4of five · Espresso · Echo Park
Valerie Echo Park
Cafe · Bakery · $$
Valerie Gordon's café on this corner since 2013, the one on this list you sit down at: salted maple latte, soft scrambled eggs with crème fraîche, a slice of Blum's coffee crunch cake. All outdoor seating, and the market sends you home with chocolates and jam.
Counter orderOrder at the counter. Cakes and pastries to take home.
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