Whether simple with a sprinkle of salt or loaded with breakfast and veggie delights, avocado toast is always satisfying. Read on for where to find the most outstanding takes on the Los Angeles-favorite dish.
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If you’re in need of avocado toast with a dash of spice, head to one of these all-day eateries across town. Great White enlivens its avocado and sourdough with Fresno chili, market radish and chili oil. Be sure to pair it with one of the excellent coffee beverages or a signature spritz.
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Famed for its jam, this Virgil Village cafe is packed on weekends for a number of reasons—one of them being the excellent avocado toast. With the option to add a fried egg, Sqirl adds a zesty spin to its version, piling on whipped garlic crème fraîche scallion, hot pickled carrots, scallions and house za’atar on a base of Bub & Grandma’s seeded country bread and Rick’s avocado.
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When bread is the focus of any establishment, you know you’re in good hands for avocado toast. Tartine—which has treated Californians to its renowned bread for over 20 years—more than proves this point with the avocado tartine, piling on cashew salsa seca, nutritional yeast, cilantro and lime.
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As the name suggests, the avocado toast at Bravo Toast is worthy of applause. Called the Green Goddess it piles vegan pesto, a generous dose of burrata and chili flakes atop avocado and toast.
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When your coffee order is just as important as your avocado toast, make your way here. Lamill’s brew is award-winning, and its food indeed meets that high standard. On a piece of Bub & Grandma’s sesame sourdough bread, the Avocado Smash Toast pairs a thick layer of Hass avocado with cherry tomatoes, pickled shallots, Fresno chilis, mustard frills and sesame aioli.
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Across the city, La La Land Kind Cafe lures in visitors with its Instagram-perfect aesthetic, but its coffee and breakfast eats are actually very good. You’ll be delighted here by the chance to choose from a number of different types of avocado toasts. Keep it simple with the La La Classic Avocado Toast (which dashes on chili flakes, lemon and cilantro) or go decadent with the truffle burrata toast.
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Strengthening Angelenos across the city with superfood and organic dishes, The Hive means business with its avocado toast. It comes ultra-loaded with slow-roasted tomatoes, pickled onions, watermelon radish, super seeds, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt on top of seeded toast and smashed avocado.
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Operating on a food philosophy committed to healthy eating, local produce and seasonal cooking, it only makes sense a beachside eatery like Blueys has an excellent avocado toast. Showcasing the beauty of California’s agricultural bounty, the Avo Toast has diced avocado, red radish, a soft-boiled egg, chives, Maldon sea salt, olive oil and za’atar.
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For an unbeatable Hollywood-adjacent avocado toast, run to Sightglass Coffee. The Sycamore District eatery proves its mastery by elevating a slice of Bub and Grandma’s sourdough with mashed avocado, pickled turnip, radish, umami crunch and lime.
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Over in Los Feliz, Standing Egg dominates with its fantastic espresso beverages. However, your honey latte or Americano would be made exponentially better by adding the avocado toast to your order. The sourdough slice comes smattered with smashed avocado, cherry tomatoes, micro herbs, lemon, chili flake and garlic.
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Pair refreshing ocean breezes with an equally refreshing breakfast. At Fig Tree Venice, the Seeded & Sprouted Avocado Toast lets the gorgeous green fruit shine by teaming up salsa macha and avocado mousse. Make it hearty with the addition of an egg.
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A favorite for morning and afternoon grazing, Zinc has an especially robust menu that ranges from pastries and egg dishes to soups, sandwiches and other savory entrees. Even still, the avocado toast is a standout, adding smashed avocado, onion, radish, chives and heirloom tomatoes to buttery sourdough.
See also: The 26 Best Breakfast Spots In Los Angeles
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