GUM TREE CAFE AND SHOP hermosa beach, ca

OK, I’M ADDICTED TO GUM TREE AS MY GO TO CAFE IN HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA. THE CAFE MOCHA, CAFE ANYTHING IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST! EVERY THING IS FRESH. THE AVOCADO TOAST WITH A PERFECT SCAMBLE ON TOP IS WELL PRESENTED AND DELICIOUS. IT’S A GREAT VIEW DOWN PIER AVENUE TO PIER PLAZA AND THE BEACH. WE LIVE HERE FOR THE WEATHER AND THE COMMUNITY.

IT’S OWNED BY WILL AND LORI FORD. LORI GREW UP IN MANHATTAN BEACH, WILL, A BIT FURTHER AWAY, BORN IN SCOTLAND, RAISED IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK WHERE THEY MET. THEY STARTED A FAMILY, MOVED TO LA AND OPENED GUM TREE IN 2008, adding another store in manhattan beach a few years later.

HERMOSA IS MY HOMETOWN FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. MY FORMER DESIGN STUDIO was NEXT TO THE PIER WHERE we WOULD FREQUENT ALL OF THE LOCAL RESTURANTS for lunch. THEN GUM TREE opened. WILL HAS THE RESTURANT SIDE OF THE BUSINESS AND LORI HAS THe shop side, a perfect combo!

let’s face it, if you go to the cafe, you’re going to go into the shop and have a look around. IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOPS TO BUY GIFTS. LET’S HAVE A LOOK!

GUM TREE CAFE AND SHOP

IT’S BEACH ORIENTED AND WELL THOUGHT OUT. LORI WORKED AT A GALLERY IN NYC AND HER AESTHETICS SHOW IT. IT’S ARTISTIC AND WELCOMING. THIS IS A GREAT SHOP FOR THOSE THAT LOVE THE BEACH LIFE AND STYLE. THERE ARE MANY SPECIALTY ITEMS TOO.

the cookware and tablewear including the ceramic and wooden trays are truly beautiful. i’m a minimalist at heart and would rather spend money on one perfect item with a duality of fuction and form. you will find these types of things here. being an artist, i love the artisan feel of both the shop and the cafe. it’s probably my main motivating factor of frequenting gum tree.

A NICE SELECTION of JEWELRY INCLUDING chan luu.

SAVED BY THE KIDS SECTION. MY FRIEND WAS HAVING HIS DAUGHTER’S BIRTHDAY PARTY SO I SWUNG BY GUM TREE. HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS SURE TO BE A BIT SOUR OVER HER SISTER GETTING ALL OF THE ATTENTION.

LORI HAD ENOUGH VISION FROM WORKING RETAIL IN NYC TO MAKE SURE HER SHOP HAS SOMETHING FOR MOST EVERYONE. I was in and out WITH A GIFT FOR EACH OF THEM, GIFT WRAPPED, READY TO GO!