Coffee
Portola Coffee Roasters my favorite coffee in the area
MoonGoat - best close to campus
Bakeries
Chaupain - baguettes and the strawberry custard Danish
Farmers’ market
Irvine Farmers’ Market - Saturdays at Mariners Church
Restaurants
INI - Japanese-Italian fusion
Quarter Sheets (Los Angeles) - pizza and princess cake
Coffee
Blacksmith - my favorite coffee shop in Houston
Brasil - great coffee, food, and patio
Agnes - excellent food and coffee
Restaurants
Nobie’s - Modern American
Nonno’s - try the broccoli garlic pizza
Xochi - Oaxacan
Bakeries
Magnol - best baguette in Houston
Montrose Cheese & Wine - amazing pastries (and wine)
Coffee and bakeries
Reykjavík Roasters - my favorite coffee
Gulli Arnar - my favorite bakery
Restaurants
Austur-Indíafjelagið - my favorite restaurant in Iceland
Fjöruborðið - amazing langoustines
Flatey - try the Umberto pizza
There are many more but this is enough for now.