LA restaurant known for pastries and casual power breakfasts to shutter after 15-year run

Another cherished Los Angeles restaurant is biting the dust — and this one has left the city’s brunch crowd heartbroken.The Sycamore Kitchen, a longtime La Brea Avenue favorite known for knockout pastries, sandwiches, and casual power breakfasts for Hollywood types, has abruptly announced it will close after 15 years in business.The popular neighborhood haunt, which helped transform a once-sleepy stretch of La Brea near the Fairfax area into a destination for coffee and daytime dining, broke the news on social media yesterday.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “After 15 incredible years it’s time for us to say goodbye,” they wrote in a statement shared on Instagram.“While we are closing our doors here we are looking forward to what’s next.

Stay tuned.” The restaurant did not give a reason for the sudden shuttering, saying only that its final day would be sometime this week.Over the years, The Sycamore Kitchen became a go-to for everything from morning java runs to leisurely patio lunches, and remained a lively fixture even as LA’s restaurant industry struggled with rising costs and a seemingly endless wave of closures.Despite its enduring popularity, though, owners are pulling the plug — and longtime fans are not taking the news well.“Truly devastating! One of my favorite spots in LA for many many years,” one heartbroken customer commented on Instagram.

“I’ll never find a Cobb salad like the one from Sycamore Kitchen.”For some devoted fans, the restaurant was such a draw that it actually influenced where they chose to live.“Literally moved to this neighborhood so I could walk to this place for lunch every weekend,” one person responded.“This is heart breaking.”“This hurts so much,” another lamented on Reddit.

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