Chocolada Bakery & Cafe

If you're a resident of Hollywood, a last-minute trek to Chocolada has no doubt saved your ass from showing up to a loved one's birthday party empty-handed. What's best is that the desserts at this quaint European-style café are made so lovingly that that said loved one will think you plotted this gift selection weeks in advance. Besides the Penguin-shaped sponge cakes, raspberry mousse, and layered black and white cakes, customers flock to this spot for live music seven days a week, reasonable lunch specials, and coffee.