Bakery Restaurants
12182 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA, 91604
Conceived as a one-stop shop for the perfect cake, card, and gift, Big Sugar Bakeshop offers an array of cakes and cupcakes so irresistible that you may forget about the...
1006 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA, 91030
A funky two-story coffee shop and ice cream parlor on a picturesque corner of South Pasadena by the Gold Line Metro station. Enjoy sandwiches on fresh rolls (try the turkey...
4473 Sunset Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90027
A casual, modern coffee shop tucked in next to the historic Vista Theater in Silver Lake. The Vista even allows you to bring food and drink from the independently owned cafe...
8200 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90046
The former Buzz Coffee Shop, Cafe Marco maintains its buzz through gourmet coffee and tasty pastries. Offering free WiFi, it's not uncommon to see latte-charged scribes...
1547 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
A teeny-tiny coffee shop with a dedicated owner/barista and incredibly tasty jalapeño-cheese muffins. The many street-side tables serve as ideal people-watching...
2900 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
A little coffee shop with a seriously cool reputation. L.A. scribe Jerry Stahl writes about hanging out at Tropical in his drug-addled memoir "Permanent Midnight"...
2472 W. Whittier Blvd., Montebello, CA, 90640
Amazing coffee and even more amazing sweet bread tucked deep inside an unsuspecting strip mall.
1118 W 37th St., San Pedro, CA, 90731
216 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90004
After vying with Sprinkles for market share in the hotly contested Beverly Hills cupcake field, Crumbs opened a second L.A. location in May 2008. Specializing in gigantic,...
560 W 19th St., Suite C, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627
The fluffy frosting keeps customers coming back for more cupcakes at this gourmet dessert shop. Every day, red velvets and three other signature flavors are served, along...
130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, CA, 92627
This neighborhood bakery is a family affair if ever there was one. Owner Cassie Kuhen-Orr, her four sisters and parents all live near the bakery. Each sister’s...
1518 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
A mini-bakery and cafe, Grateful Bread makes and bakes a variety of fresh breads and pastries daily, and provides a clean, modern environment in which to eat them—with...
2119 S. Atlantic Blvd., Monterey Park, CA, 91754
Kelley’s is Asian-themed and owned, but the cakes and pastries are traditionally European. The selection of birthday and wedding cakes is amazing, and the prices are...
1424 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91105
It's a tiny, tiny cafe but the salad is HUGE, the greens are pristine, the beets -- at least a pound of them -- are farmers-market sweet. And they use a well-selected Spanish...
1055 Corporate Center Dr., Monterey Park, CA, 91754
This independent café and bakery has the most customer-centered yet bleakly existential motto: “Because of the customer, we exist.” With locations in...