Olive & Thyme
Specializing in gourmet foods, this family-owned Burbank shop and restaurant is a Valley favorite. It should come as no surprise that around lunchtime, this place is packed with people ordering crazy-delicious gourmet sandwiches. Plus, it's always stocked with some of the world's finest cheese, charcuterie, wine, salts, and condiments. We suggest heading there in the a.m. for the breakfast panini and Intelligentsia coffee, or on Friday evenings for the famous Burger Night.
Olive & Thyme, 4013 Riverside Drive (Near North Pass Avenue); 818-557-1560.

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