Latte Da Cafe

you're on us-395, which means you're probably moving through one of the more exposed stretches of the eastern sierra, lee vining sitting at the edge of mono lake with not a lot between you and the next town. latte da cafe lands right there, at the point where a lot of people actually need to stop. and the people who do tend to come back. it's the kind of place that builds a following not through novelty but through consistency, which is harder than it sounds at elevation and in a small highway town. if you're heading north toward bridgeport or dropping down from tioga pass, this is the stop worth timing your drive around, not the one you settle for.