Santa Canela

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"I experienced Santa Canela in Highland Park, Los Angeles, as a sleek, sand-toned bakery where Ellen Ramos translates her El Sereno upbringing and Salvadoran and Mexican family roots into distinctly Angeleno pastries. The menu includes orange blossom conchas, a behemoth kale and cured beef sandwich on fresh focaccia, and Ramos’s signature “LA”-shaped churro that pairs beautifully with a cafe de olla latte; she also offers doughnut innovations like a champurrado maple doughnut bar. The acute sense of style paired with personal history makes the space feel both modern and rooted in local doughnut and pastry traditions." - Nicole Fellah