Now Open: Bricks and Scones (and Coffee and Tea) on Larchmont

Bricks and Scones is the perfect name for Larchmont's newest café. Not because it's housed in a brick building and serves scones--though I suppose it's fitting for that reason too--but because this evocation of a schoolyard rhyme captures the lovable quality of the place. The red brick walls are decorated with expertly-framed photographs of various other brick walls, and baked goods are made with love by café owner Jinah Kim's mother, who also owns the building.

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When asked what prompted her to open the café, Kim says simply, "We just had the space." Only two years out of Tufts University, Kim skips the pretense of a grand café lunch menu and instead offers what she knows: tasty and inexpensive sandwiches, most with cheese because it makes everything better, good coffee (it's Intelligentsia) and tea.

Comfortable dark brown leather couches and wood tables give the dining room a welcoming warmth. There's free WiFi and a library based on a book-swap system. The space is perfect for studying, though technically the upstairs, called "the study," has a few small tables with straight-backed chairs and a no-talking policy for that purpose.

Bricks and Scones: 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles; (323) 463-0811.

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Doggy-friendly outdoor eating too.

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The scones.

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"The study"