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Specialty coffee cafés in Los Angeles

Roasters that pour their own beans, from Cypress Avenue and South Hill Street to Venice Boulevard, plus a 1935 San Francisco roaster on Beverly Drive.

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Specialty coffee in Los Angeles is spread out rather than packed into one district. The roasters that run their own bars sit in Cypress Park, the Arts District, South LA, Culver City, Venice and Beverly Hills, with Westwood & West LA and Mid-City & Pico-Robertson holding a few more each than anywhere else.

The term has a working definition: one South LA roaster describes specialty coffee as beans that score 80 or more points on the Specialty Coffee Association scale, roasted to bring out their own character.1 Several roasters work two ways at once: Lightwave, for one, roasts for its own bar and for other coffee shops, cafés and restaurants.1

Local tip: For the earliest roaster coffee on the Westside, Alana's on Venice Boulevard opens at 06:30; in the Arts District, Boxx on East 3rd Street opens at 07:00 every day.

Where these cafés are: Downtown & Arts District (5), Silver Lake & Echo Park (4), Mid-City & Pico-Robertson (4), Westwood & West LA (2), Venice (2), Culver City (2), Beverly Hills (2), Hollywood (2), Atwater Village & Northeast LA (1), Santa Monica (1), Larchmont & Hancock Park (1), South LA & USC (1), Koreatown (1).

At a glance

28Cafés listed
12With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
19:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Stereoscope Coffee, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–19:00 · Sun 07:00–19:00).
  • Most listed streets: Venice Boulevard (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (25%), outdoor seating (18%), open by 6am (7%).

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Roaster bars east of the 110

Boxx Coffee Roasters Co., at 950 East 3rd Street in the Arts District, was founded in Istanbul in 2015 and set up in Los Angeles in 2021.2 Its menu includes Turkish coffee, ground fine and brewed in a cezve (a small long-handled pot), served black and hot.2 The bar opens daily 07:00–18:00.

Lightwave Coffee Roasters, at 3221 South Hill Street near USC, grew out of Elabrew, a Santa Monica coffee shop; founder Joy Park started the roastery to supply her own café and others, and it roasts on the lighter side.1 Farther north, 1802 Roasters pours at 1202 Cypress Avenue in Cypress Park, weekdays from 07:00 and weekends from 07:30.

Downtown, Masa Coffee Lab is at 650 South Spring Street; in Hollywood, Compelling Coffee Roasters is at 1737 North Las Palmas Avenue.

The Westside: Venice, Culver and Washington Boulevards

Alana's Coffee Roasters, at 12511 Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista, roasts in house almost daily and buys only beans that are in season, either directly from farmers or through a green-coffee supplier.3 It opens daily 06:30–17:00.

goodboybob, which describes itself as having started as an art project, roasts its own beans and runs cafés in Santa Monica and Venice.4 The Venice bar, at 1001 Venice Boulevard, is open daily 07:00–16:00; a Culver City branch is at 9355 Culver Boulevard.

The Boy & The Bear's roastery café is at 12712 Washington Boulevard, open daily 07:00–16:00, and Mad Lab Coffee Roasters at 11955 Culver Boulevard stays open until 18:00. Jetty Coffee Roasters, founded on the west side of Los Angeles in 2017, is independent and locally owned.5

Old-school roasters in Beverly Hills

Graffeo Coffee Roasting Co., founded in 1935, still roasts in its original North Beach storefront in San Francisco and sells one blend, in a light and a dark roast, plus a decaf; its Beverly Hills shop is at 315 North Beverly Drive.6 The company remains family-run and calls itself one of the oldest artisan roasters in North America.6

A few blocks south, Aharon Coffee & Roasting Co. at 9467 Charleville Boulevard roasts organic specialty coffee in-house in small batches and gives Turkish brewing advice along with its subscriptions.7

What a specialty coffee costs in Los Angeles

Numbeo's average for a regular cappuccino in Los Angeles was US$5.95 in October 2026, in a range of US$4 to US$9.8 Roaster bars sit at the upper end: as of 2026, Boxx lists batch-brew drip coffee at US$6.50, an espresso macchiato at US$6.00 and its Turkish coffee at US$7.00, with US$2.50 for an extra shot.2

Beans to brew at home work out cheaper per cup: Jetty sells its house roasts, such as Angeleno and Breakwater, at US$18.00 for a bag as of 2026.5

Sources

  1. Lightwave Coffee: Award Winning Specialty Coffee Roaster in Los Angeles, Lightwave Coffee, accessed October 2026
  2. About Us, Boxx Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  3. Alana's Coffee Roasters: Our Coffee, Alana's Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  4. goodboybob Coffee, goodboybob, accessed October 2026
  5. About Jetty, Jetty Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  6. Graffeo Coffee: Since 1935, Graffeo Coffee Roasting Co., accessed October 2026
  7. Specialty Coffee & Tea, Aharon Coffee & Roasting Co., accessed October 2026
  8. Cost of Living in Los Angeles, Numbeo (updated October 28, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Los Angeles: questions

Where are the specialty coffee roasters with cafés in Los Angeles?

They are spread across the city. Boxx Coffee Roasters is at 950 East 3rd Street in the Arts District, Lightwave Coffee at 3221 South Hill Street near USC and 1802 Roasters on Cypress Avenue in Cypress Park. On the Westside, Alana's is at 12511 Venice Boulevard and goodboybob at 1001 Venice Boulevard; Graffeo and Aharon are in Beverly Hills.

How much does a cappuccino cost at a specialty café in Los Angeles?

Numbeo's October 2026 average for a regular cappuccino in Los Angeles was US$5.95, in a range of US$4 to US$9. As of 2026, Boxx Coffee Roasters in the Arts District lists batch-brew drip coffee at US$6.50, an espresso macchiato at US$6.00 and Turkish coffee at US$7.00, before any tip.

Where can you drink Turkish coffee from a specialty roaster in Los Angeles?

Boxx Coffee Roasters, founded in Istanbul in 2015 and in Los Angeles since 2021, brews Turkish coffee in a cezve at 950 East 3rd Street in the Arts District, listed at US$7.00 as of 2026. In Beverly Hills, Aharon Coffee & Roasting Co. on Charleville Boulevard roasts organic coffee and gives Turkish brewing advice.

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