WHY Downtown’s best pizza, which holds up well in a takeout box, plus other goodies to take back to the office for lunch. WHAT This pink fashionista café has an adjacent mini-mart and gourmet-to-go counter, which is sadly open only until the early afternoon. Call ahead and they’ll make you a fabulous pizza or salad [...]
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WHY Excellent espresso, properly foamed cappuccinos, free WiFi and a stylishly studious vibe. WHAT The hub of life in the Broadway Corridor neighborhood, Portfolio wraps around the corner of 4th and Junipero near some fun vintage shops. The back room is filled with headphone-wearing people on laptops; the front room is chattier and has PCs [...]
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WHY For ice cream and sorbet flavors you won’t believe: chocolate-jasmine, cashew-ricotta, peanut-butter-celery-and-raisin, strawberry-lychee and many more; the roster changes daily. We adore the more mainstream Brown Bread, a vanilla ice cream with caramel and Grape-Nuts. WHAT Tai Kim isn’t a vegan who wishes he could eat ice cream—he’s a passionate lover of gelato-style ice [...]
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WHY It’s the perfect place to sit and finish your novel (the one you’re reading or the one you’re writing), while sipping coffee and eating some addictive arepas (stuffed cornmeal patties). WHAT This friendly, relaxed place is a real find in a sleeper Ocean Park neighborhood. It’s got an open, modern look and warm Latin [...]
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WHY The terrific vegan BLT could make a person forsake meat, while the salad bar offers out-of-the-ordinary choices such as roasted cauliflower. The truly virtuous can order mung beans and rice. Hot tip: Magical chocolates sold in the herb shop are said to improve skin tone and overall health. WHAT It’s actually possible to find [...]
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WHY Excellent upscale pizza by the slice, with a light, flavorful crust that holds up well. Good meatball sandwiches, too. WHAT Dean Schwartz’s friendly pizzeria has a health focus—if you want your pizza gluten free or vegan, no problem (if you call ahead). Ingredients are fresh, and the crusts (cornmeal, herb-white or whole wheat) are [...]
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WHY The Ciao Bella—roasted veggies with pesto on hemp bread. WHAT Chef/owner Ann Gentry serves enticing meat-free and dairy-free fare in her casual café. The faux Reuben and mock club try too hard to mimic their meat counterparts, so try instead the seasonal vegetables in a wasabi vinaigrette, the Yin Yang veggie salad with peanut-sesame [...]
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WHAT These sustainable twists on the roach coach, fueled by recycled vegetable oil, cruise Culver City, Santa Monica and the Wilshire/La Brea area on weekdays. Your ahi poke tacos, vegan sesame-tofu wraps and sweet potato fries are served in biodegradable packaging to lots of creative-industry workers. 3515B Helms Ave., @Green_Truck, greentruckonthego.com. Cash only. Region: Citywide [...]
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WHY Macrobiotic, organic, vegetarian and/or vegan cooking that’s better than you might think is possible. WHAT Shigefumi Tachibe, founding chef of the late lamented La Petite Chaya and executive chef of Chaya Venice and Chaya Brasserie, became an avid student of macrobiotic cooking years ago, and his studies finally paid off with this chic little [...]
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WHY Organic eggs are used in breakfast dishes like poached eggs with goat cheese and smoked bacon. There are plenty of vegetarian choices, and lunches include grass-fed beef burgers and free-range chicken and apple salad. WHAT This zippy, modern café on an up-and-coming stretch of Pico draws neighborhood faithfuls for breakfasts with a healthy touch. [...]
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