Curated
Lumen Coffee interior

Lumen Coffee

Closed
opens Fri 8 AM
Neighborhood
Frogtown
Roaster
In-house
Food
Coffee only

Curator’s note

Shant Ghazar dials the profiles, more than ten years into coffee since he started at Kalei in Beirut, and the nine lots on the web store all come off the founders' own place in Azusa: a Bolivian Gesha at one end, a washed Halo Beriti Yirgacheffe at the other. The Blake Ave room came from London's DA BUREAU: barrel-vaulted storefront, red lacquered floors, custom steel furniture, sharing the address with a film lab.

The Curated Order
The drink
Pour overs

Brewed from Lumen's own roasted single-origin coffees at the Highland Park bar.

The food
Nazooks

A pastry served at the Highland Park shop alongside the espressos and pour overs.

The coffee

Lumen roasts its own coffee in Azusa, and all nine web-store lots print region, variety, process and altitude, though no product page carries a roast date.

The beansCurrent lineup
  • Rwanda - Kumbya Inkingi

    Rwanda, Kumbya · 2000 m

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Red Bourbon
    Process
    Anaerobic fermentation

    Pineapple · cacao nibs · grape

  • Bolivia Finca El Mirador Gesha

    Bolivia, Caranavi province, La Paz Department · 1,650 m

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Gesha
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Finca El Mirador

    milk chocolate · fresh cranberry · green apple

  • Colombia Sidra Hacienda Venecia

    Colombia, Hacienda Venecia · 1600

    Varietals
    Bourbon Sidra
    Process
    Anaerobic natural
    Producer
    Hacienda Venecia

    strawberry · grape · melon

  • Costa Rica - Cafe Vida

    Costa Rica, Central Valley · 1800

    Roast
    Medium
    Varietals
    Caturra, Catuai, Villa Sarchi
    Process
    Washed

    brown sugar · toasted almond · chocolate

  • Costa Rica Las Lajas Alma Negra

    Costa Rica, Sabanilla De Alajuela, Las Lajas · 1600 masl

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Catuai, San Isdiro
    Process
    Alma Negra Natural

    cooked cranberry · fresh watermelon · natural orange wine

  • Costa Rica SL - 28 white honey

    Costa Rica, Cerro San Luis Micromill, West Valley · 1900 masl

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    SL-28
    Process
    White honey

    brown sugar · red grape · fresh pear

  • Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe Idido

    Ethiopia, Idido - Yirgacheffe · 1850 m

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Heirloom
    Process
    Washed

    jasmine · fresh plum · lime · caramelized sugar

  • Golden Hour Blend

    Yirgacheffe Halo Beriti and Costa Rica Brunca

    Process
    Washed

    walnut · dark chocolate · fig jam

  • Kenya - Mugaya AB

    Kenya, Kirinyaga, Mugaya farm · 2000 masl

    Roast
    Light
    Varietals
    Batian, SL28, Ruiru 11
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Mugaya Coffee Factory

    brown sugar · black plum · raisin

The room

Lumen's second Los Angeles storefront shares its space with Karmir Film Lab, which puts an espresso bar and a working film lab behind one door. Two trades that both live on patience and exact timing is not a pairing anyone lands on by accident.

The work-test
WifiSolidReliable for most tasks
OutletsSomeSome along the walls
SeatingRoomyComfortable room
NoiseModerateEasy conversation level
LaptopsLimitedWelcome outside peak hours

The vibe

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