WHY Waffles. Okay, maybe pancakes, too. WHAT This strip-mall café is quite the place to be on weekend mornings, when a musician plays on the patio and dogs and kids are everywhere. Even though the name implies otherwise, waffles are the thing to get. 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino, 818.789.5937, morethanwaffles.com. B & L daily. MC, [...]
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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 It’s hard to decide between farm-fresh egg dishes with chorizo, eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, banana-caramel french toast and creative lunchtime sandwiches and salads, so you’ll have to return often—as we do—to try them all. WHAT This sunny diner with a large walled patio cooks up some of the best breakfasts on the eastside, [...]
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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 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 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 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 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 Café con leche, fresh-squeezed fruit juices, guava cheese pastry and a hearty Cuban sandwich. WHAT Catch a vestige of Silver Lake before it was completely gentrified at this funky Cuban café, which was once filled with actual cigar-smoking refugees. WHO A regular and longstanding crowd of bohemians. 2900 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, 323.661.8391 [...]
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WHY Cheeseburgers and banana cream pie. WHAT This no-frills diner with a long counter and even longer lines serves fantastic burgers, very good short-order breakfasts and house-made pies that are famous enough to draw folks from around Southern California. In fact, just about every food group on the wall-mounted menu has its passionate devotees, including [...]
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