An evolving (not‑so‑short) list of my go‑to East Side coffee shops. Don’t see your fave? LMK.

Tap to Jump: Kumquat, Bloom + Plume, Maru, Broome St. General Store, Collage, Philz, Sapp, Botanica, Civil Coffee, Go Get Em Tiger, Day Glow, Little Ripper, Steep, Eightfold, Obet + Del’s

 Just Simply The Best

📍@kumquatcoffee, Highland Park
7am ‑ 5pm

Outdoor Seating ❌

I usually just order an Oat Capp, but when I’m feeling fancy:
Cloudy With a Chance of Peanuts
Hong Kong Milk Tea
Tennessee Iced Latte
**Don’t sleep on their monthly special

Consistently impeccable coffee.

A True Mood Booster🌈

📍@bloomandplumecoffee, Historic Filipinotown
8am ‑ 3pm

Outdoor Seating ✔️ (minimal)

Try something different:
Chagaccino
Bala Chai
Butterfly Pea Tea 🦋
Cornmeal Waffle 🧇

Staff is SO SO friendly

If You’re Meeting Marie Kondo for Coffee…

📍@marucoffeela ‑ Los Feliz + Arts District
7‑5 (Los Feliz) 8‑5 (Arts District)

Outdoor Seating ❌

Top Sellers:
Espresso Bon Bon, *Arts District Only
Cream Top Cold Brew

Extreme care is taken here — coffee is roasted in house + matcha is ceremonial grade. A space so tranquil + minimal, you’ll want to purge your entire house when you get home. 🍵

If the Los Feliz line is too long for you, Blue Bottle is up the street.
I hear a 3rd Maru location is in the works. 🤞

Retail Therapy with a Side of Caffeine

📍@broomestgeneral, Silver Lake
8am ‑ 5pm weekdays
8:30 ‑ 5pm saturday
9am ‑ 5pm sundays

Outdoor Seating ✔️

What I get:
Oat Cappuccino
Maison Louis Candle No. 4
Jar of Preserves

They call themselves a Luxurious Convenience Store and I agree.

“In addition to the delicious lattes… this general store stocks an equally excellent selection of homewares + trinkets.” ‑ GOOP lol

IYKYK...

📍@CollageCoffee, Highland Park
7am ‑ 3pm

Outdoor Seating ✔️ (small courtyard patio thru the alley)

I love their:
Cold Brew with a hefty splash of oat milk
Plain cup of joe will not disappoint

This place loves to play hard to get with their guest food pop‑ups. The owner Kevin, clearly has a knack for them. He shut down Collage during the pandemic and started up the backyard
pizza slinging biz, Side Pie 🍕 It’s also been the pick up destination for May Provisions (Sasha Piligian’s Pastry Microbakery). 🍰


Good luck finding it all out though.
They keep their IG posts few and far between.

Death over Decaf

📍@PhilzCoffee, Glendale
6am ‑ 8pm

Outdoor Seating ❌

OKAY. The Mint Mojito. You gotta at least try it. This drink is CRACK. Like we know coffee is a drug, but this drink HITS like one.

It’s a special occasion drink for me. The occasion that comes once a year when you find yourself at the Americana for some reason...

I kind of love their ugly logo.

TBH This Isn’t Really a Coffee Shop at all... but do get their Coffee

📍 @Sapp_Coffee_Shop, Thai Town
8am ‑ 6pm (closed wed)

Outdoor Seating ✔️ (4‑5 tables)

Zero frills.
Massive menu
Get seated anytime. (inside...)

Highlights:
Boat Noodle Soup
Jade Noodles
Thai Iced Coffee