Cafe Scent — Restaurant in Los Angeles

The last time I visited this cafe was years ago. I think in 2015. Bittersweet and nostalgic memories motivated me to visit this cafe once again recently. I am pleased to say it still holds that home and gentle aura after all these years.

Ever since the pandemic struck the city, businesses have begun to close their doors forever and, I was afraid that perhaps this small gem cafe was one of them. I thank God they weren't.

The shop is hidden among tall buildings and trees, giving the place a sense of privacy and tranquility. Though the shop is little the patio is beautiful, and their flower shop is abundant with many types of flowers and arrangments. The items on their cafe menu are at a reasonable price and are well portioned. (I am a sucker for lattes which I recommend from them)

On my recent visit, I took my younger brother with me and; he loved it. The waiter was a young man. He was extremely patient and kind to us. They are very responsible and careful with their customers with all this COVID around us.

We chose to sit outside the patio and read our novels as we sipped on our drinks, lost in our literature fantasy. After a while, another worker gentleman came to us and asked if we would like our table's umbrella put away, as it was getting chilly outside. To my astonishment, they had long heaters outside their store and; it was spectacular. The heaters added a nice; feeling of warmth heater outside the patio.

Overall this cafe and flower shop is one of Koreatown's charming places. I hope it doesn't close its doors anytime soon as it truly is a beautiful place. I shall come...

###EDIT (3/22/2025): Many cafes in the Koreatown area have shut down in the past couple years, but I find this hole-in-the-wall still in its usual spot. And still just a tranquil spot as ever. I ordered a spaghetti w/ meatball and latte. They did a great job with the latte art 😆 Then, spent 2+ hours studying and chatting with my classmate. Parking was 75¢ for 3 hrs in the garage structure, with a stamp provided by the cafe. ###

Has Wi-Fi. Pretty quaint place to study. Parking's a breeze, with the 3-hour parking validation they give you for their huge parking garage. Atmosphere: I felt like I walked into a garden when going through the front door. Food: The Spicy Seafood pasta was pretty good, and so was the Peach Sweet Tea. My partner had the Italian Pizza, and it was super cheesy. He said it was delicious. We ended our meal with the Shaved Ice, which was the Korean version of shaved ice and hit the spot as well. Lastly, about the service, there used to be more waiters here before the pandemic, but I can tell that there's less workers now. Wasn't really a problem, since I just flagged the waiter anytime I needed...

Just went here with my boyfriend to order honey toast (honey bread) since this was the nearest place that we saw in the area that had one. We arrived on the place 15 mins before closing time but the staff still allowed us in. The honey toast, mango smoothie, and mango juice that we ordered were good! The staff were quite nice, as well. They have free wifi here--the password is the restaurant's phone number. They also offer us a parking validation. They assumed that we parked on the parking garage beside this place, but we said that we parked on the street (free street parking since it was past 6pm) so we didn't need it. We were grateful that they mentioned the parking validation to us because we had no idea that they are doing it! Not a lot of places in LA offers...