When she was a teenager, Ada Blumstein began working in her parents’ small restaurant on Robertson Boulevard that they had opened in 1960 in then-unincorporated West Hollywood. With a handful of tables served by a few longtime employees, Ed’s Coffee Shop became a popular breakfast and lunch spot over the past 58 years for residents, tourists and celebrities.

But Ed’s served its final orders of breakfast burritos, huevos rancheros and other favorites on Aug. 4. With rising rents and increased competition in the food service industry, Blumstein, who had been running the restaurant for more than 20 years after her father, Ed, died in 1995, announced two months ago that the shop would close this summer.

(From left) West Hollywood council members John D’Amico, Lindsey Horvath, Ed’s owner Ada Blumstein and West Hollywood Mayor John Duran celebrated the restaurant’s legacy. (photo courtesy of the city of West Hollywood)

The West Hollywood City Council honored Ed’s Coffee Shop at its Aug. 6 meeting, presenting Blumstein with a proclamation and commemorating her family for almost six decades serving the local community.

Blumstein thanked the close-knit community that supported the restaurant for so many years.

“We were more of a little village inside a big city,” she said. “You get the feeling that you find in a small town rather than in a big city. And I hope that we served you all well, and you guys have always done everything for us.”

During a presentation at this week’s council meeting, Councilwoman Lauren Meister said that Ed’s “will definitely be missed.”

“Ed’s Coffee Shop was one of the longest-running restaurants in the city of West Hollywood,” Meister said. “Its success can be attributed to its great food at reasonable prices, and more importantly, to the beloved longtime owners and employees that made it truly special.”

On its Facebook page, the West Hollywood West Residents Association said there were “many hugs, lots of thank yous and a few tears” on Ed’s last day in business.

“Many of our neighbors will miss the reasonable prices, the good food and the good company we found at Ed’s Coffee Shop,” the West Hollywood West statement read.