Curated
Canyon Coffee by Blue Hummingbird interior

Canyon Coffee by Blue Hummingbird

Closed
opens Wed 7 AM
Neighborhood
Rancho Mission Viejo
Roaster
In-house
Food
Pastry · Cold food · Hot food

Curator’s note

A village counter that used to pour Peet's now sells a $7.50 Monteblanco with its process and roast printed beside it, off a farm in Acatenango that a co-founder's cousin manages, roasted by Blue Hummingbird in Irvine. The barn around it was fitted out like it means to stay: blackened board-formed timber, a pressed-tin ceiling, a gallery wall of black-and-white ranch photographs.

The Curated Order
The drink
Blue Hummingbird Cafe Latte

Pandan, vanilla, and blue spirulina superfood with espresso.

The food
Classic Breakfast Burrito

Millionaire's bacon, scrambled eggs, tater tots, and pepper jack cheese, served with lime tomatillo salsa and pico de gallo.

The coffee

Blue Hummingbird roasts in Irvine, and the flagship is a direct-trade 100% Bourbon nano-lot from Finca La Torre in Acatenango, the Perez family farm managed by cofounder Christian's cousin, alongside a retail catalog of fourteen named coffees like Kenya AB Ngomano and Ethiopia Guji Gigesa Natural. Espresso at the counter is a double shot of single-origin Guatemala, and bags sell for $19.50 a 12-ounce with no roast date printed on any listing.

The beansCurrent lineup
  • Guatemala Acatenango La Torre NaturalPour-over

    Acatenango, Guatemala

    Roast
    Medium
    Varietals
    Bourbon
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Finca La Torre

    Dark Chocolate · Cherries

  • Guatemala San Bernardo EspressoPour-over

    Fraijanes, Guatemala

    Roast
    Dark
    Varietals
    Pacamara Hybrid
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Finca San Bernardo

    Chocolate · Spices · Peach

  • Latin America Low Caffeine Blend

    Guatemala, Colombia, and Nicaragua

    Roast
    Dark
    Varietals
    Caturra
    Process
    Washed

    Almond · Milk Chocolate · Caramel · Vanilla

  • Guatemala Fraijanes Laurina Low CaffeinePour-over

    Fraijanes, Guatemala

    Roast
    Medium
    Varietals
    Laurina
    Process
    Washed

    Apple · Orange · White Chocolate

  • Costa Rica Tarrazú Jaguar HoneyPour-over

    Tarrazú, Costa Rica

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Caturra, Catuai
    Process
    Honey

    Milk Chocolate · Red Apple · Cane Sugar · Dried Fruit

  • Guatemala Red BourbonPour-over

    Acatenango, Guatemala

    Roast
    Medium
    Varietals
    Red Bourbon
    Process
    Washed

    Cherry · Roasted Hazelnut · Nougat

The room

The Canyon House is a white board-and-batten barn with exposed rafter tails and red steel window frames, and inside it the bar is blackened board-formed timber under a white stone top, five black cone pendants and a pressed-tin ceiling overhead. A salon-hung wall of framed black-and-white ranch photography faces one long white-oak communal table, a room dressed for the ranch it sits on rather than for a coffee brand.

The work-test
WifiFastFast, fine for uploads
OutletsPlentyAt nearly every seat
SeatingSpaciousLots of room to spread
NoiseLivelyEnergetic, lively room
LaptopsLaptop-friendlyWelcome anytime

The vibe

Photos

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People

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