Open Market

At this minimalist Asian American café along Wilshire Boulevard, you’ll find delicious gourmet riffs on the city’s immigrant cuisines, all sandwiched between two slices of bread. Made with Clark Street baguettes and housemade milkbread, the Koreatown eatery’s gluten-anchored spins on Thai satay, Hainan chicken, Korean kimbap and Mexican al pastor distill an array of second-generation foodways into one excellent lunchtime dining destination. The morning coffee and baked goods selection surpasses those at a standard coffee shop, with housemade pastries that incorporate the likes of matcha, doenjang and tahini, plus well-crafted coffee and tea drinks. A separate natural wine and market section stocks artisan goods like Awan ice cream and Little Ganshik dog treats, and best of all (at least for those not within walking distance), there’s two hours of free validated parking in the underground lot just off Catalina.