The best coffee shops in Los Angeles, CA provided much needed jolts of inspiration as well as caffeine. After all, everyone needs a go-to spot to sit down, relax, and enjoy a strong cup of tea or coffee, especially when looking to enjoy the company of the young, hip, and creative crowd that haunts LA’s city streets. If you find yourself in City of Angels and on the hunt for a pick me up, here are several spots that we recommend checking out. Among the best coffee shops in LA, each provides a great place to kick back, people watch, or set up a laptop and while away the afternoon.
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5150 Hollywood Blvd |
Take a trip to Friends and Family for breakfast paired with a steaming cup of fresh coffee. Selections include bakery items or plates from the kitchen, including an eggwich and baked buckwheat pancake. There’s a neat selection of teas, coffees and juices including kale-ade and chocolate mint green tea to browse as well, all of which makes this one of the 10 best coffee shops in LA to visit |
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429 N Western Ave |
LaB stands for “Los Angeles Barista Academy.” It’s a training spot for aspiring baristas, but also houses a café. Many come to this Koreatown cafe to get some studying done as well as to drink some quality coffee. |
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Multiple Locations |
Stop by one of Coffee Commissary’s four locations for a cup of cold brew or house vanilla latte. Know before you go: Each location has a different menu, which is featured on the shop’s website. |
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582 Mateo St |
Blue Bottle is a downtown L.A. staple. There are 12 locations throughout the city, but this one located in the Arts District is a standout from the others. Why? It’s the U-shaped bar, where you can see your latte made right before your very eyes. |
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451 S Hewitt St |
Located in downtown LA, Urth Caffe boasts a selection of organic coffees and teas. They source local, sustainable, and organic ingredients. There’s a wide range of fruit teas, matcha, black teas, and coffee to imbibe as you soak up the atmosphere here as well. |
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3515 Helms Ave, Culver City |
Bar Nine’s coffee is sourced from Panama and Ethiopia. Its beans are “true seed-to-cup integration, and help to improve the ecology and practices from where we purchase,” their website says. Customer favorites include the iced chai and cold brew. |
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3922 West Sunset Blvd |
Intelligentsia began in Chicago in 1995, and has since expanded across the country. Stop into the LA location for an open-air coffee experience and for a wide variety of coffee and tea selections. |
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230 N Larchmont Blvd |
Some of the more interesting choices on Go Get Em Tiger’s menu include a turmeric almond macadamia latte and the business & pleasure. There’s also an enticing food menu and a range of teas and sodas to sip on too. |
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56 Windward Ave, Venice |
Menotti’s tops most lists of essential coffee bars, which isn’t surprising, given some of its online reviews. It offers all the essentials one could want, like espresso and lattes, as well. If you happen to be at a nearby music festival, keep your eyes peeled for its mobile coffee truck to boot. |
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4334 Sunset Blvd |
Located on Sunset Boulevard, Dinosaur Coffee has a lot to offer, including some unique coffee specials. Featured here is a coconut cacao cold brew — is your mouth watering yet? The shop itself is open and inviting as well. |
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Suzanne is a journalist in Queens, New York. She’s interned at Rolling Stone, NBC local media, Mashable and the Queens Chronicle. Though she’s from upstate New York, she considers herself a Queens girl. If she’s not writing or editing, she’s probably scrolling through goat Instagrams.
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