Menotti's Coffee Stop ★ 4.5
Menotti's Coffee Stop on Windward Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles is the Westside's tightest pour, a five-stool counter half a block from Venice Beach.
Signature drink: Espresso
Stereoscope Coffee in Echo Park, Los Angeles is a Fullerton roaster's Sunset Boulevard outpost in a tall-ceiling warehouse, with the city's best workspace setup for a cafe.
Address: 1501 W Sunset Blvd, Suite B, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Menotti's Coffee Stop on Windward Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles is the Westside's tightest pour, a five-stool counter half a block from Venice Beach.
Signature drink: Espresso
Alfred Coffee on Melrose Place, Los Angeles popularised the LA iced latte aesthetic in 2013 and still pulls the city's longest morning Instagram queue.
Signature drink: Vanilla iced latte
Blue Bottle Coffee in West Hollywood, Los Angeles is the largest cafe in the Oakland roaster's LA cluster, with a roastery-spec La Marzocco bar setup.
Signature drink: New Orleans iced
Coffee for Sasquatch on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles roasts in-house, runs a strong lavender latte, and the patio is the Hancock Park meeting spot.
Signature drink: Lavender latte
Kreation Organic Kafe on Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, Los Angeles pours Persian rosewater lattes and saffron cold brews from an organic Iranian-American kitchen.
Signature drink: Persian rosewater latte
Civil Coffee in Highland Park, Los Angeles pours a daily filter and serves baked goods from Friends and Family next door. A Northeast LA neighbourhood cafe.
Signature drink: Filter coffee