Doubting Thomas

Angelenos in the know flock to this neighborhood coffee shop in Historic Filipinotown, where owner Naomi Shim's pastry skills and cooking prowess transform your standard coffee-and-a-pastry into a full-fledged artisan breakfast experience. While their Instagram is full of limited-run seasonal creations like tomato danishes and passionfruit fruit pie, you can always depend on their all-day menu of heartier breakfast fare, like the braised pork shoulder-based Doubtless Burrito and the seven-grain pancakes topped with apple verjus and maple cinnamon butter. I also enjoy the Thomas Burger, which I recently named one of the city’s best burgers. The housemade brioche bun, thick patty and melted cheddar play beautifully with the frilly lettuce, heirloom tomato and three sources of onion (raw, caramelized and in jam form); the thick housemade fries that come on the side are some of the best fries I’ve had anywhere in Los Angeles.