Best of the Beach Dining & Entertainment 2024 Winners
Coffeehouse Java Man The march of chain coffeehouses in the South Bay continues, but even though there are big names on almost every corner, the repurposed 1920s bungalow on Pier Avenue remains our favorite. There’s only one Java Man, and if owner Rick Henkus has ever thought about franchising it, he hasn’t mentioned it publicly. It’s just fine if he doesn’t, because locals like the uniqueness of this friendly spot that resembles a college town hangout. The coffee is good but short on the novelty varieties that are offered at chains — it’s good by itself, so why mess with it? Order some and settle in with a housemade pastry, and if you have time to relax, let the South Bay’s oldest coffeehouse work its magic. 157 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach (310) 379-7209 javamancoffeehouse.com Bowls (Acai or fruit) Paradise bowl The acai bowl is a new enough item in our lexicon that plenty of people haven’t figured out how to pronounce it yet. (The correct pronunciation is something like “assai-yee” rather than “akay” or “assay”.) The people at the counter at Paradise Bowls must be used to hearing every possible variation on the name, because they sell so many things that contain that Amazonian…
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