The roasters writing the coffee scene in Los Angeles. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.

Roasters worth knowing

Cognoscenti Coffee ★ 4.8

$$ CafePublic cafe

Yeekai Lim's Cognoscenti Coffee in Culver City, Los Angeles is a multi-roaster bar pouring rotating Heart, Verve and Coava since 2010. A reference LA cafe.

BeansMulti-roaster, rotating

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Stereoscope Coffee Company ★ 4.4

$$ CafePublic cafe

Stereoscope Coffee in Echo Park, Los Angeles is the Fullerton roaster's Sunset Boulevard cafe, roasting single-origin filters and a clean signature espresso.

BeansEthiopia, Honduras, Colombia

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Maru Coffee ★ 4.6

$$ CafePublic cafe

Maru Coffee in Los Feliz, Los Angeles serves Heart and Tim Wendelboe roasts on a 12-seat Korean-Californian counter, with the city's tightest cortado.

BeansMulti-roaster, Heart and Tim Wendelboe

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Cortado

Blue Bottle Coffee ★ 4.0

$$ CafePublic cafe

Blue Bottle Coffee in West Hollywood, Los Angeles is the Oakland roaster's largest LA cafe, with a full La Marzocco bar and a deep single-origin retail shelf.

BeansEthiopia, Yemen, Guatemala

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Cold brew, Whole bean retail

Cognoscenti Coffee (DTLA) ★ 4.2

$$ CafeDowntown LaPublic cafe

Cognoscenti Coffee on San Julian Street in Downtown LA is the specialty bar architect-turned-barista Yeekai Lim built from the city's first pop-up coffee.

BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica

BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail

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