WHY For the best bagels in Long Beach; good breads and muffins, too. WHAT Just-chewy-enough California-style bagels (that is, large and relatively light instead of small and dense) are the main draw at this large, open bakery and café; try the onion, the poppyseed and the pumpkin. Also worthwhile are the muffins, the sourdough breads [...]
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WHY Breakfast burritos are a favorite, and the wide selection of Sweet Lady Jane cakes makes a good accompaniment to coffee drinks. WHAT Chat or work in this Eagle Rock offshoot of the original Silver Lake screenwriter’s paradise. Thanks to the liquor license and adjacent bar and lounge, it’s easy to move from coffee to [...]
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WHY Flashback to the 1980s with spicy curly fries (great) and burgers topped with just about anything you want, all served al fresco at the Country Mart. WHAT Solid, if not brilliant, beef and turkey burgers. The fries, variety of burger toppings, and outdoor picnic tables (perfect for messy tots) are the draw. WHO After-school [...]
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WHY Simple and satisfying sandwiches on homemade bread. WHAT Part bakery, part coffeehouse, part lunch purveyor, these spacious, friendly, order-at-the-counter cafés are fine places for lunchtime sandwiches. Generous and made on an array of homemade breads, they are thoughtfully offered in three sizes: regular, large and half. WHO Office workers flock to both locations. 921 [...]
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WHY Ordering the Dianne salad marks you as a true Pasadenan. WHAT This institution does a brisk business in Cal-American cuisine. There’s a popular outdoor patio and a modern-coffee-shop interior, but wherever you choose to sit, the go-to dish is the Dianne salad, its ginormous take on Chinese chicken salad (for a more reasonable serving, [...]
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WHY Tried and true classics served in vintage beach-bum splendor. WHAT What looks like an oceanside Irish pub thanks to the jolly green paint job is actually a booze-free greasy spoon that’s been greeting PCH passersby since 1974. It’s a hearty breakfast dive complete with flea-market antiques, worn wood tables and a hodgepodge of photos [...]
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WHY A chance to hang out with the local hipsters in a laid-back neighborhood café. WHAT This funky-cute cottage across the street from Virginia Park is emblematic of the gentrification of Santa Monica’s Pico neighborhood. Pull up a chair at one of the adorable little tiled tables on the ivy-shaded patio and enjoy one of [...]
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WHY The turkey-avocado wrap and chopped salad. WHAT This cute-as-a-button coffee shop isn’t as good as we wish it would be—the service can be spotty, the prices are on the high side for such simple fare, and the kitchen is inconsistent. That said, it’s got a good vibe and is a pleasant place to meet [...]
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WHY It’s the best secret café in Santa Monica. WHAT You don’t have to keep this quiet: The café in Santa Monica’s fabulous Main Library offers good, made-to-order-food including turkey burgers, panini, wraps and an amazing range of salads (chef’s, Cobb, Caesar, Greek, apple-walnut). You can eat in a large, sunny courtyard, and savor the [...]
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WHY Orange-red chicken marinated in a chile-laced sauce and grilled, resting on a bed of fries deliciously imbued with chicken juice. ; WHAT Despite the name, it’s not about the burgers at this very modest stand; the half-chicken plate has achieved near-legendary status among connoisseurs of cheap eats. ; 2575 W. Pico Blvd., Mid-city, 213.380.3554, [...]
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