Caffe Luxxe
Curator’s note
Two best friends built Luxxe on the idea that an espresso bar is a place to stand and talk, and this counter in the 1948 Country Mart is that idea at full strength. No WiFi on purpose, Milo & Olive pastries in the case, and the Mart's courtyards for seating.
Hand made to order, from coffee Caffe Luxxe roasts itself in small batches on its Probat machines.
The coffee
The espresso is the house Milanese style, roasted at the brand's own Il Laboratorio in LA, with drip and pour-over brewed by the cup, hot and iced. Custom blended teas and daily Milo & Olive pastries run beside it.
- Montenero Blend - Classico
floral · dark chocolate · caramel · jasmine
- Montenero Blend - Delicato
floral · milk chocolate · caramel · almond · citrus
- Montenero Blend - Extra Forte
woody · tobacco · dark cacao · baking spices
- Casetta Blend
- Natural, Washed
fruit · caramel · stone fruit · cherry blossom
- Decaffeinato
- Swiss Water Decaffeination Process
dark chocolate · caramel · bold · soft · sweet · floral
- Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
- Indigenous Heirloom
- Natural Process
floral · sweet · stone fruit · berry · dark honey · sandalwood · sangria
- Guatemala Huehuetenango
- Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Pache
- Fully washed
- A collective of small farms from the region
floral · toasted almonds · caramel · sweet tangerine · dark cherry · blackberry · cacao nibs
- 20th Anniversary Blend
- Blue Mountain, Arusah, Mundo Novo, Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Pache, San Ramon
- Natural + Washed
- Monpi and ASOPCE Collective of specialty coffee farmers
floral · stonefruit · sweet plum · pear
The room
The room borrows its character from its landlord: the red-board Country Mart, a neighborhood landmark since 1948, with the counter opening onto 26th Street. Seating is out in the Mart, which is the point.
The vibe
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