4 So Cal Coffee Hot Spots You Haven't Tried Yet.

Ive grown up in SoCal all my life and we like coffee a lot especially insta worthy or tasty cups of joe. Here are places a little aways from Los Angeles that are worth the drive out of the city.

Klatch Coffee

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Klatch is a family owned coffee shop that has 6 locations, mainly based in SoCal they even have one in San Fransisco. This place is the epitome of a small family owned business. They take pride in their coffee with fair trade brews as well as free coffee tastings on selected dates, where you can learn about everything about their signature coffee roast. They also actively engage their local communities by hold weekend vendors who can sell their handmade goods. This is one of my favorite spots because they don't offer the conventional coffee in a pot type bullshit. They only make fresh coffee pour overs that are made to order same applies for their lattes. If you can make it down to one try the Chippuccino, its a latte with whole milk, espresso, and carbo chips. They also slice their own deli meats for some amazingly good sandwiches.

Mantra Coffee Company

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Mantra Coffee is a small coffee shop located in the beautiful Azusa hills, like Klatch they too specialize in fair trade coffee with a special mission of giving back. Mantra gives back 51% of their profits to charity both on a local level as well as on an international one. Don't let their philithrapic ideas fool you they have you guested it amazing coffee. They also serve Blooming tea that will turn your clear glass pot into a majestic goddam cup of flower water, it also taste pretty good. They don't have as much food offerings as I would like but they are open late and get this if you love the coffee enough you can book their AirB&B right above the coffee shop. Stay and sip some coffee.

Coffeeholic

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Coffeeholic is less philanthropic and they may or may not source from fair trade but they have a signature drink that I have yet to find anywhere else. Dutch Cold Brew Green Tea latte ! Ok I know it sounds kind of strange like why mix chocolate flavors with green tea but let me say its seriously the best thing I have ever had. They some how mixed the perfect amount of dutch cocoa and green tea where you can taste both flavors and one not being to over powering. Thats the sole reason to come here for that special cup. They also offer your classics of course but thats what you come for. This place is nestled in the beautiful city of West Covina which was also the main location of the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

Dripp

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Dripp is a small chain found throughout SoCal from Chino to Fullerton. They carry all the classics to some more speciality items like ice cream affogatos to my personal favorite the Rose Latte which is made with rose infused water and petals in the latte. It feels like Im having a cup of Moroccan style coffee in a little cafe in the middle of a romantic town. Im a sucker for anything rose like or rose scented. I high recommend try this place based completely on the fact that you probably haven't tired anything exactly like this.