10 GREAT PLACES FOR COFFEE IN THE DT

4 DTLA ESPRESSO SELF: 10 GREAT PLACES FOR COFFEE IN THE DT VOL 17. NO. 06 - AUGUST 25TH - AUGUST 31ST - 2022 WWW.DTLAWEEKLY.COM

Rise and shine downtown Los Angeles! This year’s list of 10 Great Places for Coffee is percolating with some of the most flavorable cups of Java our City has to offer.

10 GREAT PLACES FOR COFFEE

Nice Coffee

The first stop on our list it’s Nice Coffee recently reopened with a new owner, coffee aficionado Mr. Elliott Lau. Lau has a long track record making Java since coming here from Seattle years ago. When visiting Nice Coffee there are a few sites we immediately notice.

One, Nice Coffee is surrounded by some of the Downtown's highest skyscrapers. Located at the City National Plaza, the minimalist Gensler designed, the stand-alone coffee bar gives visitors a modern feel while allowing guests to sip cups of iced latte, espresso, cappuccino, and other town favorites, amongst the corporate elite.

Two, the adjacent "Ascension" water sculpture by Herbert Bayer provides peace and tranquility against the backdrop of a busy city accentuating the coffee shop’s open-air seating area.

Lastly, the nice people of Nice Coffee blend Las Lila’s Coffee. Las Lila’s Coffee is grown, nurtured, and harvested in the San Miguel region of El Salvador at an elevation of 4,800 feet. The familyowned operation has been around since 1850. Nice Coffee is located at 515 S. Flower and is open from 7am - 4pm, Monday through Friday. @nicecoffeeco

Cognoscenti Coffee

Of the many cafes Downtown, Cognoscenti Coffee roasts coffee beans from a variety of countries in Central and South America, Africa, South Asia and Oceania on location in the Fashion District.

Their beautifully refurbished vintage Probat roaster produces sacks upon sacks of freshly roasted coffee beans every Monday ready for shipping or consumption onsite.

Former architect turned roaster, Yeekai Lim started Cognoscenti on the grind as a pop-up back in 2009. Since Cog Coffee Shops have been sprouting up across Los Angeles with a cafe in Culver City and another in downtown Los Angeles at 868 S. Olive Street.

Unique flavor-rich selections include such as their traditional Americano, Cortado, single-origin pour-overs, and a few select flavored drinks like the Latte Noir and the Maple Latte.

Most food items are snack bites with exception of the Breakfast Sandwich, a delicious stack of eggs, bacon, and cheese on a toasted bagel or brioche bun. Cog Coffee Roasters is located at 1118 S. San Julian in the City Market Plaza and open from 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. @cogcoffee