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Bread, Espresso &

1212 S Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 100, Hermosa Beach, CA

★★★★4.0(131 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Bread, Espresso & transforms throughout the day—a serene Japanese-inspired bakery café perfect for lingering over carefully crafted espresso drinks and French-influenced pastries during afternoon hours, then shifts into a wine bar come evening. The shop is beloved for its authentic atmosphere, knowledgeable baristas, and signature creations like their matcha latte (featuring subtle, quality matcha) alongside pillowy Japanese milk bread that locals rave about, making it an ideal quiet refuge steps from Hermosa Beach.

What to expect

Laptop friendlySlow sitTraditional drinksMeetingsLate nightsSignature drinksPastriesSpecialty drinksEspresso focusedMatcha & tea

Google Reviews

Hungry Pug
★★★★2 months ago

There's a cool vibe, japanese atmosphere and professional baristaing. The match blueberry was cool. The blueberries are a real jam and thick. The mat has is subtle. Good drink. 9 dollars good? 6.50 good. A paper straw, lost the star for that actually. Popular and nice, thats the price I paid. Not bad and very pleasing.

HHL
★★★★3 months ago

Bakery Cafe during the day and Wine & Dine Bar in the evening. Excellent French-inspired Japanese baked goods. A nice quiet place to spend a leisurely afternoon over coffee drinks near the beach.

Denny
★★★★5 months ago

Visited here twice while visiting the beach nearby. I personally like visiting here to grab drinks and small pastry and head over to beach nearby. This place offers soft, chewy cubic milk bread that I love. In terms of drinks, I have tried their matcha blueberry and hojicha latte. Their drinks are for people who like to enjoy genuine tea flavor without artificial sweetness. I do like enjoying their authentic matcha and hojicha flavors, but I do think they have room to make their drinks better. I personally like their pastry more than drinks. If you like simple milk bread, it’s worth checking out here while walking along the beach nearby.

Bao Le
★★★★★6 months ago

This place is super lovely and Ryu-san was very friendly along with all the staff. This is a truly authentic Japanese store with conscious owners and great people as well as ambience. Both the food and coffee is great as well. Can't wait to come back and try more. Parking is also really easy and convenient be it street parking or plaza parking, it is all good !

KOKO O
★★★★8 months ago

When they first opened, the line was too long to try, but now that it has calmed down, we finally got to visit. Growing up in Japan, this style feels familiar to me, but my friend who was born in the U.S. was impressed by how beautifully the breads are displayed and how they are served as a plate with salad and yogurt on the side. The mentaiko butter (cod roe) might be a love-it-or-hate-it flavor in the U.S., but my friend tried it for the first time and really enjoyed it. I ordered the prosciutto & egg plate, which had just the right amount of seasoning—not overly salty—so each ingredient and the bread could shine. The staff were friendly and welcoming. If the prices were just a little lower, I’d definitely come here even more often!

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