Highland Park
Highland Park might be the great real estate story of Northeast LA — the place that went from overlooked to coveted in a single decade, where a Craftsman bungalow on Figueroa that once sold for the price of a car now anchors one of the city's most in-demand neighborhoods. But the thing that made it desirable was always there: the architecture. Highland Park has one of LA's richest concentrations of original Craftsman homes, with their deep porches, exposed rafters, and built-in cabinetry — many of them protected within the Highland Park–Garvanza HPOZ, the city's very first Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.
If you love a home with documented history, this is your neighborhood. The HPOZ designation means real rules around exteriors and renovations, which is precisely why these streets have kept their soul. (If you're buying or selling a historic home here, it pays to understand those guidelines early — something we walk every client through. [link: See our Historic/HPOZ Resources →])
Above the Craftsman flats you'll find Spanish-style homes and hillside properties with views toward the Arroyo and the San Gabriels. And then there's the lifestyle: York Boulevard and Figueroa Street, dense with galleries, gastropubs, third-wave coffee, taco institutions, and shops that didn't exist anywhere five years ago. The Southwest Museum and the Gold Line (now the L Line) tie it all together.
Market Snapshot — Highland Park (as of Spring 2026) The median sale price is roughly $1.15M–$1.2M, sitting a touch below the 2022 peak — which means today's buyers are often getting in at a modest discount to the top of the market, with interest rates as the main affordability lever. It remains a very competitive neighborhood: many homes draw multiple offers, and the best-prepared ones sell over asking. A restored Craftsman with intact period details is a different animal from a flip, and it should be priced and marketed as one.
Looking to sell a Highland Park home? Original features are dollars — we photograph and document the millwork, the tile, the provenance, because that's what the Highland Park buyer is hunting for.
Highland Park History and Lore
Highland Park Storied Properties
🍹 BARS
Gold Line (vinyl listening bar, Japanese-inspired hi-fi, the neighborhood anchor) Instagram: @goldlinebar
La Cuevita (agave spirits, dark Mexican grotto vibes, skull decor & back patio, daily happy hour till 8pm) Instagram: @lacuevitabar
Good Housekeeping HLP (secret speakeasy behind Arroyo Club — enter through the alley on Ave 57) Instagram: @goodhousekeepinghlp
The Arroyo Club (beloved neighborhood bar) Instagram: @thearroyoclubhlp
Checker Hall (restaurant-bar on the second floor of an old Masonic lodge — bar + live music venue + karaoke) Instagram: @checkerhall
The Lucky Tiki (secret tiki bar hidden inside Highland Park Bowl — enter through an out-of-order fortune machine) Instagram: @luckytikihlp
Johnny's Cocktails & Hi-Fi (50-year-old dive reborn as a sleek vinyl bar — DJs spin Wed–Sun) Instagram: @johnnysbarla
The OffBeat Bar (live music, drag nights, DJs — punk, goth, 80s, R&B, cumbia) Instagram: @theoffbeatbar
Highland Park Bowl (LA's oldest bowling alley since 1927 — retro steampunk wonderland with wood-fired pizza & craft cocktails) Instagram: @highlandparkbowl
🍽️ RESTAURANTS
Highly Likely (all-day café and dinner spot — grain bowls, schnitzel, natural wine, secret garden patio) Instagram: @itshighlylikely
Hippo (Cal-Italian from chef Matt Molina — pastas, crudos, wood-grilled proteins; named after the old Highland Park Post Office) Instagram: @hippohighlandpark
Amiga Amore (Beard-nominated Mexitalian — elote agnolotti, duck carnitas linguine, tiny dining room with cult following) Instagram: @amigaamorela
Joy (Taiwanese counter-service by the Pine & Crane team — night market dishes, scallion pancake sandwiches) Instagram: @joyonyork
Triple Beam Pizza (Nancy Silverton & Matt Molina's Roman pizzeria — rectangular pizza sold by the slice) Instagram: @triplebeampizza
Goldburger (LA's best grass-fed smash burgers — 100% local, Bub & Grandma's buns) Instagram: @goldburgerla
Belle's Delicatessen (all-day Jewish deli glow-up — pastrami on double-baked rye, latkes, pickle martinis) Instagram: @bellesbagels
Villa's Tacos (Michelin Bib Gourmand — legendary blue corn queso tacos, born in HP) Instagram: @villastacoslosangeles
Loreto (Frogtown/adjacent — elevated Mexican seafood bar, Baja and Sinaloa-influenced, stunning patio) Instagram: @loreto_frogtown
Checker Hall (Mediterranean-leaning bar & restaurant — spicy margaritas, live music nights) Instagram: @checkerhall (also listed under Bars)
☕ COFFEE
Civil Coffee (specialty roaster born in Mexico — Angeleno Burrito + excellent pour-overs) Instagram: @civilcoffee
Kumquat Coffee (minimalist York Blvd café — sesame lattes, seasonal creative drinks) Instagram: @kumquatcoffee
Comet Over Delphi (new European-aesthetic café — industrial space, huge windows, very serious matcha & espresso) Instagram: @cometoverdelphi
Kindness & Mischief Coffee (community-first, LGBTQ+ safe, POC-owned — cortados, creative seasonal drinks) Instagram: @kandmcoffee
Rosebud Coffee (neighborhood café gem) Instagram: @rosebudcoffee
Good Friend Coffee Bar (cozy local café) Instagram: @goodfriendcoffeebar_
Highly Likely (also a daytime coffee spot — no laptops after 5pm) Instagram: @itshighlylikely (also listed under Restaurants)
Delicias Bakery (est. 1991, LA's first vegan pan dulce panadería — pinole latte, vanilla blossom latte) Instagram: @deliciasbakeryandsome
🛍️ SHOPPING
Vintage & Thrift
The Bearded Beagle (curated vintage clothing & accessories for men and women — great prices) Instagram: @thebeardedbeagle
Wasteland (designer, vintage & indie labels — the HP Figueroa location has its own neighborhood energy) Instagram: @shopwasteland
Sunbeam Vintage (Latinx-owned mid-century modern furniture & décor — "Mad Men meets Oh Joy") Instagram: @sunbeam_vintage
Boutiques & Gifts
Big Bud Press (size-inclusive, gender-non-binary, sustainable everyday clothing made in LA) Instagram: @bigbudpress
Shorthand (beautiful stationery, desk goods & paper gifts — for the love of your desk) Instagram: @shopshorthand
The Juicy Leaf (stunning plant boutique — succulents, terrariums, vintage vessels & custom installations) Instagram: @thejuicyleaf
Donut Friend (vegan donut shop & HP institution — 100% plant-based, customizable) Instagram: @donutfriend
Records & Books
Arroyo Records (independent record shop since 2020 — punk, indie, jazz, soul, rock) Instagram: @arroyo_records
Galco's Soda Pop Stop (legendary specialty shop — 700+ soda flavors, rare beers & sake, an HP institution since 1955) Instagram: @galcossoda
Metaphysical
House of Intuition (crystals, manifestation candles, tarot readings, altar supplies) Instagram: @houseofintuition
💆 WELLNESS, SPA & BEAUTY
Fitness & Movement
Highland Park Yoga (neighborhood yoga studio and holistic boutique on York Blvd — est. 2012) Instagram: @hlpyoga
Kinship Yoga (hot yoga, yin, breathwork, meditation, teacher training — community-centered) Instagram: @kinship_highlandpark
Body Dada (voted #1 barre studio in LA — barre, dance cardio, ballet sculpt; has a Silver Lake location too) Instagram: @bodydadala
