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27th Street Bakery
Central Alameda / South Los Angeles
A multigenerational family bakery known for sweet potato pies and cakes.
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Alta Adams
West Adams
Chef Keith Corbin’s West Adams restaurant serves seasonal California cuisine.
Active listing
Restaurants
Baba’s Vegan Cafe
South Los Angeles
A Black family-owned cafe serving plant-based food informed by African diasporic traditions.
Active listing
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Barsha Restaurant
Hermosa Beach
Adnen and Lenora’s Hermosa Beach restaurant blends Tunisian and Mediterranean cooking with California ingredients.
Active listing
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Bayou Grille
Inglewood
An Inglewood New Orleans-style restaurant serving po’boys, gumbo and seafood platters.
Former location
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Black Bottom Southern Kitchen — former North Hollywood restaurant
North Hollywood
Black Bottom served Southern cooking from a small North Hollywood restaurant on Vineland Avenue.
Closing date not established
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Bludso’s BBQ
La Brea / Fairfax
Kevin Bludso’s Texas-style barbecue restaurant serves smoked meats and sides on La Brea.
Relocated
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Bridgetown Roti
East Hollywood
Caribbean rotis and patties carry family food traditions into an East Hollywood restaurant.
Active listing
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Buna Ethiopian Restaurant & Market
Little Ethiopia
An Ethiopian restaurant and market offering shared plates, coffee and African pantry goods on Fairfax.
Active listing
Cafes
Café Ruisseau
Playa Vista
A family coffee business pairing specialty drinks with toast and pastries in Playa Vista.
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Coco Luv Cookies
Los Angeles / online
A Los Angeles vegan bakery makes cookies, cakes and pastries for delivery and shipping.
Former location
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Comfort LA — former Downtown location
Downtown
Comfort LA's former Downtown restaurant gave soul-food staples a contemporary late-night setting.
Closing date not established
Former location
Restaurants
Comfort LA — former Inglewood location
Inglewood
Comfort LA formerly brought its fried-chicken wings and Southern sides to this Inglewood address.
Closing date not established
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Crustees
View Park-Windsor Hills
A family-run neighborhood bakery and eatery specializing in savory pot pies and fruit cobblers.
Active listing
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Darrow’s New Orleans Grill
Carson
A family-run Carson kitchen serving gumbo, po’boys and Louisiana-style plates.
Active listing
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Dulan’s on Crenshaw
Crenshaw District
Greg Dulan’s Crenshaw restaurant serves Southern staples and offers catering.
Active listing
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Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen — Century
Gramercy Park / South Los Angeles
The Century Boulevard branch continues the Dulan family’s soul-food tradition.
Active listing
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Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen — Manchester
Inglewood
The Dulan family’s Inglewood kitchen serves cafeteria-style Southern comfort food.
Active listing
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Earle’s on Crenshaw
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw
The Earle brothers’ Crenshaw restaurant combines hot dogs and burgers with vegan choices.
Active listing
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Earle’s on Venice Beach
Venice
The Earle’s brand also lists a beachfront location on Ocean Front Walk.
Active listing
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Georgia's Restaurant
Long Beach / Long Beach Exchange
Southern comfort dishes and brunch classics make Georgia's a family dining stop at Long Beach Exchange.
Former location
Restaurants
Grilled Fraiche — former Hyde Park location
Hyde Park
Grilled Fraiche blended Caribbean flavors with California cooking through bowls, garlic noodles and plant-based choices.
Closed May 5, 2024
Former location
Restaurants
Grilled Fraiche — former Manchester location
South Central / Manchester
The Manchester branch brought Grilled Fraiche's Caribbean-inspired bowls and stuffed egg rolls to South Central.
Closed May 5, 2024
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Happy Ice
Melrose / Fairfax
Colorful Italian ice brings a Philadelphia frozen-dessert tradition to Melrose Avenue.
Active listing
Restaurants
Harold & Belle’s
Jefferson Park
The family’s Jefferson Park restaurant specializes in New Orleans-style Creole cooking.
Active listing
Cafes
Harun Coffee
Leimert Park
African coffee traditions meet café food and evening listening sessions at Harun in Leimert Park.
Active listing
Restaurants
Hawkins House of Burgers
Watts
Cynthia Hawkins’ family burger business serves the Watts neighborhood.
Active listing
Cafes
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen — DTLA
Downtown Los Angeles
A neighborhood Hilltop location serving coffee and cafe meals.
Active listing
Cafes
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen — Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock Boulevard / Northeast Los Angeles
A neighborhood Hilltop location serving coffee and cafe meals.
Active listing
Cafes
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen — Inglewood
Inglewood
A neighborhood Hilltop location serving coffee and cafe meals.
Active listing
Cafes
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen — Slauson
View Park–Windsor Hills
A neighborhood Hilltop location serving coffee and cafe meals.
Active listing
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Honey’s Kettle
Culver City
Chef Vincent Williams’ Culver City flagship serves kettle-fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits.
Former location
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Hotville Chicken — former Baldwin Hills restaurant
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw
Kim Prince brought her family's Nashville hot chicken heritage to South Los Angeles before returning to mobile service.
