First Look: Pete’s

Pastries made by pastry chef Margeaux Aragon at Pete’s, opening downtown Oct. 15.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Tables set in the main dining room at Pete’s.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The private back room at Pete’s.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Pastry chef Margeaux Aragon checks on pastries in the oven at Pete’s.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Decorative glass separates the main dining room from the private dining room in the back at Pete’s.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Jerimiah Doherty beverage director at Pete’s makes a French 75.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Bonito makes a cappuccino with Stumptown coffee at Pete’s.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Tables are set at Pete’s, which opens Oct. 15.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The iconic lunch spot at the corner of 4th and Main streets has been given a complete makeover of the space and menu.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

“Pete’s is an institution - one of the first restaurants that opened down here [in the Old Bank District],” Josef Centeno said.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)