Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA

The lobby of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo holds this outpost of a Japanese bakery chain, baking bread with Hokkaido flour into a case that includes curry pan and a bear-shaped bun called Kobo Kuma. The better reason to stop by these days is the drink list: matcha lattes thick enough to pass for milkshakes draw a line that can outlast the bread case some afternoons. For something savory, the Japanini sandwich pairs bacon and pesto with a single shiso leaf tucked under the tomato.