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Lola café

“4.6 across 407 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; named by NYT and James Beard Foundation.”

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Lola café

cafe · brunch · Los Angeles

JBF · Best Chef: New York '25NYT 100

4.6 across 407 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; named by NYT and James Beard Foundation.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$$ · Open nowToday · 08:00 — 15:00G4.8T4.5Y4.6MS
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.8 ★244 reviews
Yelp4.6 ★407 reviews
Tripadvisor4.5 ★38 reviews

Signal confidence

88%Strong · 3 sources

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 90, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 9 July 2026.

Is Lola café worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Lola café 90/100 for quality and 80/100 on the Worth It scale for Los Angeles. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

The three rating sources here actually line up — 4.8 on Google across 244 reviews, 4.6 on Yelp with over 400, 4.5 on a much thinner 38-count Tripadvisor — which for a neighborhood cafe/brunch spot is a real signal of consistency rather than a fluke. What doesn't line up is the editorial file: an NYT 100 Best NYC nod and a James Beard Best Chef: New York semifinalist tag attached to an Los Angeles address. Either this cafe has a sibling or namesake back east, or these mentions got mismatched — either way, they tell you nothing reliable about this specific location, so lean on the review consensus instead.

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