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Coffeehouse

Coffee Los Angeles

Demitasse Black Sesame Lemongrass Latte

Until recently, signature coffee beverages have been the provenance of barista competitions. Baristas often made sig drinks destined for judges to inspect, rather than customers to enjoy. Bobak Roshan has a pretty freewheeling approach...
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Coffee San Francisco

Tiny Warrior Coffee Moroccan Iced Coffee [CLOSED]

I’ve seen the rise of super sweet ice blended coffee drinks, and shops that wouldn’t dream of sullying their cups with sugar or chocolate. At this stage, it’s hard for coffeehouse owners to carve...
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Kefir Los Angeles

Verve Coffee Dr. Kefir

Verve Coffee‘s hotly anticipated L.A. arrival finally took place to start 2015. Colby Barr and Ryan O’Donovan, whose last coffeehouse opened in Downtown Santa Cruz in 2011, finally accumulated the coffee talent and financing...
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Coffee Los Angeles

Cognoscenti Coffee Cold Brew Lattes

Nowhere on the Cognoscenti Coffee Chinatown menu does it say that they’re serving Thai iced coffee, but considering scientifically minded barista Jack Benchakul is Thai-American, and he’s using prominent Thai ingredients in each signature...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Coffee Commissary Banh Mi

Coffee Commissary, Tyler King’s steadily expanding chain with industrial design and beans from multiple roasters, has quietly built one of the best food programs of any L.A. coffeehouse. I’m referring specifically to the Burbank...
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Breakfast Burrito Los Angeles

Cofax Coffee Chorizo Burrito

Despite what FiveThirtyEight pundits claim, many L.A. burritos are far superior to San Francisco’s sloppy, oversized Mission burritos. A new entry in the burrito pantheon resides at Cofax Coffee, a Fairfax coffee bar from...
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