It’s the definition of “hipster coffee shop.” The blue-and-white tile and plywood is the backdrop for Silverlake’s coolest crowd. Snag one of the patio’s shaded seats to enjoy your macchiato. Read more.
This just-opened spot is an outpost of the famed St.-Tropez bakery, and you’re getting the classic French treatment here: delicious open-faced tarts served on little marble tables. Read more.
This warehouse attracts the beautiful Venice crowd with its open-faced tartines and carefully constructed iced espressos. But the real action is at the charcuterie counter, sandwich and pizza bar. Read more.
Pasadena got lucky when a baker and a former Nordstrom’s buyer got together to open this minimalist café and shop filled with international wares and fresh-baked treats. Come for the breakfast salad. Read more.
This Studio City place is waiting: Pan in past the red awning over a few sidewalk café tables, past the working fireplace and bookshelves to the back patio. Get the strawberry brioche French toast. Read more.
With its location a sidewalk seat at Joan's is hard to snag but well worth it for people-watching while noshing on meals that range from light to comfortingly filling. Read more.
Need a healthy protein boost after your intense Flywheel sesh? The ladies of Larchmont Village do, and the smoked salmon toast on gluten-free bread here does the trick. With a matcha latte, of course. Read more.
