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For breakfast, nothing beats this former vintage gas station now serving haute pancakes,
chorizo eggs, Cobb salads and patty melts, instead of unleaded. Check out the vintage
SoCal photographs on the walls. Sit on the outdoor patio (which is dog-friendly), or grab a
shiny counter stool or booth inside. Breakfast is served all day, lunch from 11am.
Watson Drug
DINER
(
www.watsonsdrugs.com
; 116 E Chapman Ave; mains $6-15; 7am-9pm Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm Sun)
Old-fashioned soda-fountain treats such as malts, milkshakes and sundaes, as well as bur-
gers and all-day breakfast burritos, set inside an 1899 pharmacy with a vintage lunch
counter and a contemporary ice pop stand next door.
Felix Continental Cafe
LATIN AMERICAN
(
714-633-5842;
www.felixcontinentalcafe.com
;
36 Plaza Sq; mains $8-17;
11am-10pm Mon-Fri,
8am-10pm Sat & Sun)
Longtime downtown favorite serves spiced-just-right Caribbean, Cuban, and Spanish
dishes, most accompanied by a hefty serving of plantains, black beans and rice. Paella is
the house specialty, and the roast pork is popular too. Scope out a patio table if you can.
Lunch served until 5pm.
Shopping
Old Towne has the OC's most concentrated collection of antiques, collectibles, and vintage
and consignment shops.
Woody's Antiques
ANTIQUES
(173 N Glassell St)
Woody's Antiques feels like walking on to a
Mad Men
set, with mid-century modern and
art-deco furnishings and accent pieces.
Elsewhere Vintage
VINTAGE CLOTHING
(
www.elsewherevintage.com
; 131 W Chapman Ave)
A hipsters' love affair, this store hangs sundresses next to hats, leather handbags and fab-
ulous costume jewelry.
