Smorgasburg (Los Angeles)

The craft and food vendors were fairly friendly. Unfortunately not a wide variety of food nor was the quality outstanding. It was kind of like the food I make at home, so it was a little disappointing. We had a group of about 12 people so we sampled all the different foods, and we were all in agreement. Hopefully other attendees will find the food more to their liking. The craft vendors did demonstrate a wide variety of niches. And the prices were what you would expect so that was not too bad. Very noticeable was large empty spaces that could have been utilized for more food or activities. We found the photo opportunities the most engaging part with a lot of creativity put into the multitude of Christmas scenes. By then it was getting fairly cold so dress warmly, or visit the booth with the stick on nails because she has a nice heater lol. The organizers deserve less than one star because apparently previous days for this event had customers coming in as early as 10:00 a.m. . Our group had a couple slated for 10:00 a.m. and a few others at 12:00 noon. With the daylight, all of the lighted areas are rendered useless without the Christmas light effects. Fortunately part of our group had a 4:00 p.m. admission time so the others with the earlier entry times luckily opted to come at four instead. Then at the gate we were informed that all entry times had been changed to 4:00 p.m. but the organizers weren't able to notify the ticket holders who had earlier entry times. It just felt like there was not a whole lot of effort invested in organizing and running this event. For $16 entry fee, it was an okay event but once it gets darker, there are a lot of photo opportunities.

Food was gentrified which is not good for keeping the authentic LA flavor. Some spicy flavors need to be added to the taco menu. It was a hot beautiful day but unfortunately, all the beer on the premises was warm. Atmosphere is great the parking is free for the first 2 hours but the BEER no bueno.

A must-see for visitors to L.A. Here you will find a large variety of food that is not easy to find in other parts of our nation. Seating can by hard to come by.

This is one of my favorite places to go on Sundays. There are so many amazing vendors! The food stands have almost every kind of food you can imagine. We had Thai ice cream, goat tacos (The Goat Mafia), shrimp toast, and hip-hop cinnamon rolls (shout out to All About the Cinnamon). My friend almost bought some vintage boots from Bohemian Kitten Vintage (she's fantastic), and we saw some excellent art. There were bathrooms available, one inside Smorgasbord (ok) and two closer to the Row Shops (very nice). You get two hours free in the Row parking structure and $2.50 for each hour after. There are plenty of tables. Though it was very crowded, we shared a table with an adorable family 💖. Very fun place to get delicious food and do a little shopping. We had so much fun.

Back at it again after 5 years. Best mother's day celebration. So much to choose from. I'm glad to see new vendors. Parking it's easy and free the first 2 hours. If there are no tables available you can always find a place to sit at the adjacent ROW courtyard and surrounding area. Pictures reflect vendors for May 2024. Check Smogasburg website for updated info.