Must-see restaurants in California

  • Safeway

    South Lake Tahoe & Stateline

    Standard supermarket fare, with an in-house deli and bakery.

  • ‘āina

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    What began as an inventive Hawaiian pop-up brunch in 2016 found a Dogpatch home, and thereafter added lunch and dinner service, including a tasting menu…

  • Topanga Creek General Store

    Malibu & Pacific Palisades

    There's nothing fancy about this throwback to a simpler time in the heart of Topanga Village, but the store sells pretty much all the necessities: craft…

  • Eagle Cafe

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Good for breakfast or a no-fuss lunch, the Eagle's straightforward fare includes pancakes and omelets, crab-salad sandwiches, burgers etc. The views are…

  • Pizza Rock

    Sacramento

    An anchor of the K St Mall area, this loud, enormous pizza joint has a great Margherita, a rock and roll theme and a well-tattooed staff.

  • Tower Cafe

    Sacramento

    Best bet for big ol' breakfasts – custardy French toast, chorizo sausage with eggs – at a 1938 art-deco movie theater.

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