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Highland Park, CA

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York and Figueroa, taco trucks to natural wine. Old storefronts turned into counters, bars and bakeries. How we pick

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Ranked by editors
  1. Civil Coffee
    Café & roaster$$·Mexican beans under a marble wall
    5629 N Figueroa St
  2. Kumquat Coffee
    Specialty coffee & tea$$·World roasters and Asian teas on York
    4936 York Blvd
  3. Modu Cafe
    Café & Korean bakery$$·Perilla-leaf tarts in a sunny white room
    5805 York Blvd, Unit A
  4. Lumen Coffee
    Roaster & espresso bar$$·Armenian roasts on a Figueroa corner
    5025 N Figueroa St
  5. Comet over Delphi
    Coffee & matcha$$·Sun, sheet metal and yuzu matcha
    115 N Avenue 59

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