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Iced Habibi
Two espresso shots come over ice with orange blossom, cardamom, clove and vanilla syrup, plus milk.
Breakfast Frittata Sandwich
Laguna Beach's fan-favorite breakfast item, a frittata built into a sandwich.
Curator’s note
Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell started Equator in a Marin County garage in 1995, and Brooke's first trip to origin, to the Chipicay Cooperative in Guatemala in 1997, left her with a sense of wonder, gratitude and privilege to be a small part of the coffee world. In 2016 Equator won the SBA's National Small Business of the Year, the first certified LGBTQ-owned business to do so.
The Coffee
Equator keeps long-standing Fair Trade relationships with its growers, among them the La Prosperidad cooperative in Peru, and every bag carries its roasted-on date on the bottom.
- Ethiopia Sun Dried Natural
Ethiopia, Hambela District, Guji · 6,500-7,500 feet
- Roast
- Light
- Varietals
- Local Heirloom
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Smallholder farmers
blueberry · jasmine tea · cocoa nibs
- Colombia Las Rosas
Colombia, La Plata, Huila · 5,575-6,550 feet
- Roast
- Medium-light
- Varietals
- Caturra, Castillo
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Las Rosas Women's Group
dried cherry · date · cocoa powder
- Golden Hour Blend
Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Colombia
- Roast
- Medium-light
orange creamsicle · rainier cherry · caramel
- Equator Blend
Sumatra, Kenya, Colombia, Guatemala
- Roast
- Medium-dark
cedar · apricot · marzipan · milk chocolate · nutmeg
- Jaguar Espresso Fair Trade Organic
Honduras, Ethiopia, Sumatra
- Roast
- Dark
bittersweet chocolate · baking spices · apricot · hazelnut
The Vibe
The counter sits inside the 1935 South Coast Theater, restored by Rivian with RDC as architect of record: tiled courtyard, vertical tower, a star-shaped ceiling light, and new murals by landscape artist Ariel Lee. Equator did not author any of it and pours here as a tenant, which is a rare thing to be able to say in a room this good.
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