Los Angeles

LAReview

7.7

Piknik

$$$$Perfect For:LunchCoffee & A Light Bite

An afternoon pedaling around on the Echo Park swan boats is what we’d consider a bucket list LA activity. Now, there’s a proper way to fuel up before or after cruising on the lake. Piknik is a tiny, quick-service cafe from The Lonely Oyster people inside the Echo Park boathouse. All ordering is done on a kiosk, and the menu involves food that humans generally like to eat during sunny days at a park: fruit salads, build-your-own cheese boxes, lemon crinkle cookies, and our favorite section, smorrebrod. These open-faced rye sandwiches come topped with fishy things like gravlax, roe, and pickled herring. And somehow they taste even better while hanging out on the water-facing patio.

Suggested Reading

8.5

Little Fish

Little Fish is a hybrid cafe-grocery store in Echo Park that approaches brunch with the same finesse Switzerland does watches.

The Lonely Oyster

The Lonely Oyster is a seafood spot in Echo Park with some excellent dishes, but also glaring lapses in execution.