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Cafés in Fairfax & Melrose

Doughnuts and drip coffee at Bob's in the Original Farmers Market since 1947, espresso on West 3rd Street, and late cafés along Melrose Avenue.

Photo: Abhishek Navlakha, Pexels License

This part of the Westside runs from Melrose Avenue south through the Fairfax District to Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile, between La Brea Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard. Fairfax grew into a Jewish neighborhood in the 1930s and 1940s: the district had four synagogues in 1935 and twelve by 1945.1 CBS Television City has stood at Fairfax and Beverly since 1952.1

The Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax anchors the area, and The Grove shopping center opened beside it in 2002.1 The Metro D Line reached the area on May 8, 2026, with new stations under Wilshire at La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega.2

Local tip: Get to Bob's before 09:00 for the doughnut-and-coffee deal, US$3.50 as of 2025; the same deal returns from 18:00 to 20:00, with doughnuts made earlier in the day.

At a glance

60Cafés listed
5With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–21:00 · Sun 06:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Fika Fika Coffee & Creamery, until 22:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–19:00 · Fri–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Most listed streets: Melrose Ave (11), Beverly Blvd (7), Melrose Avenue (6).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (8%), bakery café (3%), open by 6am (2%).

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Coffee chains in Fairfax & Melrose

The Original Farmers Market and Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts

The market opened on July 14, 1934, on a lot that had been a dairy farm and then an oil field, when two entrepreneurs invited farmers to sell from their trucks for a small fee; it still keeps its open-air stalls and clock tower, and parking is free.34

Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts at stall 450 has made cake and yeast doughnuts since 1947; Bob Tusquellas, whose father ran a meat counter in the market, took it over and renamed it in 1970.56 It opens at 06:00 every day.5 Before 09:00 and again from 18:00 to 20:00, any doughnut with a coffee costs US$3.50, as of 2025.5 In 2023 a half-caf coffee with milk cost US$2.40 and an apple fritter US$3.15.6

West 3rd Street and Beverly Boulevard

West of the market, West 3rd Street has a run of espresso bars in the 8000 block: Madame Coffee at No. 8036, Verve at No. 8051, Groundwork at No. 8121 and toast bakery cafe at No. 8221, with Bluestone Lane at No. 8100. % Arabica and La La Land Kind Cafe have counters at The Grove.

One block north, Beverly Boulevard is quieter. Alfred at No. 7386 opens daily at 06:00, Shaky Alibi at No. 7401 serves brunch daily 08:30–15:00 with outdoor tables, and Bagel Broker at No. 7825 has seats outside. Coffee Commissary at No. 8500 opens daily 08:00–14:00.

Melrose Avenue

Melrose's shops run from La Cienega to Fairfax and east to Highland; in the early 1980s the eastern end became the city's punk and new wave shopping street.7 On Sundays the Melrose Trading Post flea market fills Fairfax High School, and Melrose Place, near La Cienega, has a Sunday farmers market.7

Fika Fika Coffee & Creamery at 7267 Melrose stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays and has outdoor seating. Within a few blocks are Humanist Coffee + Matcha + Toast at No. 7353, Rocketship Coffee at No. 7475 and Sunday Morning at No. 7201. Alfred and Croft Alley share Melrose Place.

Fairfax Avenue, La Brea and the Miracle Mile

On North Fairfax, Cofax Coffee is at No. 440, Pearl's Finest Tea at No. 523, and Blue Bottle at No. 830. South of the market, Lo/Cal Coffee & Market at 487 South Fairfax has Wi-Fi and outdoor tables. On La Brea, The Sycamore Kitchen is at 143 South La Brea and La Kubanita at No. 101.

The Miracle Mile got its name in local papers in January 1929, when the developer A.W. Ross was building Wilshire as a shopping district for drivers; LACMA, the Petersen Automotive Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits now line it.2 Good Intentions Coffee at 6363 Wilshire, near the museums, is a bakery café open on weekdays 07:00–14:00, with outdoor tables.

Sources

  1. Fairfax, Los Angeles, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. The Original Farmers Market: The Story of an L.A. Icon (May 28, 2020), Discover Los Angeles, accessed October 2026
  4. The Original Farmers Market, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts (July 17, 2025), Time Out Los Angeles, accessed October 2026
  6. Table at Third & Fairfax: Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts and Nonna's Empanadas (Patricia Kelly Yeo, January 12, 2023), Time Out Los Angeles, accessed October 2026
  7. Melrose Avenue, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Fairfax & Melrose cafés: questions

When did Bob's Coffee & Doughnuts open at the Farmers Market in Los Angeles?

The doughnut shop at stall 450 of the Original Farmers Market has made doughnuts since 1947. Bob Tusquellas, whose family ran a meat counter in the market, took it over and gave it his name in 1970. It opens at 06:00 daily, and a doughnut with a coffee costs US$3.50 before 09:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00, as of 2025.

How old is the Original Farmers Market in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles?

The Original Farmers Market at Third Street and Fairfax Avenue opened on July 14, 1934, when farmers began selling produce from their trucks on a former dairy farm and oil field. It keeps open-air stalls and a clock tower, parking is free, and The Grove shopping center opened next to it in 2002.

Which cafés on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles stay open late?

Fika Fika Coffee & Creamery at 7267 Melrose Avenue stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays and until 19:00 on other weekdays. Humanist Coffee + Matcha + Toast and Rocketship Coffee are a few blocks east. On Sundays the Melrose Trading Post flea market fills Fairfax High School.

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