March 9, 2008
There’s something about Los Angeles that has kept the latest wave of fine specialty coffee at bay. So the August opening of Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake, complete with some imported Pacific Northwest baristas, was a quantum leap.
The shop, on a busy stretch of Sunset Boulevard, is a bold stab westward by the Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. The bright space is divided into an outdoor seating area, for lounging with a laptop, and an indoor workshop with counter-only seating for focused caffeine administration.
