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Curator’s note
Tohm Ifergan, a Mexico-born, Chicago-raised drummer who toured through his twenties, worked at Portola Coffee's Theorem bar in Costa Mesa before his cousin Philippe pitched him a coffee business, and the first Dayglow opened in Silver Lake on New Year's Day 2018 with a visiting Parisian couple as its first customers. Ifergan buys from roasters around the world and gives each shop its own color.
The Coffee
Espresso runs on undercounter Modbar systems, as it does at every Dayglow, and the coffees change week to week across handbrew, espresso and a discovery menu. The house label, started in 2022 with Chris and Melissa Gatti, is roasted in Massachusetts and sorted by flavor rather than by roaster, and the signature menu is built each year around one filmmaker, one drink per film.
- W10
Colombia, Cauca · 1700 masl
- Varietals
- Pink Bourbon
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
Blackberry Jam · Sangria · Ganache
- V07
Kenya, EMay · 1550 masl
- Varietals
- Baitan, SL28, SL34, Ruiru
- Process
- Washed
Lemon Meringue · Caramel · Champagne Grape
- R14
Colombia, Caicedonia, Valle
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Process
- Natural Anaerobic
- Producer
- La Esperanza
Blueberry · Passionfruit · Rum
- C08
Peru
- Varietals
- Giesha
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Finca America
Toffee · Hibiscus · Milk Chocolate
- E06
Colombia · 1600-1900 masl
- Varietals
- Castillo
- Process
- Co-ferment
Peach · Pineapple · Papaya
- DECADENT
Mexico, Consolapan-Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
- Varietals
- Garnica
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Finca Fatima Garnica
Milk Chocolate · Nougat · Cajeta
The Vibe
The design attention at Dayglow lands on the menu and the bags: a 2024 Sprudge Design Awards finalist in menu design, another in seasonal packaging, and a packaging showcase on the SCA's design platform crediting Anton Warkentin. The Melrose room shares its address with Awan, the plant-based ice cream flagship the same founder opened with chef Zen Ong, so this counter has to hold its own against a freezer.
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