Bergamot Cafe

Bergamot Cafe Restaurant Review:

Bergamot Station was originally a Red Car depot, part of the 1,000-mile Pacific Electric Railway system that had its heyday in the 1920s. (Believe it or not, L.A. was once a model for mass transit!) Today, the complex contains over 30 art galleries, the Santa Monica Art Museum, shops and this convenient little eatery. In the morning, Bergamot Café serves breakfasts and La Brea Bakery pastries. The lunch menu involves salads, sandwiches and homemade soups, including daily-changing specials. We like the wasabi-tuna melt, shrimp quesadilla and massive chocolate chunk cookie that pairs nicely with a well-executed latte. The café's tiny interior is filled with modern art and corrugated metal-topped tables, matching the building's exterior, and a patio sprawls beneath a broad blue awning.