WHY Tables on the sand, smack in the middle of Santa Monica Beach. WHAT This longtime on-the-sand café is now part of the public Annenberg Beach Club next door. The straightforward fare is pretty much the same—nothing amazing, but that omelet, breakfast quesadilla or burger tastes so much better when the sun is sparkling on [...]
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WHY Corned beef hash, biscuits, thick-cut bacon and pumpkin or fresh-fruit-topped pancakes. WHAT Fans line up every weekend morning (and sometimes on weekdays) for a spot at a table or the counter in this rustic-charming diner named for a village in Scotland. The food isn’t authentically Scotch (a good thing, perhaps), but the breakfasts are [...]
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WHY Very good breakfasts served outdoors overlooking the Hermosa Strand and the ocean. WHAT The parking’s a nightmare, and you’ll have to wait on weekends, but these are minor annoyances when faced with the reward of enjoying a glass of house-squeezed orange juice, a proper cup of coffee, very good fresh fruit and near-perfect eggs [...]
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WHY Santa Fe egg scramble, pumpkin pancakes, french toast coated in honey nut cornflakes and, at lunch, good quesadillas and a Chinese chicken salad. WHAT Not everything is good at this health-conscious, fairly pricey café, but many of the breakfast dishes are, which is why it’s so hard to find parking on weekend mornings and [...]
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WHY The coffee’s so-so, but the pancakes, omelets and potato dishes are all very good, and the vibe is Manhattan Beach happy. You’re at the beach, you’re eating banana pancakes, the weather’s good… what’s not to be happy about? WHAT As you can guess from the name, breakfast is the name of the game at [...]
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WHY Honest diner food at honest diner prices. WHAT A neighborhood staple since 1959, the TallyRand is a good spot for a well-prepared American breakfast (eggs ‘n bacon, homemade muffins, superb buttermilk pancakes) and a delicious chicken club sandwich for lunch. Solid chow served to solid folks settled into padded vinyl booths. WHO Large family [...]
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WHY Good-enough Groundworks coffee, a hang-as-long-as-you-like vibe and a location in the hip Arts District. WHAT This ahead-of-the-curve Arts District coffeehouse is an offshoot of Venice’s expanding Novel Café. It’s scruffily pleasant, staffed by heavily tattooed young folks, and it has a big menu of wraps, pastries and salads—although we stick to the coffee and [...]
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WHY Spanish lattes, tea lattes and all-around good drinks, most of which are organic and/or sustainably produced. Don’t mind the poseurs and enjoy the coffee and excellent oatmeal or pumpkin pie. WHAT Sure, it’s a Hollywood scene, and the parking is terrible, but you could do far worse in this ‘hood for coffee, tea and/or [...]
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WHY For house-roasted organic coffee, properly robust, to take home by the pound or order in a cup. WHAT Don’t expect to hang out in this miniature storefront—it’s a place to buy good whole beans to take home or a tasty brewed cup or latte to take with you. 2908 Main St., Santa Monica, 310.392.9243, [...]
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WHY Heavenly Mexican hot chocolate to sip in the charming and romantic upstairs room. WHAT Tiny and vividly colorful, this coffeehouse has Mexican flair and a prime location next to the Pasadena Playhouse. In summer they host live music in the adjacent alley. WHO Shoppers, strollers, readers and theater-goers—in addition to the Playhouse next door, [...]
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