Paper Plant Co — Local services in Los Angeles

Many hard to find Japanese stationery/writing tools (Sailor, Hobonichi) + accessories tucked into a teeny tiny shop. Lovely curated selection of cards. Sailor dipping fountain pens and shelf of bottled inks. Store setup is a little confusing because the shop shares space with a coffee counter (Thank You Coffee). Some goods (calendars, candles, chocolates, tumblers) are in the coffee room and other items (notepads, pen inks, stamps, hand drawn Chinatown postcards) are next door in a separate room. Usually a cluster of people waiting for coffee orders on sidewalk. If you want to buy an item from the coffee room you still have to wait in the line on sidewalk with people ordering coffee so be ready to wait in line. Usually nice clientele tho so i don't mind the wait unless...

If you love the art of writing and drawing with real high quality paper, pens and pencils, you must come to this Chinatown shop. Friedia Niimura and her staff can masterfully direct you in to the analog world of notebooks, sketchbooks and planners. For a small footprint of a store, they have an incredible selection of delectable materials to suit whichever level of interest, from the gift givers looking for the perfect something for that special someone, to the super-fan enthusiast looking to satisfy their latest fountain-pen fixation. I shop here for my gift-giving needs, the occasional MD Notebook journal, and picking up cute and well-designed stickers for my nieces (can't show up empty handed)! There's truly something for everyone at...

Paper Please! A little shop with big love. A great selection of stickers and cards by independent artists, thoughtful stationary supplies, and little tools you didn't know you needed in your stationary collection.

The vibe is open and hip. Stationary types range from quirky and fun to almost naughty. Also in stock are Chinatown postcards and money envelopes, books about stationary and paper design, local art and of course merch.

And soon! Coffee and espresso! I talked with the woman behind the counter and she told me there are ideas to create a quiet coffee drinking and stationary using space upstairs. 🤩

Parking in and around Chinatown is challenging, but this stationary store is a gem and totally...