Coffee Cartel★★★★★Offbeat local coffee house with atmosphere that makes you want to hang out there.
The Crafted Scone★★★★★Not just great scones, but a great variety of scones. Good for breakfast, lunch (they also make ‘sconewiches’), a snack, or just coffee or tea.
Kéan Coffee★★★★★Great indie coffeehouse. Good coffee, good place to hang out. Established by the founder of Diedrich Coffee, a local chain back in the 80s and 90s.
Lavender & Honey★★★★☆Good coffee, pastries and sandwiches, maybe a bit expensive. They also sell artisan honey and beeswax products.
The Press Espresso★★★★★Good coffee with a wide range of flavored drinks. Small but inviting.
Pure Bean★★★★★An indie coffee shop and roaster that opened in a space vacated by CBTL a few years back.
Redondough (bakery/cafe)★★★★★Bakery with coffee, tea and sandwiches. I usually get one of their cream cheese and fruit-filled croissants. Breakfast sandwiches are also very good.
Remembering Diedrich Coffee★★★★★Small OC-based chain that used to be my favorite coffee place until Starbucks bought them out. The founder has since opened Kéan in Tustin and Newport Beach, and it’s every bit as good.
Rival Coffee Co.★★★★★Good coffee and creative flavor combinations. REALLY good breakfast sandwiches. A bit out of the way, but worth it.
Two Guns Espresso★★★★★Serious coffee. Small chain in LA’s South Bay that introduced the Flat White to the region in the early 2010s.
