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A sprawling coffee guide for LA roasters, espresso bars, and neighborhood rooms with real point of view.
Los Angeles has to be planned as neighborhoods, not a single coffee walk, so the right stop is usually the one that makes sense with the rest of the day's driving.
Los Angeles has to be planned as a set of neighborhoods, not a single coffee walk. Chinatown, Highland Park, Cypress Park, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Hollywood, Silver Lake, and other pockets each change the brief, so the right stop is often the one that makes sense with the rest of the day's driving.
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Silver Lake, Los Angeles
A colorful Silver Lake multi-roaster for rare filter coffees, serious bean browsing, and signature drinks that go far beyond the standard cafe menu.
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Chinatown
Start here when the cup and the person making it are the whole point.
Best for breakfast
Highland Park
Go for Civil's original Highland Park room, Mexican coffee, brunch before 2pm, and a patio-backed daytime cafe visit.
Best quick stop
El Segundo
A weekday El Segundo stop for house-roasted coffee, Bar Nine's Pure Espresso drinks, and bottled espresso to take home.
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Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Colorful Silver Lake multi-roaster for rare pour-overs, signature coffee drinks, and one of LA's strongest bean shelves.
Chinatown, Los Angeles
Tiny Far East Plaza coffee bar for Jack Benchakul's exacting espresso, pour-over, light-roast guest coffees, and focused counter service.
Highland Park, Los Angeles
Highland Park's clearest coffee-nerd pick for rotating roasters, dialed espresso, pour-over, matcha, and serious home-brew gear.
El Segundo, Los Angeles
El Segundo roaster-cafe for Bar Nine's Pure Espresso drinks, house-roasted coffee, weekday service, and bottled espresso to take home.
Melrose / Fairfax, Los Angeles
Melrose roaster-cafe from Frank and Michelle La for award-backed house-roasted coffee, pour-over, balanced signature drinks, matcha, light food, and beans to take home.
Echo Park, Los Angeles
Warm Echo Park roaster-cafe for organic house coffee, matcha pistachio, toasts, pastries, retail beans, and a short atmospheric sit.
Highland Park, Los Angeles
Highland Park original for Mexican coffee, signature espresso drinks, brunch before 2pm, patio seating, and beans to take home.
Koreatown, Los Angeles
Long-running Koreatown coffee bar for pour-over, maple cold brew, Korean tea drinks, pastries, and an art-gallery-like short stop.
Larchmont Village, Los Angeles
Larchmont Village original for bar-style GGET coffee, almond macadamia drinks, waffles, breakfast, lunch, and beans.
Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Historic Sunset Junction coffeebar for Intelligentsia espresso, brewed coffee, patio seating, Wi-Fi, and beans to take home.
Cypress Park, Los Angeles
Cypress Park roaster-led sibling to Kumquat for house-roasted espresso, pour-over, signature drinks, pastries, and beans to take home.
Pasadena, Los Angeles
Pasadena multi-roaster inside Burlington Arcade for Chinese-origin coffee, filter, matcha, signature tea-lattes, pastries, and beans to take home.
Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Polished Los Angeles roaster-cafe for precise espresso, pour-over, cream-top signatures, matcha, and beans to take home.
West Adams, Los Angeles
West Adams glass-and-patio cafe for specialty espresso, ceremonial matcha, signature orange and lavender drinks, music-led events, and pastries.
Thai Town, Los Angeles
Thai Town cafe for house-roasted coffee, Filipino iced coffee, Thai Town lattes, matcha, pastries, and a warm retro room.
Glassell Park, Los Angeles
Glassell Park coffee compound from the Kumquat and Loquat team for house roasting, espresso, filter, matcha, retail beans, and Atelier Q tastings.
Glendale, Los Angeles
Glendale roasters and brew bar for house-roasted espresso, pour-over, barrel-aged cold brew, and retail beans to take home.
Sycamore District / Hollywood, Los Angeles
Large Hollywood flagship for Sightglass V60s, house-roasted beans, all-day food, patio seating, and a complete work-friendly cafe visit.
Echo Park, Los Angeles
Echo Park anchor for a polished SoCal roaster: serious single-origin filter, precise espresso, matcha, and beans to take home.
Downtown LA, Los Angeles
Compact Main Street espresso bar for house-roasted seasonal coffee, cloud drinks, matcha, retail beans, and a short downtown stop.
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