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City Bean Roasters
West Adams / Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA
City Bean Roasters has roasted coffee in Los Angeles since 1992, starting from a tiny Westwood storefront and growing into a wholesale and retail roaster that still runs vintage Probat roasters from 1926 and 1963. The company describes itself as democratically run, distributing 20% of after-tax profits to staff and giving 5% to charitable causes, with a stated focus on transparency, sustainability, and sourcing quality coffee at fair prices. Alongside its wholesale, private-label, and toll-roasting programs, City Bean operates a walk-in retail shop at its Jefferson Blvd roastery.
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City Bean Roasters — The Shop
5051 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016Mon–Sat 9:00am–4:00pm, closed Sunday
+1 888-248-9232Coffees
23 coffees
Named for the year City Bean began, '92 reprises the medium-roast espresso profile served at the original Westwood cafe — a natural-Brazil base enhanced with Indonesian depth and African brightness. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Almond, orange, cocoa
A multigenerational family lot from Adilson Moreira Soares, continuing a farm his grandfather planted — the site's own copy quotes him crediting "the deep melody of the heart" over technique for the coffee's quality. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Dates, pecan, earthy
Named for the frog-populated lagoon on JASAL's farm in Apaneca, Ahuachapán — a family operation that pulps ripened cherries and dries them on clay patios, still coated in mucilage, for a honey-processed cup. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Cashew, apricot, daisy
City Bean's rotating "Wild One" slot for experimental ferments. This Pacamara comes from Alvaro and Karla Quiroz de Moises's Finca Puerto Arturo in the volcanic hills of Apaneca; whole cherries are sealed for anaerobic fermentation and then dried on raised beds. Fruit punch, bitters and butterscotch.
Fruit punch, bitters, butterscotch
A lively, fruity water-processed decaf espresso built to shine in milk-based drinks. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Baking spice, almond, cocoa
An organic natural from members of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, a farmer-owned union across the region that holds 65% of Ethiopia's coffee land, with women in leading roles and investment in schools, health centres and clean water. From the forested Guji zone, dried in the cherry so the beans take on the fruit's sugars: jasmine, peach and almond.
Jasmine, peach, almond
The decaf counterpart to Gaia — a smooth, water-processed light roast with brightness and depth for any time of day. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Honey, poached pears, comfort
Created by City Bean roasters Yudi and Sabs and named for the Greek earth goddess as a tribute to the feminine — a complex, certified-organic light-roast blend. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Honey, Asian pear, comfort
A sustainable second-level coffee association founded in 2013 by six small producer organizations across Huehuetenango and El Quiché, now spanning six co-ops. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Apple candy, milk chocolate, juicy
A versatile, certified-organic light-roast espresso blend built for a clean balance of sweetness and acidity. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Hazelnut, jammy, floral, clean & balanced
Directly sourced from more than 300 women producers in the Lempira and Ocotepeque regions via exporter Becamo's Recuperando mi Cafetal program (now part of NKG BLOOM) — a fully washed regional blend named for the Greek earth goddess. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Honeyed almonds, green grape, orange
City Bean's newest espresso, pairing warm chocolatey Central American beans with natural-process lots for ripe fig, stone fruit and bittersweet chocolate notes. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Black fig, nectarine, bittersweet chocolate
Ki-Saya combines two Mayan words — "tasty" and "nature" — for an organic Chiapas lot from smallholder farmers, most of them Tzotzil and Tzeltal, who ferment cherries 12-17 hours before washing and patio-drying next to their homes. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Raspberry, honey, smooth
A dark-roasted, rotating single-origin series — currently featuring Mexico Ki-Saya — named for the moon's pull toward where you need to be. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Fudge brownie, cedar, rich
A dark, chocolate-forward espresso blend meant to feel like comfort in a cup, whether pulled as ristretto or built into a latte. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Dark chocolate, toasted hazelnut, molasses chips
City Bean's darkest roast — bold and daring, built as a great cup to start any day. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Roast, earthy, dark chocolate
Roasted Viennese-style so the rich, slightly smoky roast flavor leads while nuanced origin character stays intact — a big-bodied cup with dense brown-sugar notes. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Dark chocolate, brown sugar, full body
The boldest of City Bean's decafs — rich and smoky with hints of smooth dark caramel, water-processed to stay decaffeinated without sacrificing body. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Dark chocolate, brown sugar, full body
The certified-organic version of City Bean's Viennese-style OG blend — rich, slightly smoky, and full-bodied with dense brown-sugar sweetness. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Dark chocolate, brown sugar, full body
A pan-African blend named for the Twi concept of retrieving value from the past — City Bean's tribute to Africa's foundational role in coffee. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Tropical, raspberry, macadamia, bright
A regional smallholder blend from Bener Meriah, the Aceh district surrounding Lake Tawar and the Burni Telong volcano, wet-hulled in the traditional Sumatran method developed to cope with the region's humid drying conditions. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Cacao, tobacco, wine grape
The blend that launched City Bean from a tiny Westwood storefront in 1992, originally called House Blend — a balanced, mild anytime-of-day cup built from all three major coffee-growing regions. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Citrus, chocolate, mellow
A certified-organic blend of coffees from both hemispheres, purpose-built for cold brew but versatile enough for any brew method. Source: citybeanroasters.com.
Vanilla, malt, smooth