The lovely Café Metropol is an authentic European bistro situated in the heart of the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District. Customers feel welcome and at home, enjoying breakfasts, relaxed lunches and dinners in the café's friendly and intimate atmosphere. The ambience is simple yet inviting, with a high ceiling, hanging lamps and the work of local artists on bare brick walls.

Ingredients such as creamy Brie from France, Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese, Black Forest ham from Germany, mozzarella and naturally cured prosciutto from Italy and fresh organic vegetables, are used to create dishes from salads to baked specialities. There are assorted breakfast paninis, tarts, generous salads of marinated and grilled chicken or mixed greens, hot and cold sandwiches, and traditional thin crust pizza on offer.

Desserts could include cakes like the wicked Black Forest served with dollops of whipped cream. The espresso they serve is considered to be amongst the best in the area, so the next time you feel like a treat, pop right in.