"Paisita, a new coffee shop from the Amigo Coffee Roasters folks in a sleepy strip mall in Venice, is an immediate day brightener. The cafe inside is breezy, vinyl records propped on the wall; a nearby pastry case holds warm empanadas in flavors like ham and cheese and carne, or minced beef. The kitchen also now slings breakfast and lunch dishes (try the breakfast burrito with chorizo or chilaquiles in the morning; the spicy Macho Caesar wrap at lunch). But what you’re here for is probably the coffee. Go for The Glory, half-sweet, with dulce de leche, espresso, and a dusting of cinnamon." - Mona Holmes, Rebecca Roland