The crash was reported at 3:04 a.m. Saturday at 877 S. Figueroa St., a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center told City News Service.
Video from the scene showed what appeared to be a second vehicle involved in the crash that sent the sedan into a brick wall underneath a window.
Original Pantry Café set to reopen in downtown LA 6 month after closure prompted by labor dispute
Another shot showed a rectangular section of brick pushed into the restaurant.
No injuries were reported, and police said DUI was not suspected as a factor in the crash.
The Pantry closed in March after 101 years in business, most of it 24 hours-a-day for seven days per week.
Real estate developer Leo Pustilnikov purchased the restaurant from the Richard J. Riordan family trust and announced this month he wants to reopen on New Year's Eve.