All-day French-inspired cafe and restaurant housed in Charlie Chaplin's historic 1929 building. Outstanding pastries, bread program, and dinner service.
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Destroyer
Californian · Culver City
Jordan Kahn's daytime cafe counterpart to Vespertine. Stunningly plated breakfast and lunch bowls made from seasonal California ingredients.
90
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Gjusta
Bakery/Deli · Venice
Sprawling Venice bakery-deli from the Gjelina team. Incredible house-baked breads, smoked fish, and creative sandwiches in a bustling communal space.
89
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Courage Bagels
Bagels · Virgil Village · LA Times 101 Best Restaurants
Cult East Side bagel shop with wood-fired Montreal-meets-New-York style bagels and hand-cured lox.
88
5
Randy's Donuts
Donuts / Bakery · Inglewood
Since 1952 — the giant rooftop donut is one of LA's most-photographed landmarks, and the donuts underneath are legitimately excellent. Glazed raised, old fashioneds, apple fritters the size of dinner ...
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6
Milk Bar
Bakery / Desserts · Hollywood · James Beard Award (Christina Tosi)
Christina Tosi's Melrose flagship — the place where Momofuku alums turned cereal milk into an entire dessert language. The Compost Cookie is a Trojan horse of pretzels, chocolate chips, and butterscot...
87
7
Petit Grain Boulangerie
Bakery / French · Santa Monica
The Wilshire laminated-pastry destination Santa Monica regulars queue for. Croissants pulled off the bench with the crack-layer texture that defines a proper French bakery, kouign-amanns done honestly...
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Maury's Bagels
Bakery / Bagels · Silver Lake
The Bellevue Avenue bagel argument the east side can't stop having. Dense chew, correct boil, the BEC and the lox sandwich both photographed more than they're eaten. Vegan cashew spread is better than...
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9
Milo & Olive
Italian / Bakery · Santa Monica
Rustic Canyon Family's neighborhood Italian bakery-plus-trattoria — morning pastries, weekend brunch, evening wood-fired pizza program. Communal marble-bar seating, rotating seasonal menu, and a dinin...
87
10
San & Wolves
Filipino Bakery · Long Beach · Eater LA 38 (Spring 2026)
Kym Estrada and Arvin Torres's pop-up-turned-permanent vegan Filipino bakery on a Long Beach corner.