The Boy & The Bear

Invite

Closed

Opens Fri 7 AM

Neighborhood

Redondo Beach

Roaster

In-house

Food

Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

Nordic Lights - Cold Brew
The coffee brews for 24 hours.
Gibraltar / Cortado
Two ounces of espresso with two ounces of milk.
Matcha
Ceremonial matcha from hand-picked leaves grown in Shizuoka, Japan.
Trout & Dill Toast
Smoked trout with cucumber, dill and pickled onion on country bread, served until 2pm.

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

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Curator’s note

Andrés Piñeros grew up in Villavicencio, a low tropical city where coffee is neither grown nor part of daily life, and it was a Chemex in Falkenberg, on the Swedish coast, that first showed him coffee brewed with care and precision. The name comes from a Swedish folk tale about an unlikely friendship between a boy and a bear.

The Coffee

Dynamic, the espresso blend, puts Colombia and Vietnam together, and Quick & Black is a ready-to-go blend, four or five days off the roast. Dos Quebradas is Daimer Polania's honey Caturra from Palermo in Huila, grown at 1,850 meters.

The beansCurrent lineup

Coro-CoraPour-over
Colombia & Honduras
Varietals
Typica, Caturra
Process
Washed
Banana · Dark Chocolate Body · Dry Cherry
El Ubérrimo
Colombia, Nariño · 2148 masl
Varietals
Caturra
Process
Washed
Producer
El Ubérrimo, Francy Liceth Castillo
Red Berries · Orange Rind · Plum
Emerald Series: La Cristalina
Colombia, Caldas · 1,650 masl
Varietals
Caturra, Bourbon
Process
Natural
Producer
Finca La Cristalina, Luis Jose Valdés, Café Cuatro Generaciones
Grape · Black Cherry · Milk Chocolate
Emerald Series: Yulieth Mora
Colombia, Huila, Palestina · 1,680 masl
Varietals
Pink Bourbon
Process
Natural
Producer
Villa Pastora, Yulieth Mora
Strawberry · Cream · Peach
Emerald Series: La Esperanza
Colombia, Huila, San Aldolfo · 1740-1850 MASL
Varietals
Pink Bourbon
Process
Natural
Producer
Finca Buena Vista, Susana Mences Obando and Edgar Motta
Apricot · Panela · Raspberry
Peru: Juihuay
Peru, Cusco · 2300 masl
Varietals
Typica, Bourbon, Castillo
Process
Washed
Producer
Juaihuay Community
Milk Chocolate · Orange · Honey
Bolivia: Finca Rosita
Bolivia, Caranavi, Illimani · 1350-1750 masl
Varietals
Geisha
Process
Washed
Producer
Finca Rosita
Caramel · Peach · Honeysuckle
Ecuador: Intag Blend
Ecuador, Intag Valley · 1,600–2,200 masl
Varietals
Bourbon, Castilla, Typica, Villalobos
Grapefruit · Rose · Peach

The Vibe

In the Black Store, white-painted rafters and trusses run overhead with black dome pendants and track lights, and a long lit sign crosses the back wall above rows of bags on shelves. The espresso machine's front is lettered THE BLACK STORE, REDONDO BEACH CA under a row of cups, and a wood bench runs along the window.