Coffee Cartelβ β β β β Offbeat local coffee house with atmosphere that makes you want to hang out there.
The Comic Bugβ β β β β Open, inviting, and kid-friendly, with friendly staff and a wide selection. Frequent artist/writer signings.
Comics Toons Nβ Toysβ β β β β The best comic store Iβve been to in Orange County. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the selection is incredible.
Curry and Pizzaβ β β β β Halal pizza fusion, right off the freeway. You can get pizza and calzones, you can get curry and tandoori, or you can get them combined. And theyβre really good combined.
Doma Kitchen (Closed)β β β β β Used to be a great Eastern European restaurant. Bounced around the South Bay for most of a decade before closing.
The Dough Connectionβ β β β β Cookie dough you can eat, in a tiny shop hidden in th eback of a building along Morro Bayβs Embarcadero. Plus baked cookies and brownies.
DΕh Creameryβ β β β β An ice cream shop that also specializes in cookie dough. Good selection of flavors for both, and you can mix and match however you want.
El Amigoβ β β β β Great spot for takeout Mexican food. I particularly like their Chile Relleno. Dine-in, limited parking.
El Tarascoβ β β β βSmall local Mexican fast food chain in the South Bay area. Great for takeout. Lots of outdoor seating at Artesia and Hermosa locations.
The Empanada Shopβ β β β β Great selection of both meat and veggie fillings, plus desserts (the chocolate one is intense).
King Mediterranoβ β β β β Mediterranean/Mexican fusion, right at the 3-way border between Torrance, Lawndale and Redondo Beach. You can get a wrap with shawarma or falafel at a lot of places, but where else can you get a shawarma burrito with mozzarella, jalapeΓ±os and chipotle sauce?
Pure Beanβ β β β β An indie coffee shop and roaster that opened in a space vacated by CBTL a few years back.
Redondough (bakery/cafe)β β β β β Bakery with coffee, tea and sandwiches. I usually get one of their cream cheese and fruit-filled croissants. Breakfast sandwiches are also very good.
Taishi Hainan Chickenβ β β β β Variations on chicken and rice, all of them good.
Two Guns Espressoβ β β β β Serious coffee. Small chain in LAβs South Bay that introduced the Flat White to the region in the early 2010s.
Union Pizzaβ β β β β Thin-crust pizzas are good, deep-dish pizzas are REALLY good. My favorite is the Classic Deep Dish (spinach, roasted garlic, ricotta and mushrooms) - and normally I donβt even like mushrooms.
