1. Joan's on Third
9.1
8350 W 3rd St (at Kings Rd), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Mid-City West · 288 tips and reviews
Will Green: Short rib sandwich and sides are the bomb. Desserts are to die for
People: Sure, you can get artisan cheese, pastries and preparedfoods at this family market, but the best dish could be on the patio — whereyou might spy stars like Jake Gyllenhaal mid-bite.
Bravo: Fresh seasonal food. I love to go there for breakfast and have the organic soft boiled eggs. -Malika Ameen, Top Chef Just Desserts
5. Gjusta
9.2
320 Sunset Ave, Venice, CA
Café · Venice · 266 tips and reviews
Dan Buhler: Anchovies and the various egg breakfasts are amazing. Try the Turkish eggs.
Charles Knoles: The bread, the sandwiches, the coffee, all perfect. The chefs are each specialists on their field and this place is truly remarkable. Expect a long line.
LA Weekly: The first counter displays sweets: scones, cookies, banana cream pie, an iced kabocha squash/chocolate tea cake with pumpkin seeds & a gorgeous lemon poppy seed cake topped with blueberries Read more.
Eater: This lovely cottage does some of the best pastries in Los Angeles, alongside more composed breakfast plates like muesli, soft scrambled eggs, croque madames, and kale & goat cheese bread pudding. Read more.
Eater: Bursting with terrific baked goods like muffins and carrot cake that will go along great with the onion marmalade galette with fried egg or the smoked salmon tartine on crusty bread.
Taylor Dolezal: The lemonade was good but the staff attitude and wait time was terrible.
7. Highly Likely
9.2
4310 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Café · West Adams · 12 tips and reviews
Adam Rochkind: Incredible Breakfast Sando and Huevos Rancheros. Hippe Bowl also A+
Bethany B: Vegan Carrot Cake, Franch Toast (Amazing bread pudding with a tangy yogurt spread), Brunch Fries (Arugula dressing was so yummy). We also tried the iced cap & a hot cortado. Espresso is better iced.
Mary Black: The Japanese breakfast bowl is great!
8. Civil Coffee
8.8
5629 N Figueroa St (at N Avenue 57), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Highland Park · 26 tips and reviews
House of Realty Burbank: Italiano, espresso is really great. One of the best in LA area. This is where “hip” meets Highland Park. Millennial epicenter.
E Bround: The coffee is great, the atmosphere is nice, but there is no wifi.
Kevin Garcia: Great coffee, great space, great food!
9. San Pedro Cafe
9.1
605 S Pacific Ave (at 6th St), San Pedro, CA
Café · 12 tips and reviews
Jan Crawford: After many years this is still a special restaurant to celebrate an event or a special evening. The main dining room remains formal, the food is delicious, and the service is still amazing.
Donny Tsunami: Cinnamon swirl French Toast is great. Eggs Benny is good too. Breakfast burrito is GIANT!
Stephanie Stone: Great breakfasts - try my favorite, the buffalo chicken scramble, spicy and delicious. If you're lucky you'll be treated to a free magic show by a honest to god member of The Magic Castle, the LA Mag
Matt Barber: Loved this place. Chilled out and hidden from the hot sunshine, it's a respite with a cocktail
Adrian Phillips: Beer, wine and coffee. Espresso Tonic is a shot of espresso in tonic water, served cold. Great place to grab a coffee in the afternoon and roll into drinking in the evening. Spanish Tortilla was yummy
Jasmine Garcia: I heart this place.
Dan Stein: Great coffee. Great pastries from Gjusta. Nice employees. NO bathroom. I wish they had a bike rack for bike parking! http://bike.lacity.org/how-to-get-a-bike-rack/
Connie Chiu: Here comes another spensive coffee shop, with those good lattes and espresso. I do love the interior, especially James Baldwin 😍 gets pretty crowded and it’s only the soft opening so far!
Penny Halvorsen: Sweet latte and the the Darth Mocha which is on their secret menu! Great place!