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, Chainsaw, 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 Cinnamon Roll – Los Feliz ↓

BadAsh Bakes Matcha Cinnamon Roll – Pasadena ↓

Bub and Grandma’s Cinnamon Roll – Glassell Park ↓

Chainsaw Golfeado (Special) – Melrose Hill ↓

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

Delight Pastry Cinnamon Butterfly – Pasadena ↓

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

Gjusta Cinnamon Roll – Venice ↓

Huckleberry Cinnamon Roll – Santa Monica ↓

LAMILL Coffee Cinnamon Roll – Silver Lake ↓

Little Flower Candy Co. Cinnamon Roll – Pasadena ↓

Modu Cafe Miso Honey Cinnamon Roll – Highland Park ↓

Oui Melrose Cinnamon Roll – Hollywood ↓

Petitgrain Boulangerie Cinnamon Roll – Santa Monica ↓

Pinwheel Cafe & Bakery Cinnamon Roll – Torrance ↓

Salted Butter Company Cinnamon Roll – Pasadena ↓

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

Sightglass Cinnamon Roll – Hollywood ↓

Sugarbloom Bakery Cinnamon Roll – 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.