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Blue Bottle Coffee
About
Blue Bottle Coffee, founded in Oakland, California, in 2002, is a third-wave roaster known for pour-overs and careful roasting. This Broadway shop in Downtown is on the ground floor of the Bradbury Building; the signature is the New Orleans iced coffee with chicory and milk.
Jasmine says
'The Apple of coffee': industrial minimalism and an almost ritual focus on brewing, from a Silicon Valley sanctuary to cafés around the world. LA's surprise is hidden around the corner at the Bradbury Building.
The little blue bottle that changed coffee: the New Orleans, cold brew with chicory and milk, is the classic.
Insider tips
- The New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee mixes chicory and milk, lightly bitter and sweet; best with almond milk
- The DTLA café is tucked around the corner from the Bradbury Building
- Order: New Orleans cold brew (signature)
- Order: Single-origin pour-over
- Order: Liège waffle
- Address
- 304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
- Website
- bluebottlecoffee.com →
- Best time
- Morning
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