Meat & Essentials

Great espresso coffee and love their vegetarian sandwiches options

Just devoured their lamb sandwich! Fantastic!!!! Definitely coming back to try everything else. I highly recommend this place, fresh ingredients and great service.

Such a welcome addition to San Marino! This quaint store has amazing products, meat, coffee, and sandwiches. The dirty chai was fantastic and went great with the almond croissant.

Their sandwich menu changes frequently. I ordered the steak panini and ham baguette - both were amazing. You can tell the ingredients used (from the cheddar to the pickles) were of great quality.

I also loved browsing the grocery section. They have great products like fresh nuts (direct from the farm), Rancho Gordo beans, and all sorts of delights for your culinary needs.

We tried a box of happies. A vegan cookie. Delicious. A little expensive at $16 but they were good.

Eagle is a top end butcher and Mel is an artisanal coffee maker. The two of them make Meat & Essentials a gem in the quaint community of San Marino. If you want sustainable pasture raised meat, amazing coffee, the best breakfast sandwich in LA, and other small batch food items, Meat & Essentials is a great place to visit.