![Inside an Abbot Kinney Restaurant](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Inside-AK-Restaurant-1.jpg?time=1720763265)
![Greenleaf on Abbot Kinney](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Greenleaf.jpg?time=1720763265)
The stretch of Abbot Kinney Boulevard between Venice Boulevard and Main Street is home to over 20 restaurants … ranging from from casual coffee shops to fine gourmet eateries. It seems like new ones pop up almost weekly. Reservations are advised/required for many of the popular spots.
![Abbot Kinney Shopping](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AK-Shopping.jpg?time=1720763265)
![Abbot Kinney Store](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Store.jpg?time=1720763265)
![Abbot KInney Shopping](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AK-Shopping-2.jpg?time=1720763265)
Many internationally-know boutiques have opened on the boulevard along with a few flagship stores looking to capture the Venice vibe. Still remaining are some of the old favorites.
![Clair Fontaine on Abbot Kiney](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Clair-Fontaine.jpg?time=1720763265)
![Art Along Abbot Kinney](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Art-Along-Abbot-Kinney.jpg?time=1720763265)
Venice’s art influence is visible in the many murals and art projects that line the street.
![Abbot Kinney Festival](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AK-Festival.jpg?time=1720763265)
The annual Abbot Kinney Festival is held each year on the last Sunday in September … a day of fun, food and entertainment with a convivial spirit.
![Abbot Kinney Artists & Fleas](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Art-Fleas-3.jpg?time=1720763265)
![Abbot Kinney Artists & Fleas](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Art-Fleas-1.jpg?time=1720763265)
On many summer Saturdays Artists & Fleas holds a swap-meet style event at the Westminster Elementary School with a line-up of art, design and vintage merchants.
![Abbot Kinney Food Truck](https://ypo973.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Abbot-Kinney-Food-Truck.jpg?time=1720763265)
First Fridays on Abbot Kinney is a fun, food truck focused event with select shops open late, happy hours at select restaurants and special events in popup locations that vary each month.