Hidden inside a leafy garden patio, with plastic curtains that pull down during the rainy season and outdoor heaters for the colder months, this Studio City cafe serves an array of espresso drinks and brewed coffee. And because they share the '20s-era bungalow with a bookstore, you can take your double cap and sit down by the fire with a book and one of the pastries and cakes they get from an array of five different local bakeries. Says owner Mark Gunsky, who took a chance on the spot 14 years ago, "I wanted an old outdoor space." And he'd agree that his coffee, which he gets from Fonté Roasters in Seattle, tastes even better in a rainstorm.


