Layla Bagels is a cafe in Ocean Park, Santa Monica.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Pre-Jam with seasonal fruit, cream cheese and honey is the signature; the everything loosies sell out first.
Address: 1614 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Jyan Isaac Bread bakes deeply fermented sourdough on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, bagel sandwiches and brunch beside the Ghisallo pizza kitchen.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Loaves sell down by early afternoon; weekend brunch adds duck confit hash and cereal milk french toast.
Jyan Isaac Bread bakes deeply fermented sourdough on Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, bagel sandwiches and brunch beside the Ghisallo pizza kitchen.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Loaves sell down by early afternoon; weekend brunch adds duck confit hash and cereal milk french toast.
Sogno Toscano stacks an espresso bar, Italian market and wine bar into one Montana Avenue corner in Santa Monica, panini by day and aperitivo by night.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: Bookable wine tastings run in the evenings; otherwise take a Bufalina panino and a glass at the window.
Dogtown Coffee brews organic micro-roasted coffee in the old Zephyr surf shop on Main Street in Santa Monica, breakfast burritos for the dawn patrol.
Signature drink: Cold brew
Tip: The building birthed the Z-Boys skate team; get the breakfast burrito before the surf crowd clears the batch.
Goodboybob Coffee Roasters runs its Santa Monica cafe and retail room on Broadway, an ex-art-project brand pulling shots of its own award-listed roasts.
Signature drink: House blend espresso
Tip: Bags of the House Blend and Marine Layer dark roast sell at the counter; the espresso bar closes at 17:00 sharp.
Caffe Luxxe opened its first European-style espresso bar on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica in 2006 and still pulls the Westside's silkiest shots.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: This is the original of the small family of caffes, marked Where It All Began; the Brentwood Country Mart branch opens daily at 07:00.
Primo Passo Coffee Co. pulls hazelnut lattes and light-roast pour-overs behind glass on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, roasting under its own name.
Signature drink: Hazelnut latte
Tip: The house-made hazelnut latte is the signature; window stools turn over fast on weekend mornings.
