La Baguette is a good place to stop for a quick snack or lunch while shopping. The small store sells takeout including sandwiches on fresh bread, soups, hot and cold drinks and a wide assortment of pastries and desserts. Right outside, there are plenty of tables where you can eat your food while watching shoppers walk by.
Solano Baking Company is a family-owned bakery that has been in this location since 1990 -- and in the family for three generations. Inside the bakery bright, pastel-colors, fun polka-dots and flowers are the theme; cakes and doughnuts are everywhere.
There are plenty of wicker chairs and tables outside for seating. Solano offers sandwiches, an espresso bar, cookies and cakes. You can also find Solano Bakery's cookies at local football, Little League and school fundraisers. It offers free WiFi in the store and free delivery for cakes.
Westside Bakery Cafe is a family-owned and -operated restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. It has an extensive menu that is all over the map, with savory crepes, gumbo, omelettes, french toast, grilled sandwiches and much more.
East Coast Bagel offers fresh bagels made daily to the Long Beach community. The store opens early, so feel free to drop in and pick up your favorite bagel with a special spread and coffee before heading off to work. Lunch sandwiches are available as well, with the Turkey Avocado Melt being a popular choice. Customers who wish to dine in can choose between indoor and outdoor seating.
Close to the beach but tucked away from the busy street, Shirley's Bagels is a small bakery where you can stop by to enjoy a nibble before moving on to all the other activities in Laguna Beach. The specialties at this bakery are fresh bagels, and you can also order sandwiches, salads and soups. For the summer months, Shirley's Bagels offers real fruit smoothies with a variety of flavors as well as iced coffees.
