Welcome to the 4th edition of "Caffeinating in LA"! We've come a long way from Starbucks and Peet's Coffee, and an even longer way from Folgers. Enjoy it!
Local roasters with good breakfast food items - Angeleno-style! Vegan Burrito, anyone? It has expanded significantly since I first visited a decade and a half ago - I mean, they now have an outdoor dining area when they used to be small walk-in shop. This place is awesome!
The best Hot Chocolate so far! Also, shoutout to the Pinoys out there: They serve a "Pogi Burrito" which is a Filipino-inspired breakfast burrito with longganisa (sweet Filipino pork sausage) and sinangag (garlic fried rice). Also, the hopscotch on the entrance ramp will literally make you skip every time you enter.
Their Gibraltar is not only rich, smooth and strong, it also comes in this very cool clear skull-shaped espresso cup. I admit, I ordered it for the cup, luckily for me, it's actually good. Their latte and hot chocolate are also good. Being in a small shopping meter with its own free parking space helps a lot on Melrose Ave.
Ligth and expansive space sure makes you feel better as soon as you walk in. And then you get that first sip of their Liverpool Latte... ahhhh... feels light inside too! Thank you for having a large free parking lot next door.
Small space with good coffee. And they have a quaint little patio where you can enjoy your coffee too! I know I keep mentioning parking lots, but we're on Melrose Ave. f you've been, you'll know that parking in an actual parking lot is a treat.
Coffee with attitude. The attitude was immediately apparent before you even enter the shop with this sidewalk sign making it clear that they're going to do their own thing, whether you like it or not. By the way, entrance to the shop is the same as the entrance to the boutique. Good strong coffee. Different quotes on the cups. Sassy phrases strewn around willy-nilly. Aaaaaannnnnd... they have a sizable outdoor dining area in the back.
It was right there on their blackboard menu: Famous Egg Sandwich. I had to order it. And yeah, it's like the egg sandwich my mom made... leveled up! Mainly because the bread is like a baguette, the egg portion was generous and that tomato added to it.
Practically a hole-in-a-wall, this one. It is one-door-and-one-window wide and there is really only space enough for on customer group. Don't let the size fool you though - this small coffee shop churns out strong coffee that tastes great! I got me the 50/50 which turned out black and awesome!
Hello new coffee shop in the San Fernando Valley (aka SFV to locals)! The anti-inflammatory ingredients in the coffee might seem like a schtick at first, but the great taste of the coffee will very quickly disabuse you of this notion. They have activated charcoal and turmeric as health additives for these awesome lattes.
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