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Heavy Water Coffee Roasters
Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Water Coffee Roasters is a micro-roastery on the Chinatown/Echo Park border of Los Angeles, founded by Tim Riley — a nearly decade-long coffee veteran of Handsome Coffee Roasters, Blue Bottle, and Commissary — who began roasting in June 2020 and opened the 170-square-foot brick-and-mortar shop on July 1, 2023. The team believes in "cultivating meaningful community through coffee," providing a space for people to come, feel seen, and heard, with a hyper-focus on specialty coffee making and coffees sourced carefully and ethically. All beans are micro-roasted on a vintage Probat L12 in Los Angeles.
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Heavy Water Coffee Roasters — Chinatown
1021 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA 90012Mon–Fri 7:00am–3:00pm, Sat–Sun 7:00am–4:00pm
Coffees
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A Grade 1 natural-process coffee from smallholder farmers in the West Arsi zone of Ethiopia — sweet strawberry and honey over a chocolatey base. Whole bean, 283g bags, roasted to order in Los Angeles. Source: heavywatercoffee.com.
Strawberry, honey, chocolate
A limited micro-lot from friends at Finca El Paraiso — an anaerobic natural coffee grown at 1,960 masl with a silky, mango-and-sweet-cream cup. Best as filter/pour-over; released in small incremental drops to protect freshness. Source: heavywatercoffee.com.
Mango, sweet cream