The Sycamore Kitchen

The Sycamore Kitchen, (143 S La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, 90036; 323.939.0151) is a sunlit spot serving up breakfast and lunch with coffee, pastries, eggs and sandwiches. The focus here, besides the food, is the courtyard where you can basque in the sun. Inside, it’s brick, concrete and bare beams. Order up iced Cubanos with cinnamon-vanilla milk, sourdough Belgian waffles with salted maple butter and oatmeal stout gingerbread loaves.