Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady The Blue Corn Quesadilla Lady is a long-time Echo Park legend. For any Eastsider in the know, it...
Malibu Kitchen If you want to experience a “locals” spot, The Malibu Kitchen & Gourmet at the Malibu Country Mart...
The Kitchen at Westwood Let’s not beat around the Turkish bush: you’re here for the baklava. If you wanted koobideh you’d be...
Baklava Factory At Baklava Factory, you want to go BIG. Don’t even think about order just one or two bites,...
Loupiotte Kitchen Loupiotte Kitchen is a French all-day bistro in the heart of Los Feliz, serving vegetable-driven dishes inspired by...
Wanderlust Creamery Upon entering Wanderlust Creamery, be sure to pack your passport: these unique flavors at this artisanal scoop shop...
Highly Likely Highly Likely comes from the mind of Cary Mosier, formerly at Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre: she kept...
Fatamorgana Gelato With three scoop shops in Rome, Fatamorgana Gelato’s reputation preceded its arrival in Los Angeles. Italian gelato maestro...
Adams Coffee Shop Adams Coffee Shop is an homage to the coffee shop’s role in American culture as an approachable meeting...
Winston Pies Winston Pies is the place to get your pie to-go, whether it’s a quick 4pm snack (when you’re...
DTLA Cheese Lydia and Marnie Clarke from DTLA Cheese are only Los Angeles’ best cheesemongers, they’re also the kindest. They’ll...
Bulgarini Gelato Ever since the Chef’s Table episode featuring Corrado Assenza was released, we’ve been having restless dreams about Sicilian...
Madame Monsieur Most people believe that French food is expensive, and Madame Monsieur is here to prove them wrong. With...
Triniti There are almost too many reasons to love Triniti. It was opened by Chef Joseph Geiskopf who used...
Le Café de la Plage All the way in Malibu is nestled Le Café de la Plage, opened by a French husband-and-wife team...
Mashti Malone Don’t be a killjoy: at Mashti Malone, you don’t want to order a vanilla and chocolate ice cream....
Friends & Family Los Angeles has waited and waited for chef Daniel Mattern and baker Roxana Jullapat (formerly at Campanile, A.O.C.,...
The Juice There’s something about “The Juice”. You instantly want to like it, just like “The Dude”. And then you...
Chaumont Bakery The key to a great croissant lies in its lamination. Frederic and Laila Laski, the French husband-and-wife team...
Van Leeuwen It took a New Yorker to create the most Californian ice cream: vegan scoops with raw cocoa, cashew...
Salt & Straw L.A. no longer needs to envy Portland, the hipster-foodie capital of the West Coast: we now have Stumptown,...
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams It’s always hotter on the East Side. And when it’s hot, all you need is candied ginger ice...
Lodge Bread Co “NO BAD VIBES!” says proudly (and loudly) the slate on Lodge Bread Co’s main wall. Only good vibrations...
Saffron & Rose On this busy stretch of Little Tehran, you’ll find rose ice cream made with fresh organic whole milk...
Sweet Rose Creamery Ranking #2 after the Smurf flavor (which can be found in the best gelaterias in Rome), the mint...
The Sweet Nuns When the French feel homesick in Los Angeles, the remedies are few: Petit Trois’ omelette, Republique‘s baguette, raw...
Angelini Alimentari Gino and his team have kept only the best of the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles (Angelini...
Valerie Confections Like Jessica Koslow and her Sqirl jams, Valerie Gordon built her empire on her sweet tooth. In 2013,...
Kismet While the Israeli trend is already feeding hungry souls in New York City, Philadelphia and New Orleans (with...
The Sycamore Kitchen On La Brea, a small brick patio hides an excellent pastry shop, just like Tartine Bakery a few...
Gjusta If the early bird catches the worm, it would certainly catch Gjusta’s baklava croissant as well. A perfect...
Falafel Arax The name is misleading: at Falafel Arax, treat yourself to the kebab rather than the falafels. Don’t get...
Go Get Em Tiger Being called “The best iced latte in America” by the New York Times’ Oliver Strand, that sets the...
Cofax Everyone runs to Cofax for their breakfast burrito (don’t get us wrong, they’re incredible), but we’re all about...
Huckleberry Some love the smell of napalm in the morning, we’re much more into croissants. And God knows a...
Republique If you ask us what we miss the most from France, the answer is simple: the rotisserie chicken...
Superba Food + Bread Superba is a large restaurant open all day, but you’ll want to go there around pastry time. The...
La Chouquette On a corner of Melrose Avenue, you would think you are in France: bistro tables, expressos, crumbs of...
The Pie Hole Pie is the magic number. A warm cup of coffee and a slice of bluebarb (blueberries and rhubarb...
Mr Holmes Bakehouse Cruffin: a hybrid of a croissant and muffin, created and trademarked by Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in San Francisco,...
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams Everyone boasts about knowing the best pizza or the best tacos in Los Angeles, but no one ever...
Sidecar Doughnuts If you like to call yourself a doughnut aficionado, Sidecar doughnuts is going to be your Holy Grail....
Fonuts Disclaimer: The diehard doughnut aficionados should not proceed reading this post. However, any gluten and/or lactose intolerants will be...
Carmela Two words for you (well, three): ice cream sandwich. A scoop of Carmela ice cream between two cookies,...
Blue Star Donuts In the ultra competitive world of artisan donuts, only one superstar can brag about having been the face...
Tacos Tu Madre In a social network era, Tacos Tu Madre has found the key to success: a pop-colored calavera mural...
Joan’s on Third Is there a place more deli-cious on West Hollywood’s 3rd Street than Joan’s on Third? The cheese selection...
