Conde Naste Traveler Visits Echo Park

Bloggers around town have been taking note of Conde Naste's recent visit to Echo Park.

Conde Nast Traveler's website features a quick tour of the area.

Read that here.

LAist has a slightly snarky send-up of the visit.

The site doesn't know quite where to land when the magazine calls the area the city's "alt-cultural (and vegetarian) epicenter."

Read LAist's strict scrutiny here.

We ourselves wonder whether calling the area a "mecca for fringe seekers" is really accurate any more.

Conde Nast does include a right-on list of local businesses and restaurants, including , , and the Echo and Echoplex.

What's missing on Conde Nast's tour of our neighborhood?