Cafe Demitasse Hits Santa Monica Tomorrow, J. Gold's Favorite Mexican Restaurants, More!

SANTA MONICA— The second iteration of Little Tokyo specialty coffee shop, Cafe Demitasse, opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. on 3rd Street just north of Wilshire. Grub Street says that owner Bobak Roshan is brewing coffee beverages made with beans roasted in house, and don't forget about that fancypants fast brew siphon machine, the Alpha Dominche Steampunk, still to come. [Grub Street]

AROUND TOWN— Jonathan Gold writes a list of the 14 best Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles as follows: Babita, Border Grill, Cemitas Poblanas Elvirita, Chichen Itza, Coni'Seafood, El Borrego As de Oro, El Huarache Azteca, El Parian, Guelaguetza, Guisados, La Casita Mexicana, Loteria Grill, Corazon y Miel, and Bizarra Capital. [LAT]

DOWNTOWN— Badmaash, the new Downtown Indian gastropub, is still slated to soft roll on Monday. Urban Daddy has a look inside the clean and colorful space. [Urban Daddy]