Penny Coffee Roasters

Penny roasts to order every Monday and Tuesday, and the Azusa bar pours two of those lots — the Bookissa from Ethiopia, the San Pedro Yosotatu from Mexico — as named pour-overs on a Slow Menu of their own. Nick Rodriguez put in about fifteen years at Rose Park, Paramount Coffee Project and Steelhead before this, and still roasts for his wife's bakery.

• pour-over
• slow-brewed tea
• matcha drinks
• early mornings

Penny roasts its own ten-coffee lineup to order on a published weekly schedule, with producer, varietal and process printed on each bag, though no page carries a roast date.

The Azusa bar keeps a dedicated Slow Menu of four pour-overs at $7.00–$7.25 next to a full espresso list, run by an owner with roughly 15 years behind LA bars.