The historic Saugus Cafe in Santa Clarita was awarded a plaque on Sunday recognizing it as the oldest operating cafe in Los Angeles County.  The Saugus Cafe was opened in 1886, and during its long history has hosted many esteemed guests, including Presidents Benjamin Harrison in 1891 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. It has also served Hollywood royalty such as ...

A GoFundMe campaign has been started to save the Saugus Cafe in the face of the COVID-19 restaurant dining closure. Saturday, Yecenia Mercado, current Saugus Cafe owner, set up a social funding campaign to help keep the 100 year old restaurant open following the restrictions made on businesses to keep L.A. County residents safer from the coronavirus. “I’ve seen my ...

Spotlight Bites, KHTS’ new feature centering on local eateries, focuses its first episode on Saugus Cafe, the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles County that is still operational.   Saugus Cafe, originally named the Tolfree Saugus Eating House, first opened in 1888 and has now been open for 132 years. Saugus Cafe opened at a time when the town of Newhall, ...