Alana's Coffee Roasters

Invite

Open

Closes 5 PM

Neighborhood

Mar Vista

Roaster

In-house

Food

Pastry · Cold food · Hot food

Check-ins

Come here for

The Big Time
Coffee blended with grass-fed butter and coconut oil.
Pirate's Chai
A chai drink made with matcha.
Vegan chocolate croissant
The case's standing vegan pastry.

Thursday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Sunday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Monday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Tuesday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Wednesday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Thursday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Friday6:30 AM – 5 PM

Saturday6:30 AM – 5 PM

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Street & lot · validated

Curator’s note

Eric Stogsdill roasted out of his own garage and sold at Westside farmers markets for years before he and Erin Ward opened Alana's in a former Chinese takeout on Venice Blvd in April 2017, naming it after Eric's daughter. He calls the approach 'snobby coffee without the snobby': real expertise, delivered without attitude.

The Coffee

Alana's roasts in-house on Venice Blvd almost daily, working only with beans that are in season rather than holding a fixed year-round list. Beans come direct from farmers or through a supplier with grower relationships. The current lineup pairs two house blends (10th St. espresso, Mar Vista Morning) with rotating single origins from Guatemala, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.

The beansCurrent lineup

10th St.
Colombia & Ethiopia (blend)
Process
washed (Colombia + Ethiopia); natural (Ethiopia component)
sugar · tangerine · gingerbread
Mar Vista Morning
seasonal blend (components rotate)
dark chocolate · roasted hazelnut
Ayarza
Guatemala, Santa Rosa · 1750-1800 MASL
Varietals
Bourbon, Caturra, Yellow Catuaí
Process
natural
dark chocolate · pecan · ripe cherry
Sochiapam
Mexico, Oaxaca · 1700-1900 MASL
Varietals
Pluma, Typica, Bourbon, Mundo Novo
Process
washed
chocolate · praline · citrus
Guayabales
Guatemala, Huehuetenango · 1750-1800 MASL
Varietals
Bourbon, Caturra
Process
washed
hazelnut · mango · banana
Inkingi
Rwanda, Nyamasheke
Process
anaerobic fermentation
guava · grapefruit · pinot noir
Ardi
Ethiopia, Sidama · 1850-2050 MASL
Varietals
Ethiopia Landrace
Process
natural
dark chocolate · blueberry

The Vibe

The shop is a converted Chinese takeout spot on Venice Blvd, opened up so customers can watch the roaster run from the retail floor. Outside it's brick with colorful graffiti and an elephant mural; inside it blends rustic and modern with a back patio people use for both weekend hangs and weekday work.