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Echo Park, CA

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Scrappy, loud and loyal. Taco stands and noodle counters next to natural-wine rooms, all within walking distance of the lake, and the bars fill up with Dodgers crowds on game nights. How we pick

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

Espresso

Ranked by editors
  1. Stereoscope Coffee
    Specialty roaster$$·Rotating espresso, light roasts
    1501 Sunset Blvd, Ste B
  2. Laveta
    Cafe · Coffee & toast$$·Concrete room, signature latte
    318 Glendale Blvd
  3. Supersweet Tattoos & Coffee
    Coffee bar · Tattoo shop$$·Sightglass coffee, flash on the wall
    1345 Glendale Blvd
  4. Valerie Echo Park
    Cafe · Bakery$$·Patio coffee, pastry case worth it
    1665 Echo Park Ave
  5. Canyon Coffee
    Organic roaster$$·Wood-panelled room, toast menu
    1559 Echo Park Ave

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