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Matcha Colada
Freshly whisked ceremonial matcha with coconut soda and a splash of pineapple.
Breakfast Sandwich
Toasted ciabatta with an egg patty made in house, bacon, avocado, za'atar, and red pepper aioli.
Curator’s note
Kian Abedini got into coffee in 2009 consulting for a Santa Monica coffee bar, and Compelling spent years as a wholesale roaster before its first cafe opened in Hollywood in June 2020. Abedini keeps the coffees accessible, since most people, in his experience, do not want a super acidic, complex cup every day.
The Coffee
The cold coffee is flash-brewed from the seasonal single origin, espresso tonics are on the board, and the shelf carries the dark Blueprint beside two roaster's-choice single origins, one African and one Latin American. Online orders are roasted after the Sunday and Wednesday cutoffs and ship within 48 hours.
- Kenya KirinyagaPour-over
Kenya, Kirinyaga district, Kenya
- Varietals
- Bourbon
red plum · tropical fruit · spiced muscovado sugar
- Costa Rica Monte CrisolPour-over
Costa Rica, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Varietals
- Caturra, Catuai
- Producer
- Cooperativa de Caficultores y de Servicios Múltiples de Palmares (1,400 member cooperative)
- Mexico Monte Azul
Mexico, Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico
- Varietals
- Borbon, Caturra, Costa Rica 75, Oro Azteca, Typica
- Producer
- Finca Monte Azul
chocolate syrup · caramelized lemon · butterscotch
- Brown Betty Seasonal Blend
Ethiopia
- Varietals
- Ethiopian heirloom landraces
- Producer
- Estate and some small farms
ripe tropical fruit · milk chocolate-covered caramel
- Blueprint Seasonal House Coffee
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
- Varietals
- Bourbon, Caturra, Typica, Catuai
- Producer
- Union Cantinil
- Decaf Colombia Palestina
Colombia
- Varietals
- Caturra, Tabi, Colombia, Castillo
- Process
- Naturally decaffeinated using sugar cane extract at origin
- Producer
- Assorted small villages
dried cherry · fig
The Vibe
This one is a stall, Compelling's counter in Suite 105 of the Barranca Food Hall, on the ground floor of a new apartment building at San Fernando Road and Barranca Street. The dining patio is shared with TG Thai, Almaya, Bistro DK and Top Natural Baked Goods, and the counter keeps a turntable that played Roy Ayers on opening day.
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