ROW DTLA

What a cool place! I'm always a sucker for a city market and this one is another in a long line of neat places. We found it by complete the accident and we loved walking up and down the various rows and seeing all the stores and restaurants! Sadly I missed their premier market smorgasbord Sundays only but if it's half as neat as the rest I'm sure it's awesome. There is actually a lot of parking here and tons of tables and sitting space many in the shade! Great place definitely a must visit!

Row Row Row your ROW gently downtown and street.

Located on Alameda & 7th Street is this massive stretch of eat, play, shop and experience you won't want to miss... A blend of DTLA, NYC and a sprinkle of Chicago all rolled into one, not to mention featuring some amazing stores like APT 4B, Arcade, Joybird, Jonny Cota and Maum to name a few.

Dublab & In Sheep's Clothing HiFi being one of a handful open all seven days of the week and a must stop in, any day of the week! It's a record store of music, books, clothing, and hi-fi equipment as well as some seriously cool accessories. It's very bright and open like so many of the places at row... Especially their...

Open air spaces for tasting events, weekly farmer's market and of course LA's Sunday Funday Smorgasburg!

Most days you can partake in some fun bites or sips at Sweetgreen, Pane Bianco (sandwich shop), Pizzeria Bianco, Pikunico (Japanese fast casual, comfort noms), Kato (Taiwanese), a seriously impressive list of stores to explore.

Flask & Field being a guilty pleasure. I'm usually on the metro when downtown so I can control my impulse buying is that super cool wine & more spot. Definitely stop in! Note: they do tastings... including tequila O.O... I'll take one more tequila in that case lol.

You can enjoy desserts (Cafe Dulce), make your body hurt good (Athletic Club, Coreology) and elevate your self care (Eddies, Powder Beauty nail care, Nova Arts, plus The Things We Do beauty concept bar).

Also Pop Ups!

Definitely a collection of culture and community that just happens to be a mall.

Easy parking in their multi-level parking structure w/ access from 10 AM to 10 PM daily for your ROW adventures.

When Smogasburg first opened here in Row DTLA, I was one of the crazy people who went here to try some goodies from different vendors selling their stuff. I also remember coming here to shop at the American Apparel which has closed down.

Since then, a lot of improvements had been made here . They have converted the six buildings into offices, retail stores, outdoor movie venue, and restaurants. They have also built an expansive courtyard for people to sit in.

While I love the gentrification of this area in DTLA, I still can't get over the fact that this is located in Skid Row, an area where a lot of homeless people live.

I love going to the row even when it's not so busy. It's nice to just walk around and chill. Very New York vibe. The parking garage is massive. First 90 minutes free and it even has bathrooms on the ground floor, but it does close after hours so don't count on that if you just had a big meal and too embarrassed to use the bathrooms at the restaurants l!!! That's a bad accident waiting to happen. Lots of outdoor seating areas provided especially in front of the food area. The shops are cool to look at but honestly I never end up getting anything. It's super dog friendly too but keep in mind they don't provide doggy bags and water bowls.

I might just not be the target demographic... But does this area just feel strangely sterile? Lacking the bustling atmosphere that makes SoHo (which is what I'm assuming the Row is trying to emulate) feel alive. Concrete storefronts are identical, cold; stores themselves are boutique shops with various flavors of the same rich hipster aesthetic (the one exception being MAUM Korean Goods, but even that's a popup...). Rather than stylish and inviting, its wide streets feel hollow and lacking personality.

Parking is free for the first two hours in their onsite garage.

I wasn't here during any event or Smorgasburg hours, so I might just be missing a major draw of this area. We saw a few influencers taking professional candids here but rarely other customers.

Whatever event is happening here, it's going to be good, so just go. I've been here for an Urban Decay event, a Netflix event and for All My Friends Fest in 2019 and I think even an American Apparel factory sale. Whatever it is, if it's at the Row you must go. There's a parking structure for parking and the last time I was here, they had a film screening for Leave the World Behind at the top of the structure and it was AMAZING! Netflix had white Tesla's pick us up a the bottom of the structure and drive us to the top and on the last floor they had a multiple drive-thru installations for the film with deers! It was so cool to see like 200 Tesla's parked at the top with the L.A. Skyline in the background. The other events I've been to were just as cool and came with swag bags and all sorts of stuff. If it's at the Row, definitely go!

Some of the shops are pretty minimalistic but the restaurants and events make up for it.

Not much here unless you're a hipster or into shopping for vintage clothes. We went on a Saturday and there was a swap meet for vintage clothes. But you needed a ticket to get in. The Smorgasboard section was closed since it's only open on Sundays. Seems like that would be the most interesting part of shopping at The Row DTLA. It's also surprising that there's a 2 star Michelin restaurant here, the Japanese restaurant Hayato. Unfortunately it's only open for dinner and we were there during daytime. The layout is confusing, consisting of multiple very long linear buildings that you have to walk back and forth to see what's there. The directory maps were not helpful as they were very confusing to understand.
I appreciate that they are trying to gentrify this part of town but the fact is you have to drive through some of the grittiest section of downtown to get here. Luckily there is plenty of parking at the giant parking garage. And the first two hours are free. Unless you come on Sunday for the Smorgasboard (which I haven't attended but looks good in the pictures) or there's some pop up event happening, I wouldn't recommend a special trip to come here.

Love this urban oasis in DTLA! the buildings are amazing and the stores & dining are so cool. Parking is a dream.

We came here for Smorgasburg and decided to explore The ROW after enjoying so much food at the market.

The space is amazingly large, open and clean. There are several stores and restaurants spaced out fairly far apart. There are also several lovely seating areas. Restrooms are easy to find. The overall feel is welcoming and relaxing. We'll return to shop and try some of the restaurants in the near future.