Los Angeles, told in roaster-cafés.
12 specialty roaster-cafés that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit. Plan a one-day crawl, listen to the guide, or print the map.
How this list is built: every stop is a roaster in the PremiumRoast directory with public opening hours or a confirmed café, and a brand with several locations appears once. None of the stops has a written PremiumRoast review yet; they are directory listings.
Top pick
First stop on this list; not enough Google ratings yet to rank by rating.
All 12 stops on the map
Open full crawl in Google Maps →Listen — the Los Angeles coffee guide
A short spoken walk-through of the crawl, narrated from our profiles.
Suggested route
Start at Alana's Coffee Roasters → Coffee Commissary → City Bean Roasters → Café Telegrama → La Colombe Coffee Roasters…
Open in Google Maps →The New Wave
Modern specialty & single-origin
The crawl
12 roaster-cafés · 0 reviewed by PremiumRoast · no chains.
📍 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Arts District
📍 Division Street, Los Angeles, California☎ +1-323-612-6000
Mount Washington
Best time to visit
Weekday mid-mornings are calmest; weekends draw lines at the most popular stops. Most roaster-cafés open by 7–8 am and are quietest before 10 am.
Frequently asked about Los Angeles coffee
- How many specialty roaster-cafés are there in Los Angeles, California?
- PremiumRoast lists 12 specialty roaster-cafés in Los Angeles, California — roasters that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit.
- What are the newest specialty coffee roasters in Los Angeles?
- Among the newer entries shaping the Los Angeles specialty coffee scene: Alana's Coffee Roasters, Boxx Coffee Roasters Co., Café Telegrama.
- Is there a printable coffee day-trip guide or map for Los Angeles?
- Yes — PremiumRoast offers a free 2-page printable PDF guide, an audio walk-through, and an overview map for the Los Angeles coffee crawl. Download at premiumroast.coffee/coffee-trip/los-angeles-california.