The Classic coffee bar in downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Amparo Rios.
The Classic coffee bar has opened in the fashion district in downtown Los Angeles, with bow-tied baristas serving coffees from Intelligentsia. It is the latest in a series of high-profile retail openings — including that of Tyler Wells’ Blacktop Espresso Bar and Coffee Colab — that has surely cemented DTLA as one of the most exciting coffee destinations in the United States.
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According to California Apparel News
, the coffee bar at the corner of S. Main and E. 9th (862 South Main St.) is being run by a new fashion company called LATS, which refurbished and designed the building, including an upstairs showroom. The immediately notable element in the shop itself is the living plant wall, while floor-to-ceiling windows illuminate the bar.
The menu includes pour over coffees, standard espresso drinks and specialty drinks, including the “Fashionista:” a concoction of espresso, simple syrup and 2% milk. Pastries come from the Bread Lounge.
(all photos by Los Angeles-based Amparo Rios)
Nick Brown
Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.
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