on the novel section.  The empty, concrete pier beyond Kincaids is the portion that burned down.

Still, it's quite a identify to see amongst a cluster of shops, eateries, too bars at ane halt too some other department inwards the decidedly lower rent department officially know every bit the International Boardwalk surrounding the marina.


Two of our favorite restaurants are here.  Tonight we're dining at Gambrinus.

Gambrinus is a real reasonably priced Russian eating seat named after a pop Czech beer.  They induce got a seat out of beers available.  The taps are a by too large American pick amongst a few premiums, amongst a pair of real proficient Czech selections.  The bottled beer pick is a vast collection of European beers amongst special emphasis on Eastern European brews.

It's a tiny place, but four booths that volition handgrip a wheelchair amongst some other few tall bar tables too stools.  It's correct on the H2O inwards the marina too offers some proficient ocean views.  Tonight, at that topographic point was also a real proficient jazz duo playing.

We similar to commencement off amongst their black Russian breadstuff appetizer that's deep-fried too infused amongst garlic.  It's wonderful.

For dinner, we'll each larn an entree too pick from all of them, sort of similar tapas.  Tonight it's a tasty too delicately flavored fish too chips dish.  Very tasty, I fifty-fifty liked it too I can't stand upward fish.  Also, nosotros had this pork kebab dish that featured pieces of pork cooked amongst what tasted similar pickled tomatoes.  It was also real good, particularly the roasted potatoes that came on the side.

Our 3rd dish was Pirozki, meated cooked inwards a puff pastry that was incredibly calorie-free too flaky.

After dinner, nosotros walked some the pier checking out the diverse seafood stands.

For the kids, at that topographic point is a large arcade featuring a Tilt-A-Whirl.  Hollywood loves this location too films oftentimes here...it was featured prominently inwards Season four of Dexter.

A picayune farther along, nosotros larn to the novel business office of the pier.

Here is our other favorite eating seat here, Kincaid's.  Known for at that topographic point melt-in-your-mouth prime number rib, the nutrient too service hither is excellent.  The prime number rib is a combat on the pricey side though.  Fortunately, they also induce got a chef who's a principal at Southern cooking.  The etoufee hither is outstanding every bit is their version of chicken too waffles...which is improve than Roscoe's inwards my opinion...and is exclusively $21.

Further along is the sometime business office of the pier.

It is dominated by Tony's, an sometime tiki bar that is pop amongst the tourists, particularly the crow's nest bar on top.  Unfortunately, the crow's nest is non wheelchair accessible.

Here is where y'all overstep into Tony's.

The beach is to the due south ending at the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Seafood is real pop here.  You tin encounter that this expanse is real well-liked past times the local Asian population.

Here is a peek into their kitchen.

There are a seat out of bars too nightclubs featuring alive amusement hither but don't overdo it or y'all could halt upward here.


And that's our expect at the Redondo Beach Pier, named past times Tim every bit his favorite Southern California beach destination.

Redondo Beach Pier is at the western halt of Torrance Bl. inwards Redondo Beach, California.  It is also accessible past times wheelchair accessible charabanc transportation via Metro trace 130 (from the Artesia Transit Center halt of the Silver Line), Beach Cities Transit trace 102 (from the Green Line Redondo Beach Station), and Torrance Transit lines three & 7.


-Darryl
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