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The brick-and-skylight nave of a former bakery on La Brea sets the stage for one of those all-day operations that actually pulls off both halves. Mornings belong to the pastry counter, where the team's James Beard Award-winning work draws lines before the doors open. By evening the open kitchen is running a Southern European Mediterranean menu for a full dining room that never quite empties.
Eleven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Margarita Manzke
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Brunch Venue
- Time Out The best bakeries in America
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Margarita Manzke
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Time Out #6 · The 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try right now
- Los Angeles Times #22 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Potato and leek beignets Michelin Guide
- Dungeness crab risotto Michelin Guide
- Braised wagyu beef cheek Michelin Guide
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- All Season Brewing Eat · 18
- Tacos 1986 Tijuana-Style Mexican Eat · 28
- Angelini Osteria Italian Eat · 69
- Escuela Taqueria Mexican Eat · 28
- Sonoratown Sonoran Eat · 53
- Tacos Tamix Mexico City-Style Eat · 28
- KazuNori Japanese Eat · 43
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