Jumpin' Java is located in the heart of Studio City, on Ventura Boulevard. This restaurant offers contemporary California and Mediterranean cuisine with a lovely outside patio. Breakfast is served all day. The lunch menu consists of home-style cooking, healthy salads and lavash-pressed sandwiches, but they're most famous for their blueberry, banana, and apple pancakes served at breakfast and lunch. This unique sidewalk café also boasts servers who cater to the crowd on a first-name basis. Open 7 days a week with parking located behind the restaurant.
Mantee Café, located on Ventura Boulevard, just East of Vineland Avenue, is a charming little spot highlighted by its cozy patio that is perfect for alfresco dining. The Mediterranean-style restaurant serves Lebanese food, family-style, and offers a variety of favorites such as tabbouleh, fattoush salad, hummos, motabbal (mashed eggplant with lemon and garlic), stuffed grape leaves and hot, baked feta cheese. If you like dark chocolate, you'll love their chocolate dessert. The waitstaff is extremely helpful and friendly.
Shish Mediterranean Cuisine is located in Studio City Center on Ventura Boulevard, just west of Vineland Avenue. It's a quick-service restaurant specializing in healthy and wholesome Mediterranean and Persian delights at affordable prices. The menu offers large entrees featuring traditional kabobs, sandwiches, salads and vegetarian dishes with a choice of falafel, tofu and vegetables. All entrees are served with a choice of side dishes, including a red pepper hummus that is to die for. Daily lunch specials are available at very reasonable prices. It's open seven days a week with free local delivery and curbside pickup.