The Cuban bakery chain Porto's has been a Los Angeles favorite for decades and is still going strong. Pro tip: You can order any cafe item from any line; pick the shorter one.

Here’s the story of how Paul Gauweiler and his baumkuchen oven met.. Cake Box Pastries, 6054 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach, (714) 842-9132, www.cakeboxpastries.com.

Pastry fans can also preorder online to pick up directly from the bakery on Fridays or Saturdays, but note that this is their last weekend working out of the Bayview, so moving forward pickups ...

Whole cakes, pies, and pastry boxes are available for preorders every Friday and Saturday from noon to 12 p.m. But if that sounds like too big of a commitment, you can walk up for slices on ...