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The Boy & The Bear

Open
Closes 4 PM
Neighborhood
Gardena
Roaster
In-house
Food
Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

  • Stockholm Fog

    Mocha with chai.

  • Gibraltar / Cortado

    Two ounces of espresso with two ounces of milk.

  • Matcha

    Ceremonial matcha from hand-picked leaves grown in Shizuoka, Japan.

Thursday7 AM – 4 PM
Sunday7 AM – 4 PM
Monday7 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday7 AM – 4 PM
Wednesday7 AM – 4 PM
Thursday7 AM – 4 PM
Friday7 AM – 4 PM
Saturday7 AM – 4 PM
Street · validated

Curator’s note

The Blue Store's building runs to 4,000 square feet, 3,000 of them given to roasting and production. Andrés Piñeros started The Boy & The Bear in 2012 as a pop-up in his hometown of Villavicencio.

The Coffee

Every coffee in the family is roasted on a Monday and ships the same week. Light & Dark puts two roasts in one bag, 60 percent medium-dark to 40 percent medium-light, and the Primavera decaf is a honey Caturra from sixty to seventy producers around Tesalia and Teruel.

The beansCurrent lineup
  • Dynamic Espresso

    Colombia + Vietnam

    Varietals
    Mixed Varietals
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Small Coffee Growers

    Dark Chocolate · Caramel · Red Apple

  • Coro-Cora

    Colombia & Honduras

    Varietals
    Typica, Caturra
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Coffee Growers of Colombia & Honduras

    Banana · Dark Chocolate Body · Dry Cherry

  • Peru: Juihuay

    Peru, Cusco · 2300 masl

    Varietals
    Typica, Bourbon, Castillo
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Juaihuay Community

    Milk Chocolate · Orange · Honey

  • Emerald Series: La Esperanza

    Colombia, Huila, San Aldolfo · 1740-1850 MASL

    Varietals
    Pink Bourbon
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Susana Mences Obando

    Apricot · Panela · Raspberry

  • Ecuador: Intag Blend

    Ecuador, Intag Valley · 1,600–2,200 masl

    Varietals
    Bourbon, Castilla, Typica, Villalobos
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Community Blend

    Grapefruit · Rose · Peach

The Vibe

In the Blue Store, round pale wood tables on black stems line a window ledge faced in small white tile, with cane-back chairs on one side and two rope-seated benches by the glass, where the boy-and-bear mark sits on the pane. A chrome espresso machine with wooden handles stands on the counter, and retail boxes and tumblers sit on lit floating shelves along the wall.

Somewhere to Work

The work-test
WifiSolidReliable for most tasks
OutletsScarceFew, arrive charged
SeatingRoomyComfortable room
LaptopsNo laptopsNot a laptop spot

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