St Vincent Court – Downtown – Los Angeles, CA
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650 S Hill St
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Neighborhood: Downtown
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This is a great little gem in the middle of Downtown that not many people know about. ?I have been here many times for lunch #eatlunch and have always enjoyed the experience of sitting outside in an alley/old school setting. ?Most of the 10 plus food spots/coffee shops have the same kind of food, deli and middle-eastern food. I have been to about 4 different spots and have not been disappointed.Some of the things that I have had here are various sandwiches, shawarma, and falafel.This is a great place to step away from the office and have something different from the many typical food courts that are all over DTLA.
St. Vincent Court is a little piece of heaven located in the back alley of downtown LA’s seedy Jewlery District. ?It’s an actual alley lined with quaint shops and restaurants but it’s the nicest alley you’ll ever encounter. ?It’s accessed either from 7th St or from the small parking lot just off of Hill. ?If you don’t know what you’re looking for it can be difficult to find because access is nondescript and there’s no indication this place even exists. ?You can see people casually walking by, not knowing what they are missing. ?All they have to do is take several extra steps from the street pop their head inside to find themselves transported into another world. ?I found out about St Vincent from Huell Howser’s PBS show, “Visiting”. ?Back then it used to be an enclave of Greek culture but now it’s a mixture of Meditterranean, European, and I believe there’s even a Chinese Restaurant there. ?As soon as you step into this alleyway, the place seems surreal, like you’ve stepped on to a movie set. ?It looks too perfect, too clean to be a location here in Los Angeles. ?Disneyesque is what comes to mind. ?The Court is less than a block long and the alley is cobbled with beautiful brick work instead of unsightly asphalt, which is ubiquitous through out this city. ?This charming little alleyway was never meant for unsightly vehicles but meant for only pedestrian foot traffic. ?There are tables lining the sidewalks along various European style store fronts freshwater Pearl Necklaces, usually occupied by older looking gentlemen smoking their cigarettes and drinking their expressos. ?Really!! This place doesn’t belong here. ?Angelenos…we don’t deserve this place because heaven shouldn’t exist in the middle of hell aka my home town. ?This place should remain a secret.
This is the place to go for your jewelry needs, from wholesale to resale. There are so many shops within the building and the surroundings that it would take you the full day to visit each shop. Parking closer to the area is more expensive. If you are willing to walk there is a parking lot on Olive between 8th and 9th Street for $5 all day. It is also walking distance from the 7th/Metro station. Sometimes they have movie or commercial filming outside. So if you’re lucky you may even see someone famous.
A very cute alleyway that has a very different dynamic than the surrounding area. It has a European feel with outdoor seating in the alleyway. It’s very quaint and worth seeing once. However, it’s really just a small alleyway and if you’re just looking to look – it’ll take you less than 5 minutes to really take it all in.The place can feel a little sketchy, especially if you look touristy – at least in my opinion. Restaurants serve great food with reasonable prices and can be a good stop during a busy shopping day.
I came here after reading about it in the downtown news…it made me feel like I was back in London, minus the Brits and plus lots of Persian looking people and Asians.I too ate at the St. Vincent deli, and to my surprise, it was pretty tasty. I got a gyro sandwich, which didn’t look like much, and I had to ask for the cream sauce, which is more watery than creamy.But the taste of the sandwich was solid fashion jewelry, and it was worth it to see this little quaint alleyway, complete with pigeons that aren’t afraid to fly straight at your head. God I hate pigeons.Oh yea, it said my sandwich cost $6.50, but they charged me $7. For sales tax or what? I have no clue.
The place has a great feel to it. It’s like stepping back into a European back alley with all the outdoor seating, cafes, smokers, and pigeons. Most of the stores are middle eastern sandwich deli shops.I’ll definitely be back to try one a sandwich at one of these cafes.
Shopping in the Jewelry District in Downtown LA? ?Just walking around for a lunch break from work? ?Definitely a must visit is St. Vincent Court. ?It’s an alley full of Middle Eastern cafe’s one next to the other with great lunches, sandwiches, coffees, teas etc. ?You can find everything from regular Italian hoagies to Middle Eastern sandwiches and plates of food.The food is good. ?The deli is fresh. ?Very very reasonable prices and outdoor seating area. ?It’s a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of Downtown LA. ?I’ve been going to St. Vincent Court since I was 5 and it was an under developed cafe row with only but a few cafes. ?Now it looks beautiful and has a European feel to it.Good atmosphere and Good Food!!
This place is so incredibly adorable! I’ve lived in Los Angeles my entire life and I had never seen this place before! It’s so cute! It has all these false facades and these cafes that look so cute and quaint, and it reminds me of cafes in Europe and being able to eat outside and it’s just so cute wholesale jewelry, they have a little bit of everything, Italian, a cute little French style Cafe, Middle Eastern Food, Greek…it all looked so amazing and such a wonderful little atmosphere. Definitely a hidden gem in Downtown LA.
I was out and about just walking around for lunch when I happened to run across a small alleyway right off of 7th. I decided to take a look in, to see what this place was all about. As I entered, I felt like I was walking down a small brick road in Europe somewhere. It was really interesting to find such a place in the middle of Downtown L.A….a bunch of mniddle eastern delis, restaurants, pizza places, and also a barber shop! I decided to stop at one of the delis for a gyro…geez, its been a while since I had myself a gyro! The gyro was ok…nicely seasoned, but nothing too special…All in all, I enjoy the ambiance of St Vincent’s…its a cool area in the middle of Downtown to walk to and hang out at, and they also have a selection of middle eastern restaurants to choose from.
There are a collection of Middle Eastern-style cafes and delis present, but my favorite sandwich is at ARTURO’S THE ORIGINAL (directly across from St. Vincent Deli). My wife and I were jewelry shopping in the adjacent St. Vincent Jewelry Center and came to the court for lunch while waiting for a ring to be set. Arturo’s serves a hearty 10-inch sandwich for $6.99. I opted for the roast beef and provolone cheese, heated up panini style. It comes very Middle East style, with a light mayonnaise, easy on the mustard, tomatoes, cucumber slices, dill pickle chips, lettuce all served on a baguette french bread roll sliced on half. Two people can split one of these filling delights. When my wife couldn’t finish her sandwich they were happy to wrap it up to go. The order counter is small but very clean inside and the place smells wonderful. The LA. Health Dept gave it an “A” rating which is posted on the front. The girls that man the counter are very friendly and they bring your order outside to you in the cafe seating area. The owner came outside to make sure we were happy and when we raved about the food he sent out a complimentary baklava pastry for us. It was authentic and just delicious. If you are in the neighborhood of Seventh and Hill, this is a delightful casual place.
I wandered over here a random Sunday to walk off my nickel diner breakfast. Everything in SVC was closed which was actually a good thing. I got to wander around and take pictures of all the cute buildings. I hate looking like a tourist but I can’t help it. I love my cameras too much 
Even if you have no desire to shop for jewelry totally drop by for the weird are we still in L.A. moment you’ll have.
OH they have this salad place there and theres a wings and things right across NICE !
If you want to see what this place looked like back in the 90s when it was still part of skid row, go to youtube and search on Pharcyde “Drop” music video by Spike Jonze….
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