Shaved green tea snow cream with strawberries, red beans and mochi, served at Blockheads Shavery on Mississippi Avenue. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The front of Blockheads Shavery on Mississippi Avenue off Sawtelle. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Customers have a laugh with barista Peter Molignano, who is brewing coffee in the siphon coffee bar at Balconi Coffee Co. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
An older establishment, Granada Market on Sawtelle Boulevard. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Fuji Mukai of Granada Market, on Sawtelle Boulevard, shows one of the tofu bricks sold at the market. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Okonomiyaki served at Gottsui Japanese Okonomiyaki restaurant on Sawtelle Boulevard. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Co-owners chef Ernesto Uchimura, left, and Terry Heller inside their restaurant, Plan Check Kitchen + Bar. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The ceiling design adds to the interesting interior of Tsujita LA Artisan Noodles on Sawtelle. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
One of the dishes at Artisan Noodles. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The exterior of Gottsui Japanese Okonomiyaki restaurant in a shopping center on Sawtelle Boulevard. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Sushi Stop restaurant and In Residence clothing store on Sawtelle. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
