Take a break from sugar bombs like cupcakes and discover the simple pleasures of well-balanced cinnamon rolls. My favorite Los Angeles cinnamon rolls, which I list in alphabetical order, are all fairly different. Fans of either gooey or flaky rolls will find salvation. Save some center bites for loved ones unless you’re a truly unapologetic, immoral degenerate.

UPDATES SINCE SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Additions: All Time, BadAsh Bakes, Bub And Grandma’s, Clark Street, Delight Pastry, Friends & Family, Gjusta, LAMILL Coffee, Modu Cafe, Oui Melrose, Petitgrain Boulangerie, Pinwheel Cafe & Bakery, Salted Butter Company, Sidecar Doughnuts, Sightglass, Sugarbloom Bakery
Subtractions: La Grande Orange Cafe (Closed)

All Time – Los Feliz ↓

BadAsh Bakes Matcha Cinnamon Roll – Pasadena ↓

Bub and Grandma’s Cinnamon Roll – Glassell Park ↓

Clark Street – Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Echo Park + Larchmont Village ↓

Delight Pastry – Pasadena ↓

Friends & Family (Special) – Silver Lake + Thai Town ↓

Gjusta Cinnamon Roll – Venice ↓

Huckleberry – Santa Monica ↓

LAMILL Coffee – Silver Lake ↓

Little Flower Candy Co. -Pasadena ↓

Modu Cafe – Highland Park ↓

Oui Melrose – Hollywood ↓

Petitgrain Boulangerie – Santa Monica ↓

Pinwheel Cafe & Bakery – Torrance ↓

Salted Butter Company Cinnamon Roll – Pasadena ↓

Sidecar Doughnuts (Wednesday Special) – Culver City, Manhattan Beach, Mid-City, Pasadena, Santa Monica + Torrance ↓

Sightglass – Hollywood ↓

Sugarbloom Bakery – Glassell Park (Available at Select L.A. Coffee Bars) ↓

If you have a favorite cinnamon roll that I didn’t include, please let me know below in the comments.