4of five · Espresso · Silver Lake

Loquat

Specialty coffee · $$

A slow bar doing filter coffee with real attention and a pastry case that sells out before noon. Small room, few seats, no laptops-for-hours culture — come for the cup, not the office.

Counter orderOrder at the counter. It's a small room, so it's easier to take it to go.

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