Meander through Sherman Library and Gardens and take in the beauty of botanicals from all over the world. Featuring a collection of plants and sculptures that can’t be found elsewhere, this garden oasis offers an around-the-world experience that can be soaked up in one long afternoon.

After your visit, be sure to stop in to the Café Jardin to refuel with aromatic teas, fruit and chocolate scones, and tea sandwiches in flavor combinations like herb infused cream cheese and red pepper, roasted turkey and green apple curry spread, and cheese and watercress on cranberry bread.

Sherman Library and Gardens
2647 E Coast Highway
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
(949) 673-2264
http://www.slgardens.org/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sherman-library-and-gardens-corona-del-mar

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Donuts come in both sweet and savory flavors at Tustin's Cream Pan. Don't let its mom-and-pop vibe fool you—the Japanese baked goods that pack its shelves are anything but ordinary. Try the curry donut, plain or stuffed with chicken, for something a bit outside your normal breakfast nosh. Or treat yourself to its most popular pastry: the strawberry croissant. Powdered sugar dusts the top of the flakey shell, which surrounds a sweet center of cream and strawberries. You can also swap out strawberries for slices of banana, scattered across an open-faced version of the pastry.

For something a bit heartier, abandon sweets and opt for one of Cream Pan's savory eats. From pork katsu sandwiches and hot dogs topped with Japanese food fixings (think hard-boiled egg) to sushi and croquettes, its chefs reinvent the grab-and-go lunch.

Cream Pan
602 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 665-8239
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cream-pan-tustin

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