noun coffee + wine — Restaurant in Los Angeles

First impression on Noun Cafe was it gave me that artsy and contemporary co-working space vibe. Lo-fi background music, aesthetic design, with plenty of seats occupying various needs. Cozy couches for those who just hanged and chill, bigger group table that could accommodate people meeting-up or even working/studying together, and individual table for whom working on their own.

This space used to be occupied by another coffee shop, which only opened until early afternoon so I was so excited knowing a brand new cafe now took it over and opened until pretty late in the evening every weekends. Seeing the vibe energized me even more especially having its location being so close to me, so I could easily hopped there when I fancied ambiance change and got fed up with my home working desk.

They did offer plenty of food options throughout the day, various options of tea and coffee based drinks, and even alcoholic drinks since they did sell themselves as coffee and wine spot. Soaking under the sun watching the Glencoe traffic was another choice offered and the space was nicely well-shaded.

I got 'The Usual', which was their version of Iced Vanilla Latte, served with house-made vanilla syrup. Selling their in-house blend as well, they offered stellar medium-bodied coffee and I fell for their vanilla syrup which came as perfect pair to the coffee. With plenty of seats available and speedy service, the place doubltlessly made it to my regular...

The breakfast burritos were super good, but unfortunately their espresso drinks don’t appear to be made with espresso? I ordered a cortado for $6 and got what I’m assuming is pour over coffee with milk in a cortado glass. It was unlike anything I’ve tasted, and it is pretty disappointing to be sold something that has an agreed upon definition in the coffee world that is not that thing. Hopefully in the future they will get an espresso machine, but until then they should stop tricking...

Attended a night time soft opening and loved being in the space. noun it’s a place, and the people here make it great. really loved chismosa 🍷, and the noun orange and chilled red. purple sweet potato with miso aioli was so simple and comforting. Add in that Gloria’s Shito bite and 🔥. Really unique pour over coffee from Xbloom called “The Future of Grape Soda” that was incredible. Small shareable bites and fun wine at night. Will be back with some more updates soon, will be a...