Wilshire Blvd, Koreatown
A reading room in Koreatown, open until 2am.
A wall of books, chandeliers overhead, deep leather seating, and an outlet within reach of nearly every table. Open from morning until two in the morning, seven days a week.
The room
It looks like somebody's library, and that is the point.
Up the stairs on the second floor of the Wilshire complex, the room opens onto a floor to ceiling shelf of leather bound books, crystal chandeliers hanging from a black ceiling, and tufted leather sofas set on an oriental rug.
The windows run the length of the room and look out over Wilshire and its palm trees, which is why people end up staying far longer than they planned.
Their logo is a single unbroken line: a face in profile that turns into a coffee cup. It is printed on every sleeve and installed at full size on the lounge wall.
Built to work in
The one thing everybody writes about.
Read the reviews and the same subject keeps coming back. Not the decor, not the pastries. Power, quiet and a seat you can keep.
“I have never seen a cafe with this many outlets. I tried six other places, three Starbucks, a Coffee Bean and more, and every outlet was blocked or dead. Everyone here is on a laptop.”
Outlets you can actually reach
At the tables, along the couches and at the window bar. Reviewers count them as the reason they keep coming back.
Two Wi-Fi bands
Both 2.4 and 5 GHz networks are up, so a full working day holds without dropping.
Open until 2am
Every day of the week. Doors from 8am on weekdays and 9am at the weekend.
Room to sit
Standard tables or a deep couch, and seats still going on a Sunday afternoon.
Jazz, at the right volume
Sinatra, Buble and Sade, loud enough to set a tone and quiet enough to talk across a table.
A shelf to unplug with
When the laptop closes, the wall of books is right there.
The counter
Latte art poured by hand, waffles baked to order.
Espresso drinks come out with real rosetta and tulip work on top. The matcha is earthy rather than sweet. The kitchen runs Belgian waffles, ice cream and pastries alongside.
Full menu and current prices are at the counter.
Coffee
- Espresso
- Latte
- Cappuccino
- Iced coffee
- Iced Vietnamese coffee
Tea and matcha
- Matcha latte
- Chai latte
- Matcha lemonade
- Iced tea
Cold and fruit
- Strawberry smoothie
- Citrus coolers
- Iced everything, all day
From the kitchen
- Belgian waffles with berries and cream
- Ice cream, including caramel sea salt
- Croissants
- Bagels
On the counter
Reviews
What regulars say.
chai latte 인생에서 첨먹어봤는데 맛있구요, 노트북 작업맛집임... 살면서 카페에 이렇게 콘센트 많은집 처음봄. 스벅3군데 커피빈 등등 6군데 다 막혀있거나 전기안통하던데 진짜 놋북작업맛집인듯. 다 놋북하고있음
Translation
First chai latte of my life and it was great. This place is a laptop working paradise. I have never seen a cafe with this many outlets. I tried six other places, three Starbucks, a Coffee Bean and more, and every outlet was blocked or dead. Everyone here is on a laptop.
Finding open seating on a Sunday afternoon is normally a battle, but this place has plenty of it. You have your pick of standard tables or couches, backed by a solid grid of accessible outlets. They provide both 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks, making it a reliable base for remote work. There is even a small bookshelf if you want to unplug. The matcha is authentic and earthy, and the high-quality latte art proves the baristas actually care about execution.
This place is perfect for getting work or studying done! Tons of outlets to plug your laptop and phone into. It's also pretty quiet too. What's most important for me is lots of outlets, environment where I can focus and aesthetic. Awesome Coffee has all of that.
딸기 맛집.. 딸기가 진짜 맛있어요, 딸기 스무디를 했는데 달지 않고 수제느낌나서 더 좋았어요 나머지도 다 좋았어요
Translation
A strawberry place, genuinely. The strawberries are really good. I had the strawberry smoothie and it was not too sweet, it tasted properly homemade, which I liked even more. Everything else was good too.
아이스크림이 너무 맛있음~ 카라멜 시솔트 아이스크림이나 직접 구워 만드는 와플과 먹는 아이스크림이 진짜 맛있음
Translation
The ice cream is so good. The caramel sea salt ice cream, and the ice cream served with the waffles they bake themselves, are really delicious.
Visit
Second floor, above the plaza.
Hours
- Monday8:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Tuesday8:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Wednesday8:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Thursday9:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Friday8:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Saturday9:00 AM - 2:00 AM
- Sunday9:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Phone
213-674-7558Finding us
The shop sits on the second floor of the Wilshire strip mall complex, up the stairs from the plaza. There is a parking lot with limited spaces and an hour free in some of them, plus street parking on Wilshire and in the neighborhood.
Our other shop
Awesome Coffee DTLA, 1200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles 90015. Open 7am to 10pm.
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