Paper or Plastik Cafe

"Paper Or Plastik is a true all-day spot, which makes it the ideal spot to work or catch up with a friend in an extremely in-between part of town. This cafe has multiple levels, with both quiet corners and busy main sections of the dining room. We like the food best in the daytime, when you can get things like a smoked salmon and avocado tartine, a beer-battered fried chicken sandwich, and a surprisingly good brussels sprout and kabocha grain bowl, but the pasta selection at night is solid, too." - kat hong, brant cox, sylvio martins

"Paper Or Plastik is a true all-day spot, open from 7am-10pm, which makes it the ideal spot to work in an extremely in-between part of town. This cafe has multiple levels, with both quiet corners and busy main sections of the dining room. We like the food best in the daytime, when you can get things like a smoked salmon and avocado tartine, a beer-battered fried chicken sandwich, and a surprisingly good Brussels sprouts and kabocha grain bowl, but the pasta selection at night is solid, too. Just keep in mind they have live music some nights starting at 8, which will definitely get in the way of that draft you’re trying to finish." - brant cox, brett keating

"Paper Or Plastik is a true all-day spot, open from 7am-10pm, which makes it the ideal spot to work or catch up with a friend in an extremely in-between part of town. This cafe has multiple levels, with both quiet corners and busy main sections of the dining room. We like the food best in the daytime, when you can get things like a smoked salmon and avocado tartine, a beer-battered fried chicken sandwich, and a surprisingly good Brussels sprouts and kabocha grain bowl, but the pasta selection at night is solid, too. They've got live music most nights starting at 8pm." - Brett Keating

"For over a decade now, Paper or Plastik has been a singular destination in LA: part dance studio, part cafe/restaurant, with a retail section to boot. The espresso bar rotates a selection of beans from the likes of Coava and Black Oak, while the kitchen serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner fare including a smoked salmon and avocado tartine, lentil soup, and chicken schnitzel. Performances and dance classes are scheduled to return this summer." - Oren Peleg

"The draw of the shakshuka at Mid-City cafe Paper or Plastik is its simplicity. Tomatoes, peppers, and bread. They're not reinventing anything here, but like everything on the menu, the highlights of the shakshuka are the fresh, organic ingredients —from the produce to the bread. The result is a dish that tastes so authentic it could be crafted by a grandmother. Add to that PoP’s solid coffee program, and brick-and-steel-chic atmosphere, and there’s one solid breakfast." - Oren Peleg