Nokia Plaza

So, this really happened
He just saw me
Sat beside me
I know its crazy,
but Heres my number
So text me,
maybe
Its hard to look right
cuz theres my husband
hes 220, of pure muscle
So, I left your number
in the bushes
And all the other boys
in my posse
stood beside me
but he still gave me, his number
so text me, maybe
Welcome to LA, where nobody is shy, obviously, and they go after what they want. A place where all walks of life can mesh together under the same stars and all get along. If you love people watching, this my friend is for you. If your lucky like me a handsome young lad may even plop down next to you and offer you their phone number, unknowing that big intimidating bouncer looking dude standing 10 feet away from me, with a group of 10 other not to shabby guys are with me.
Snuggled between the Staples Center and Nokia theater in DTLA sits an outdoor area entertainment center catering to foodies, coffee drinkers and beer chuggers, open till an hour past Cinderellas curfew. Cool little area to walk around, grab a drink, have some coffee or a trendy meal with a bunch of friends. There is not any quick, grab food and go, its mainly resturants like The Yard House, Flemmings, Rosa Mexicana. Most places, including the Starbucks is open till 1:00am.
The DTLA gem also offers bowling at Lucky Strike, movies at the Regal and music at The Conga room. There isnt anything outstanding here, or a must see other than the fact its adjacent to the Staples Center and in DTLA. The thing that always intriques me is the architecture of the surrounding buildings, hotels, and large video screens.
Parking is easy peasy, in and out of the underground lot. But, its real tight down there and no where to turn around. Its pay before you leave, so expect to pay at least $ 10 for 3 hours at the little Kiosk.
Review #478

I have been living in SO CALI my whole life and I have never went to the Nokia Plaza.
Went during December holidays to go ice skating. I love all the lightings they had in the area. Ice skating was fun but wayyyyyy to pack. It was kind of fun watching people fall. Didn’t get to walk around much because most of us was pretty hungry so after ice skating we just left to go eat in the area.

I watched Bret Michaels perform post LA Rock N Roll. He was AMAZING!!!
Didn’t get to walk around much since I was in pain following a half, but the area looked really cool from my standpoint. There were so many people hanging out and having a great time.
The plaza provided some shade with the surrounding buildings, great acoustics and patrons were able to sit on the curbs to listen to the music.
Clean with lots of businesses and look forward to coming back and exploring more!

There’s not much to this plaza — an open space to meet up with friends and a few trees. It’s best when they actually put it to use for free concerts (Green Day!) or for the mini-​ice skating rink during the winter. It’s surrounded by Nokia, the hotel/​condos, LA Live, and Staples Center, but it’s certainly not a destination in and of itself.

6÷5÷10
Cool spot to hang out before or after a game or concert. Lots of eateries to chose from; Flemings, Lawrys, Rosa Mexicana and Trader Vics to name a few. Want more entertainment options? Make your way to the Conga Room to hear artists like Jamie Fox, get your bowl on at Lucky Strike, play your favorite sports game at ESPN Zone, or head to Regal Theater for a movie. Parking is a beast when there are events, so plan on paying $ 15 to $ 20. When there are no events the surrounding lots go for $ 5 to $ 7.

Nokia Plaza is the outdoor courtyard of L.A. Live. It is most recently used as a concert area for the 104.3 FM/​KTLA summer concert series. Since I live a few blocks away I walked over with Bridget the Bulldog to check out Gavin Rosdale from Bush and the Sugar Ray «shows». The little plaza puts on a good show! Nevermind it’s at 9am! For us morning people its perfect! The plaza is clean, well attended and large with lots of places to chill out and take a rest. It even has good acoustics!