Comments on: Coffee Houses-Turned-Workspaces: A List

By: Queequeg

Queequeg — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Ha ha! I’m also waiting for him to defend Intelligentsia … although in my own pre-emptory defense, I did include it here.

I think I’m going to a Hollywood cofeeshop crawl -Sabor y Cultura and Caffe ETC. I am so excited that there are all these places I didn’t know about!!

By: Tara Tiger Brown

Tara Tiger Brown — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:54:57 +0000

Mr. Bonner made me believe there wasn’t any other coffee shops around except Intelligentsia. I’m thrilled to know there are other worthwhile options!!

I’m also in shock he hasn’t commented. Or maybe he is just being a snob. :D

By: tammara

tammara — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:33:22 +0000

great post! I’ve been wanting to try espresso profeto… now I’m really on it! Amandine is another good tip…
I also like Caffe ETC in Hollywood on Selma.

By: cybele

cybele — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:49:33 +0000

Sabor y Cultura on Hollywood. Free internet, good Mexican Mocha. Free parking if you go one block south. Lots of tables & plenty of outlets.

By: Queequeg

Queequeg — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:32:41 +0000

Great suggestions, everyone! I totally forgot about the Conservatory – have been meaning to try it out for some time. Thanks,iousale.

Hiya John – I have tried Cafe Luxxe, but there’s something about it that’s just a turn off for me. Maybe you’re right about the patrons ..

Hey Matt, try Espresso Profeta in Westwood. My primary problem with it is that they close much too early; beyond that, it is probably one of the quietest cafes I’ve been to in a long while.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:47:52 +0000

if you are ever in the valley the gelato bar has wi-fi and choice of coffee or gelato or both and less crowded than aroma down the street. i also like M street, and Lulu’s beehive but not many outlets there.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:28 +0000

I like Psychobabble in Los Feliz, except for the fact that you’ve got to pay to use their Internet. On my pen-and-paper days, though, it’s a great place.

Also great is Silver Lake Coffee just at the corner of Glendale and Silver Lake Boulevards. Free internet and friendly staff, though it can get a bit loud at times.

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:11:05 +0000

Thanks Queequeg. I have tried many locations in and near Santa Monica, but still haven’t found one that is workable. The issue I have is that most of the coffee houses pipe in loud music, and, while of course I do not expect silence at a public place, the loud music is just too distracting to me. This time of the year, you’re likely to get loud Christmas music in some of them.

Another deal-breaker for me is when a place cheaps out and only offers an hour of free wi-fi. That happened at the Rumor Mill on Washington Blvd. I even tried the SM Public Library a bunch of times, but, amazingly, it’s often super-noisy with crying kids and cell phone conversations, unless you reserve a quiet room (which are not always available and which you can’t remain in for long if others are waiting), and the codgers who work there (volunteers, I suppose) won’t do anything to enforce quiet.

If noise level isn’t an issue, you’re lucky, but I’m still searching…..

By: iousale

iousale — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:47:57 +0000

The Conservatory in culver city, best coffee in la.

By: coffee lady

coffee lady — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:46:12 +0000

I love Amandine. They serve coffee from Batdorf & Bronson in Olympia, Washington. It is super fresh and i hear their Baristas trained in the coffee B&B lab in Olympia.