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7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

1. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

8.7
3922 W Sunset Blvd (at Santa Monica Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · Silver Lake · 239 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: It’s the definition of “hipster coffee shop.” The blue-and-white tile and plywood is the backdrop for Silverlake’s coolest crowd. Snag one of the patio’s shaded seats to enjoy your macchiato. Read more.

La Tropézienne Bakery is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

2. La Tropézienne Bakery

6.7
211 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · Mid-City West · 1 tip

PureWowPureWow: This just-opened spot is an outpost of the famed St.-Tropez bakery, and you’re getting the classic French treatment here: delicious open-faced tarts served on little marble tables. Read more.

Gjusta is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

3. Gjusta

9.2
320 Sunset Ave, Venice, CA
Café · Venice · 266 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This warehouse attracts the beautiful Venice crowd with its open-faced tartines and carefully constructed iced espressos. But the real action is at the charcuterie counter, sandwich and pizza bar. Read more.

Lincoln is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

4. Lincoln

1992 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA
Café · Northwest Pasadena · 36 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Pasadena got lucky when a baker and a former Nordstrom’s buyer got together to open this minimalist café and shop filled with international wares and fresh-baked treats. Come for the breakfast salad. Read more.

Aroma Coffee and Tea Co. is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

5. Aroma Coffee and Tea Co.

8.7
4360 Tujunga Ave (at Moorpark St.), Studio City, CA
Coffee Shop · 223 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This Studio City place is waiting: Pan in past the red awning over a few sidewalk café tables, past the working fireplace and bookshelves to the back patio. Get the strawberry brioche French toast. Read more.

Joan's on Third is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

6. Joan's on Third

9.2
8350 W 3rd St (at Kings Rd), Los Angeles, CA
Café · Mid-City West · 288 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: With its location a sidewalk seat at Joan's is hard to snag but well worth it for people-watching while noshing on meals that range from light to comfortingly filling. Read more.

Le Pain Quotidien is one of 7 Places to Café Sit and People-Watch in LA.

7. Le Pain Quotidien

7.7
113 N Larchmont Blvd (at W 1st St), Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · Windsor Square · 16 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Need a healthy protein boost after your intense Flywheel sesh? The ladies of Larchmont Village do, and the smoked salmon toast on gluten-free bread here does the trick. With a matcha latte, of course. Read more.