10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee

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i really, really like Akasha in Culver City!

Cafecito Organico also has a booth at the Silver Lake farmer's market - in my caffeinated book, they make the best damn "not a sugar bomb" cafe mocha I've ever had.

I came back from Rome last year feeling sad about not being in Rome anymore, and a cappuccino from Cafe de Leche made me feel much, much better.

Balconi doesn't open until 10AM. I could be mistaken, but that sounds like a poor business plan for a place specializing in coffee.

I continue to laugh at the superiority exuded by coffee snobs. The LA Mill incident aside, coffee, the methods by which to roast it lightly through 1st crack, and the many different ways to brew it, bring out the meticulous methods these shops have been waging for LA patrons for years.

I agree and disagree with certain shops on this list. I am not a fan of what Espresso Cielo has been doing with 49th Parallel for example. I remember my first trip, as I excitedly watched the barista pouring milk into that light blue ceramic. In taste, quality control seems to be an issue at that shop on the 3 occasions I've been.

More interesting than the shops which top the list in LA, I think LA coffee culture as compared to NYC coffee culture (where I moved from) is incredibly interesting. LA has more sense of community in their shops. In a world where laptops reign, LA still holds the winning trophy for instilling a culture of conversation in their shops versus the speed by which a NY-er will move through a coffee 'distillery' in the city.

Great post Tien. Thanks for getting some conversation going here. The passion exuded by your readers shows that coffee culture in LA has grown leaps and bounds in this city.

Congrats to the staff at Cafe de Leche for making the list, it's a small joint, but it makes tons of noise. Gentrification, schmefrentication, CDL makes a strong effort to blend into the beautiful community that is Highland Park.

Awesome, useful piece. Now ya got me jonsing for java!

I laughed my ass off when Intelligentsia opened its first branch here. That's like calling a gym The House of Olympic Champions when your customers are skinny kids and paunchy retirees. After I learned they're from Chicago, "hog butcher for the world ... city of the big shoulders," my home town, the pretense seemed all the more comical.

Moving on to coffee, you should certainly have mentioned Jones in Pasadena, although I think they’ve lost a step since the address change last year and demise of a great pastry partner, Ap-Petite. And I vote for placing Gelato Bar in the main list. Their espresso is outstanding, especially drowning fantastic Veneziana gelato in an affogato.

The omission of Klatch -- with its wonderful coffees, great mix of customers, and friendly but businesslike employees (I go to the San Dimas location) -- was technically and morally wrong. Come the Revolution, there’ll be hell to pay.

What about Kings Road Cafe? That is hands-down the best coffee in LA.

Where's Jones Coffee? LA Mill?

Man, I HATE when I read articles and it's all Westside, Downtown, or Los Feliz adjacent. Come on guys, get out of your comfort zone. There's a hell of a lot more out there.

I even drink my coffee with cream & sugar & can't stop thinking about this coffee!!

Cafe Corsa at the Corner of 23rd and Figueroa needs to be included in this list too. http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-c... The Clover machine here is amazing.

Espresso Profeta in Westwood has Cielo beat! Let's get a Stumptown down here and show the grossly overrated Intelligentsia how it is done.

Commissary gets the vote for good coffee, fantastic teas and the coolest staff! I got there almost every day. Even the people that go there are pretty cool. Low trucker hat and ironic beard factor. I like the fact that their barristas are very spiffy.

Conservatory of Coffee gets the award for tasty fresh roasted beans and the nicest group of people of any coffee bar. They take their coffee very seriously, but always with a smile. I only wish they had better cookies. I end up grabbing a couple at Platine before I go there.

Congratulations to all the staff at Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica and to Diane for sticking to her principles

Great list! There are definitely a few places mentioned that we'll have to try out!

Tierra Mia isn't on this list?!? Ridiculous! This omission is so glaring as to render this list pointless.

Clementine near Century City also brews Intelligensia.

Akasha Restaurant in Culver City brews Intelligensia as well.

A dumb mistake? That's beyond a mistake, that's like saying Wolfgang Puck is a great chef and cooking awesome stuff at Craft. The very fact that the article begins with a quote from Doug Zell, who he himself was very late into the LA coffee scene, shows where the article was going. Perhaps the author should've consulted any number of the expert LA based coffee roasters, such as Klatch (basically LA), LA Mill, Jones, or even Groundwork (although I use the term expert very loosely here).

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Thanks for the catch on LA Mill, jgold & everyone. A dumb mistake, and it's fixed now.

I wonder how you can actually think to rate any of these places? Obviously your knowledge of who brews what beans in their location is a bit off. Seriously, LAMILL brews Intelligentsia's beans? Come on, what kind of person would make that assumption? Obviously you've never been to the location or have had a cup of coffee from LAMILL. For that reason, I consider your list deleterious to anyone truly wanting to have a "damn good cup of coffee"

I love Intelligentsia (they're from my hometown!) but LA Mill's coffee is simply more consistent and varied. I hope they get the recognition that they deserve and that a correction is made here. Also, where and when will LA Mill open more locations? Sounds like Klatch is worth a taste!

Groundwork?

Klatch is the best in So Cal by far.

That La Mill oversight is pretty funny.

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Good list. I'd add Scoops Westside to the list of places serving Intelligentsia coffee, my personal favorite place to escape and be caffeinated.

La Mill, L.A.'s most important and arguably its best artisanal importer and roaster, emphatically does not brew Intelligentsia beans.

Klatch? Jones? Jameson Brown? SGV never gets love. Then again, Klatch is in the (909) so it's ok to ignore 'em.