Spotlight: Bricks & Scones

For months I’ve been searching for the perfect café.

A couple grabbed my attention for a short while, but none have grabbed me as deeply as Bricks & Scones on Larchmont. It’s a block away from the crowded hustle and bustle of the Larchmont strip and offers a quiet, serene patio to read (or draft your script) without the pretentious scenestery vibe of – say – Urth Café or Starbucks. Their scones are deeelicous, they offer an impressive variety of unique teas (j’aime le thé
rose champagne), and best of all they serve Intelligentsia coffee. Could there be anything more wonderful?

Bricks & Scones

403 N Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Le Figaro.

I fell in love with Figaro a few months ago.

With it’s brief yet pertinent menu filled with delectable brunch and dinner options, cramped outdoor seating, slow service, tasty boulengerie goodies, it’s about as close as you can possibly get to a vrai French cafe. Waiters are dressed up in charming old fashioned garcon costumes. You’re likely to see locals heading home with a baguette under their arms (stupid hipsters). No need to fly to Paris to shoot an outdoor cafe scene, just head to Vermont.

Believe me, I’m not dispelling a secret. This place is an LA classic.

But if you’re looking for a Parisian lunch, head to Figaro.

In fact, I think I’ll go right now!

1802 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 662-1587