Los Angeles coffee scene

Cafés with outdoor seating in Los Angeles

Terraces, courtyards, and pavement tables in Los Angeles. Specialty coffee with a seat in the open air.

23 cafés · United States

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Culver City

Cognoscenti Coffee Culver City

Cognoscenti on Washington Boulevard is the definitive specialty-forward roastery-cafe on the Westside, operating with…

EspressoPour overAeroPressCold brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Larchmont

Go Get Em Tiger Larchmont

Founded by US Barista Champions Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski, Go Get Em Tiger set a new standard for LA…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Silver Lake

Intelligentsia Coffee Silver Lake

The Silver Lake flagship that helped establish LA as a serious specialty coffee city, anchored at Sunset Junction…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
West Hollywood

Verve Coffee Roasters West Hollywood

Santa Cruz roaster Verve brought its farm-direct program to Melrose Avenue in a space designed by Commune Design with…

EspressoPour overCold brewNitro
Hidden gemOutdoor seats
Arts District

Boxx Coffee Roasters

Founded in Istanbul in 2015 and transplanted to the Arts District in 2021, Boxx is the only LA cafe offering…

EspressoPour overTurkishCold brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Silver Lake

Cafe Nido

Cafe Nido centers on one of Silver Lake's most storied outdoor patios, shaded by a mature tree and lined with tiled…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Highland Park

Civil Coffee

Civil Coffee anchors Highland Park's specialty scene on Figueroa Street with its own roasting program and a warmly…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteOutdoor seats
Koreatown

Coffee MCO

Coffee MCO at the Pico-Olympic corridor is an all-day neighborhood cafe that blends specialty coffee, craft beer, and…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Silver Lake

Dinosaur Coffee

POC and woman-owned Dinosaur Coffee sits at the corner of Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake, serving locally roasted…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteOutdoor seats
Silver Lake

LAMILL Coffee Silver Lake

An LA original since 2008, LAMILL on Silver Lake Boulevard was one of the first cafes in the city to treat coffee…

EspressoPour overSiphonCold brew
Local favoriteDog-friendly
Arts District

Maru Coffee Arts District

Maru's Arts District flagship on Santa Fe Avenue is set inside a luminous industrial space with handmade Portland…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Local favoriteGreat view
Venice

Menotti's Coffee Stop Venice

Since 2013 Menotti's has been the essential neighborhood coffee stop on Windward Avenue, steps from the Venice…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Outdoor seats
West Hollywood

Alfred Coffee Melrose Place

Alfred's 2013 original on cobblestoned Melrose Place established the template for LA's aspirational specialty coffee…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Outdoor seats
Venice

Blue Bottle Coffee Abbot Kinney

Blue Bottle's Abbot Kinney location roasts beans within 48 hours of brewing and pulls single-origin pour-overs on a…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Dog-friendly
Santa Monica

Dogtown Coffee

Operating from the landmark Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions space on the corner of Main and Bay, Dogtown is…

EspressoCold brewBatch brewDrip
Outdoor seats
Culver City

Go Get Em Tiger Culver City

The Culver City location on Washington Boulevard brings GGET's full-service espresso and brunch concept to the…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Outdoor seats
Highland Park

Go Get Em Tiger Highland Park

Located on Figueroa in the heart of Highland Park's coffee-dense corridor, this GGET outpost brings the same…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Outdoor seats
Los Feliz

Go Get Em Tiger Los Feliz

Set on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Feliz, this GGET location combines the brand's in-house roasting program with an…

EspressoPour overBatch brewCold brew
Dog-friendly
Venice

Intelligentsia Coffee Venice

Set on Abbot Kinney Boulevard amid Venice's creative energy, this renovated coffeebar runs a full draft cold coffee…

EspressoPour overCold brewNitro
Dog-friendly
Venice

Little Lunch Coffee

This Australian-inspired neighborhood cafe on Brooks Avenue has built a loyal Venice following since 2021 for its…

EspressoCold brewBatch brewPour over
Outdoor seats
Culver City

Menotti's Coffee Stop Culver City

The Culver City outpost of Menotti's on Washington Boulevard brings the same Italian-inspired coffee sensibility and…

EspressoCold brewBatch brew
Outdoor seats
Highland Park

Tierra Mia Coffee Highland Park

Tierra Mia roasts its own beans at a Pico Rivera facility and serves them with genuine Latin flair at its Monte Vista…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Dog-friendly
Echo Park

Woodcat Coffee

The Echo Park original from which Dinosaur Coffee was born, Woodcat has been roasting small-batch specialty coffee…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew

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