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Curator’s note
Eli Wang worked as a barista before earning an MFA in photography at Pratt, and in early 2026 he and his wife, Nikki Jin, opened Monolith on Valley Boulevard. He leads the concept and its creative direction, and Jin, who came to coffee out of personal interest and curiosity, develops the menu.
The Coffee
The signature menu, In Four Movements, changes by season in chapters of four drinks modeled on four-movement musical works, each chapter taking its flavors from a different Asian region, and a Seasonal Highlights list runs beside it. On the bar, Slayer machines pull the espresso, an FM Yoda 100 grinds for single-origin espresso and an Option-O Lagom 01 for pour-over.
The Vibe
Nikki Jin and Eli Wang built Monolith's room around stone: a cream plaster banquette with tan leather cushions curves around a bed of rocks and an olive tree, and small round metal tables stand on boulders beside log-stump stools and light wood chairs. Broad white discs hang over the seating, floor-to-ceiling windows fill the front, and a light-wood counter curves around a second rock bed before the bar.
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