Go Get Em Tiger's Larchmont Village cafe is the right anchor for the brand in Los Angeles: the second shop from the G&B team, opened in 2013, and the first one to carry the Go Get Em Tiger name. It still reads as the thesis statement: bar-style service, fast coffee, bright staff energy, and enough breakfast and lunch to make the stop more than a quick espresso.
The room is narrow and social rather than quiet. Order like you are at a counter bar, not a hushed tasting room; the pleasure is in the directness, the almond macadamia drinks, the sturdy batch brew, and the fact that a Larchmont walk can start with waffles, a breakfast sandwich, or beans for home.
Coffee style
GGET has grown into a roasting company, but Larchmont works because it keeps the original service idea intact. The current coffee side ranges from Minor Monuments espresso to rotating single origins, decaf, drip, cold coffee, and retail bags. This is not the most solemn pour-over stop in LA; it is an everyday bar where the coffee is meant to be accessible, quick, and still specialty-minded. That balance is the point: the shop can serve coffee people without making casual regulars decode the whole menu first.
What people go for
The signatures set the visit apart. Longtime coverage keeps circling back to the almond macadamia milk, espresso milkshakes, and the way the shop makes coffee feel less austere than the old third-wave stereotype. Food is a real part of the case: official pages list a full food and drink menu at Larchmont, with kitchen hours from morning through mid-afternoon, and guest patterns point to waffles, breakfast sandwiches, burritos, and cafe lunch.
The feel
Choose Larchmont for the bar rhythm and the neighborhood. It is better for a lively coffee-and-food stop than a long laptop session, and prices can feel premium once food and specialty drinks join the order. If you want more space, Highland Park, Los Feliz, ROW, Fountain Ave, and Grand Central Market give the same brand in different LA registers, with patios, market energy, or downtown pauses.
Why Go Get Em Tiger is shortlisted by Filter Notes
Go Get Em Tiger is shortlisted because Larchmont captures a durable LA idea: high-quality coffee without the stiff posture, built around speed, hospitality, food, and a room that wants you to interact. Go for a caffeinated Larchmont morning, the house nut-milk drinks, breakfast, and an easy retail-bean pickup; know before going that the best version is energetic and bar-like, not calm and contemplative.