Closed December 18, 2022
Former location
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Hyperion Public — former Silver Lake location
Silver Lake
Hyperion Public was a Silver Lake neighborhood pub with food, drinks and a tucked-away upstairs gathering space.
Closed January 2024
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Lou, The French On The Block
Burbank / Toluca Lake
French pastries, quiche and sandwiches make this small Burbank bakery a weekend destination.
Active listing
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Messob Ethiopian Restaurant
Little Ethiopia
A Little Ethiopia institution offering injera-centered shared meals with vegan and meat selections.
Former location
Cafes
Mingles Tea Bar
Inglewood
A former Inglewood tea bar remembered as a neighborhood gathering space.
Closing date not established
Former location
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My 2 Cents — Pico restaurant
Mid-Wilshire / Mid-City
Chef Alisa Reynolds’ former Pico restaurant is retained as a community-history record.
Closed July 31, 2025
Active listing
Cafes
Obet & Del's Coffee
Thai Town / East Hollywood
Filipino-inspired coffee drinks and rotating community art shape this Thai Town café.
Active listing
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Oh My Burger
Gardena
A Gardena burger kitchen pairs stacked burgers with wings and loaded fries.
Active listing
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Perry’s Joint
Pasadena
Perry Bennett’s neighborhood sandwich café combines handcrafted sandwiches with a love of jazz.
Former location
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PIPS On La Brea — former restaurant and jazz venue
Mid-Wilshire / La Brea
Derrick Pipkin's La Brea venue brought jazz, dining and Sunday brunch together for Los Angeles neighbors.
Closed March 28, 2026
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Poppy + Rose
Downtown / Flower District
Michael and Kwini Reed's Flower District brunch restaurant serves scratch-made comfort food with a California outlook.
Former location
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Post & Beam — former Baldwin Hills restaurant
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw
A Baldwin Hills gathering place that paired seasonal California cooking with Southern food traditions.
Closed February 27, 2025
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Rahel Ethiopian Vegan Cuisine
Little Ethiopia
Plant-based Ethiopian stews and injera invite shared meals in Little Ethiopia.
Former location
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Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles — former Pasadena location
Pasadena
Roscoe's Pasadena branch served North Lake Avenue for three decades before its 2024 closure.
Closed June 23, 2024
Former location
Restaurants
Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles — former Pico location
Mid-City / Pico
The former Pico branch was a longtime stop for Roscoe's signature Southern chicken-and-waffle plates.
Closed January 2023
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Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles — Hollywood
Hollywood
Roscoe's Hollywood branch serves its signature Southern fried chicken and waffles near Sunset Boulevard.
Active listing
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Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles — La Brea
Mid-City / La Brea
The La Brea flagship carries Roscoe's chicken-and-waffles tradition into a larger Mid-City setting.
Active listing
Cafes
Silverback Coffee of Rwanda
Downtown Los Angeles
Rwandan coffee and pastries connect a downtown café with the farmers behind its beans.
Active listing
Markets & Wellness
Simply Wholesome
View Park–Windsor Hills
A family-run restaurant and health-food market pairs Caribbean-inspired dishes with wellness products.
Former location
Cafes
Sip & Sonder — Inglewood flagship
Inglewood
This former Inglewood coffeehouse is retained as a community-history record.
Closed December 31, 2025
Active listing
Cafes
Sip & Sonder — The Music Center
Downtown Los Angeles
Sip & Sonder’s Music Center kiosk brings its coffee program to downtown Los Angeles.
Active listing
Cafes
South LA Cafe
South Los Angeles
Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace’s neighborhood café brings coffee and fresh food to a community gathering space.
Former location
Bakeries & Desserts
Southern Girl Desserts — Crenshaw Plaza shop
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw
The former Crenshaw Plaza dessert shop is preserved in the neighborhood business archive.
Closed March 6, 2026
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Sweet Red Peach — Inglewood
Inglewood
A Sweet Red Peach bakery location offering cakes, pies and other desserts.
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Sweet Red Peach — Pasadena
Pasadena
A Sweet Red Peach bakery location offering cakes, pies and other desserts.
Rebuilding
Cafes
The Little Red Hen Coffee Shop — original Altadena café
Altadena
An Altadena family café whose breakfast plates and house coffee became part of the neighborhood's daily life.
Closed January 2025
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The Memphis Grill
North Hollywood
Memphis-style ribs and pulled pork anchor a takeout barbecue kitchen in North Hollywood.
Relocated
Restaurants
The Nest — A Breakfast Joint
Bellflower
A Bellflower breakfast restaurant that also hosts a multi-course Chef Series dining experience.
Active listing
Restaurants
The Serving Spoon
Inglewood
A third-generation Inglewood diner serving Southern breakfast and lunch.
Active listing
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The Wood Urban Kitchen
Inglewood
An Inglewood barbecue restaurant and gathering spot on Market Street with catering and private-event options.
Active listing
Cafes
Undergrind Cafe
Beverlywood / South Robertson
Flavored lattes and an all-day breakfast menu bring neighborhood café energy to South Robertson.
Active listing
Bakeries & Desserts
Zac's Sweet Shop
Los Angeles / online
Handmade chocolate treats from a Los Angeles kitchen turn familiar snacks into giftable sweets.
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