Ramos House Café

Top choice in Coastal Orange County


The best spot for breakfast or lunch in Los Rios Historic District, this Old West–flavored, wood-built house from 1881 (with brick patio) does organically raised comfort food flavored with herbs grown on-site: blueberry pain perdu (French toast) with lemon curd, apple-cinnamon beignets, basil-cured salmon lox or spicy crab-cake salad with smoked chili rémoulade. Breads are baked in-house daily.

On Saturdays and Sundays, only the brunch menu is served.

To get here, cross the railroad tracks at the end of Verdugo St and turn right.


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