Curated
Memento Coffee Works interior

Memento Coffee Works

Closed
Opens Fri 6:30 AM
Neighborhood
East Long Beach
Roaster
Single roaster
Food
Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

  • Memento Latte

    Espresso with organic coconut sugar and frothed organic whole milk.

  • Pour Over

    The coffees rotate across origins, varieties and processing methods throughout the month.

  • Usucha Matcha

    The matcha is prepared as usucha, a thin style.

Thursday6:30 AM – 3 PM
Sunday7:30 AM – 4 PM
MondayClosed
Tuesday6:30 AM – 3 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM – 3 PM
Thursday6:30 AM – 3 PM
Friday6:30 AM – 3 PM
Saturday7:30 AM – 4 PM
Street & lot

Curator’s note

E and P, who signed Memento's one-year letter, built it to hold a state one of them kept entering: a physical space of liminality, a journey into the unknown. At the bar the intention is to make even a cup of coffee properly, shaped by pace and attention to detail.

The Coffee

The pour-over comes hot or iced off a separate bean list that gives each coffee its full information and its own price, and the list turns over through the month by origin, varietal and process. Espresso goes into cortados, flat whites and lattes, and the matcha is ceremonial grade from Uji, served as usucha or in a latte.

The Vibe

The room runs one material through Memento, birch plywood, from the rounded service counter with the memento script on its face to the bar along the front window, under a curved ceiling soffit and a row of white globe pendants. A black-and-white espresso machine stands on a steel top below shelves of retail bags, the floor is polished concrete, and out front white stools and wooden crates line the sidewalk.

Somewhere to Work

The work-test
WifiFastFast, fine for uploads
OutletsPlentyAt nearly every seat
SeatingSpaciousLots of room to spread
LaptopsLaptop-friendlyWelcome anytime

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