THE HUNGRY HOURS
La La Land Kind Cafe — Reserve
La La Land's first Reserve location swaps the signature yellow for sand-colored stone. The same kindness, in the language of quiet luxury.
Translated from Jasmine’s original Chinese. The illustrated slides are on the interactive reader.
Key points
- Matcha pours straight from a custom tap system
- The daily-limited iced Salted Brown Butter Latte
- Come in the morning for the limited drinks; for empty-room shots, the first hour after opening
- Check parking on Canon Dr before you go
- In my April diary, I ordered the Supreme matcha latte
- Not for anyone in a rush or looking for a cheap grab-and-go coffee
Places in this story
In this series
- Matcha 101, LA Edition
- My LA Matcha Repeat List / LA Matcha Girls
- The LA Matcha Guide, Fall 2026
- The LA matcha map | Where should you actually drink matcha in LA?
- LA matcha guide, part 2 | Fall 2026: what's new in LA matcha?
- The LA hojicha map | After matcha, what are Angelenos drinking?
An original JSLALALAND field guide by Jasmine Chang (@jslalaland).