ALTO TOSTADO COFFEE ROASTERS – Restaurant

Bolivian roots, a roaster's obsession, and a Miracle Mile storefront that opens at seven in the morning. Alto Tostado handles its own beans, and the espresso work shows it: cortados, cappuccinos, iced lattes and cold brew, poured for people on their way somewhere else. The saltenas are the reason to detour, the spicy beef one most of all. Around them sit ham-and-cheese and egg-and-bacon croissants, paninis, pressed sandwiches, Italian sodas and a short list of brunch plates. The doors close mid-afternoon, so this is a morning place by design. Coffee taken seriously. Pastry taken personally. Best plan: get there early.

Cuisine: Restaurant