The Original Pantry Cafe

The Original Pantry Café exterior

Los Angeles skyline

Help reopen

The Original Pantry Café

Preserving a Los Angeles landmark.
Reopening to serve the public
and support Hope the Mission.
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Help restore a landmark with a tax-deductible donation.
Reopening Summer ’26

A Second Serving for an LA Icon

Preserve LA History

Preserve LA
History

Since 1924, The Pantry has fed generations of Angelenos. Your support helps restore this Los Angeles historic landmark for generations to come.

Reopen with Purpose

Reopen with
Purpose

The Pantry is reopening with a renewed purpose: feeding guests, supporting workers, serving neighbors in need, and carrying its legacy into a new chapter.

Turn Meals into Mission

Turn Meals into
Mission

Every meal served helps support Hope the Mission’s work to provide food, shelter, care, and a path forward for people experiencing homelessness.

What Your Donation Funds

Equipment

Equipment

Outfitting the kitchen with the fixtures, tools, and systems needed to bring The Pantry back to life.

People

People

Creating jobs, hiring locally, and training the team that will reopen The Pantry with purpose.

Inventory

Inventory

Helping stock the food, supplies, and daily essentials needed for a strong reopening.

Landmark

Landmark

Protecting, repairing, and preserving the legacy of a Los Angeles historic landmark for generations to come.

A Landmark With a New Mission

The Original Pantry Café is reopening as a social enterprise of Hope the Mission — bringing back a beloved Los Angeles institution with a renewed purpose.

Donations help restore and reopen the restaurant, while profits after operating costs will support Hope’s work providing food, shelter, care, and a path forward for people experiencing homelessness.

This new chapter also honors the union workers
who helped make The Pantry an LA institution, with staff returning to serve the city once again.

501(c)(3) nonprofit

Donations are tax-deductible and made through Hope the Mission, a registered nonprofit organization.



Hope the Mission provides food, shelter, care, and long-term support for people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles. Learn more.

Providing nearly 9,000 meals every day.

Operating 33 shelters and interim housing sites.

Offering services that support recovery, stability, and long-term hope.

Looking to make a bigger impact?

Become a Legacy Donor

Founding partner opportunities are available through Hope the Mission, with lasting recognition inside The Pantry.


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