Olive and Thyme

Olive & Thyme seems like it would fit right in on the East Coast. The cozy cafe straddling Burbank and Toluca Lake is part gourmet market, part eatery, where you can start the day off with pastries and breakfast sandwiches and some of the best oatmeal in the city. Coffee comes courtesy of Intelligentsia, and as you make your way into the lunch and dinner hour, diners start ordering braised short rib sandwiches and fattoush salad, pork dumplings and steak frites. A handful of communal tables give the space a welcoming vibe, and there is outdoor seating for sunny mornings when you want to people watch while you eat.