Republique Bakery ★ 4.7
Margarita Manzke's pastry counter inside Republique, Los Angeles bakes the city's reference kouign-amann, plus laminated croissants from a 1928 commissary.
Worth the queue: Kouign-amann
Bakery counters in Los Angeles worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Bub and Grandma's ★ 4.7
Andrew Bernstein's Bub and Grandma's in Glassell Park, Los Angeles bakes the bread for half the city's chef restaurants and runs a Wednesday-Sunday counter.
Worth the queue: Old-country milk bread
Tartine Bakery ★ 4.4
Chad Robertson's Tartine on Sycamore Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles is the LA outpost of the San Francisco country-bread reference. Bake fresh out at 11:00.
Worth the queue: Country loaf
Friends and Family ★ 4.6
Roxana Jullapat and Daniel Mattern's Friends and Family in East Hollywood, Los Angeles bakes ancient-grain pastry from California-milled flours.
Worth the queue: Pecan sticky bun
Clark Street Bread ★ 4.5
Zach Hall's Clark Street Bread on Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles bakes a naturally leavened miche and serves morning sandwiches from a fast counter.
Worth the queue: Olive miche
The Sycamore Kitchen ★ 4.4
Karen Hatfield's Sycamore Kitchen on La Brea, Los Angeles bakes scones and tart squares from California fruit, and serves lunch from a long counter.
Worth the queue: Apricot pistachio scone
Porto's Bakery ★ 4.6
Porto's Bakery in Glendale, Los Angeles has baked Cuban pastries (potato balls, cheese rolls, guava strudels) since 1976, family-run across five locations.
Worth the queue: Cheese roll
Proof Bakery ★ 4.4
Proof Bakery in Atwater Village, Los Angeles bakes a clean almond croissant and a daily quiche from a corner cafe that doubles as the neighbourhood living room.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Gjusta ★ 4.6
Travis Lett's Gjusta in Venice, Los Angeles is a 24-hour deli and bakery in a warehouse, baking bagels and curing lox from a 90-foot counter.
Worth the queue: Everything bagel with house lox
GGET Bakery ★ 4.4
Go Get Em Tiger's pastry counter on Larchmont, Los Angeles bakes a daily rotation of muffins and a sticky banana bread to go with the cafe's almond latte.
Worth the queue: Banana bread
Fugetsu-Do ★ 4.6
Fugetsu-Do in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles has hand-pounded mochi since 1903 from the same family. Strawberry daifuku from the morning batch is the order.
Worth the queue: Strawberry daifuku
Milo and Olive ★ 4.4
Milo and Olive in Santa Monica, Los Angeles is Zoe Nathan's bakery-pizzeria, baking morning biscuits and serving sourdough pizza from a 26-seat room.
Worth the queue: Maple bacon biscuit
Bakeries in Los Angeles, FAQ
When is the best time to eat in Los Angeles?
Peak food season in Los Angeles is year-round.
What time do people eat in Los Angeles?
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
How does tipping work in Los Angeles?
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
What is the one dish to try in Los Angeles?
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Los Angeles rewards trust.