Tujunga Village: Gourmet Grotto

A customer checks out the wine selection at Village Gourmet on Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Justin Blewitt and Brydon Baker, 8, make their way into Gelato Bar, one of the shops along Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Julie von Zerneck, who owns Portrait of a Bookstore inside Aroma Cafe on Tujunga Avenue, waits to help a customer.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Joe Sublett of Valley Village browses inside Portrait of a Bookstore, located in Aroma Cafe in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

An old-fashioned record player is part of the decor at Vitello’s, an Italian restaurant on Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Customers look over the menu at Aroma Cafe in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Baked goods entice customers waiting in line inside Aroma Cafe in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Brian Robles and fiancee Sophia Roman, who are from San Dimas, relax inside Jennifer’s Coffee Connection on Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)