Best cold brew in Los Angeles, CA
Cold brew in Los Angeles, CA ranges from the classic 12-hour steep to nitro on tap, espresso tonics, and Japanese-style iced filter (the one poured hot, straight onto ice). Roasters maps the specialty cafés in Los Angeles, CA doing the cleanest, most considered cold drinks — no syrupy chain cold brew, just specialty coffee, properly cold. Roasters currently counts 272 cafés in Los Angeles, CA, #2 in the USA.
Beyond classic cold brew, the cafés worth visiting in Los Angeles, CA also pour Japanese-style iced filter (brewed hot onto ice, preserving brightness) and espresso tonic (a double shot over tonic water — sharp, clean, summer-ready). Roasters surfaces which cafés are serving each.
Cold brew guides: where Los Angeles, CA ranks
44 cities in the Americas have enough specialty cafés (30 or more) for a “Cold brew” guide, Los Angeles, CA among them.
This “Cold brew” guide sits at #11 of 144 by café count, in the upper half of the cities that have one.
The same guide exists for New York, NY, Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA and 23 more cities in the USA.
Los Angeles, CA accounts for 6% of the specialty cafés listed in the USA and ranks #4 among 1,217 cities in the Americas.
Also on Roasters for Los Angeles, CA: WiFi & laptops, Brunch, Open late, Quiet cafés, Surf, Running, Espresso, Filter coffee and Matcha.
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About cold brew in Los Angeles, CA
Is this one of the bigger “Cold brew” guides?
Yes: Los Angeles, CA ranks #11 of 144 by the number of specialty cafés it lists.
What is nitro cold brew?
Nitro cold brew is cold brew infused with nitrogen gas and served on tap. The nitrogen creates a creamy, micro-bubbled mouthfeel and a velvety head — like a Guinness, in coffee form. Several cafés in Los Angeles, CA have it on tap.
Is Los Angeles, CA the only place in the USA with this guide?
No. 26 other cities have one, led by New York, NY.
Is Los Angeles, CA a big city for specialty coffee?
It ranks #2 in the USA and #11 worldwide on Roasters, with 272 cafés listed.
