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Arts District, CA

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Warehouses turned into destination dining rooms. Chef-driven, reservation-hard and a little splurgy, with galleries, breweries and murals between the dinners. How we pick

Plan your nightDinner, then drinks, then somewhere late — in Arts District, all on foot.Plan it →

Espresso

Ranked by editors
  1. Maru Coffee Arts District
    Specialty roaster$$·The roastery, in a sunlit warehouse
    1019 S Santa Fe Ave
  2. Verve Coffee Roasters
    Roastery café$$·Watch the roaster from the patio
    500 Mateo St #102
  3. Zinc Café & Bar
    Café, bakery & bar$$·A courtyard with an olive grove behind it
    580 Mateo St
  4. Boxx Coffee Roasters
    Specialty roaster$$·Istanbul light roasts in a concrete box
    950 E 3rd St, Ste 102
  5. Blue Bottle Coffee Arts District
    Specialty roaster$$·Where LA's Blue Bottle is roasted
    582 Mateo St

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