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Iconic Cafe Temporarily Closes In Laguna Beach
A Laguna Beach cafe that has served customers since the 1940s has now been temporarily closed for several days.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A legendary cafe in Laguna Beach was temporarily closed this week.
For several days, butcher paper has covered the windows of the Penguin Cafe, a Laguna Beach restaurant that has been in operation since the 1940s.
Owner Sabrina McMurray told The Orange County Register that the cafe is "temporarily closed" but did not specify how long the closure would be.
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The shop, which opened in 1942 as a malt shop, is located on Coast Highway between Thalia and Oak streets.
No further information was immediately available.
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