Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop

Locally owned and operated café. Specialty pastries and cakes with a touch of European delight.

Located at 2024 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop operates as a cafe serving Santa Monica in California. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as bakery, breakfast restaurant, cake shop, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Santa Monica, coffee shops cluster around downtown offices, college campuses and the main commercial streets of residential neighborhoods, and the independents usually close by mid-afternoon while chains stay open into the evening. Across California, drive-thru coffee stands and kiosks fill the gap in suburbs and along highways, and roasters often sell bags and brewing gear at the counter. Check the listing for hours, whether the cafe takes mobile orders, and its Google rating and recent reviews; parking is easiest at suburban locations, while downtown shops rely on street meters or nearby garages. Loyalty programs are common and worth joining if you are a regular.

The business lists hours on 5 days of the week. Typical hours are 7 am–3 pm. It is closed on Saturday, Sunday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop at (424) 744-8662; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is upperscafebakeshop.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.8 out of 5 on Google across 217 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded cafes in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. Getting around Santa Monica is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across California's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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