Porto's Bakery & Café

"Have you been to Porto's yet?" Cuban-born actor Andy Garcia remembers friends asking when he'd just moved to L.A. in 1978. For transplanted Cubans in those days, the small family-run bakery's flaky guava-cheese pastries, papa rellenas and other Cuban specialties were as close to a taste of their homeland as they could get.

Recently, after more than 25 years in business, Porto's has entered the restaurant business, expanding from a few tables in the corner of the Glendale bakery to a full-fledged cafe in the former pizzeria space next door. The menu's expanded too, with new items added to the famous Cuban sandwich line, plus homemade soups and salads.