The Boy & The Bear
Curator’s note
The White Store borrows its walls from the older homes on Colombian coffee farms: creamy whites deliberately distressed, so the room looks like it has already lived a little. Windows on both sides treat sunlight as a building material, moving it across the tables and plants all day on the way to LAX.
The house Regional Blend of Colombian and Vietnamese lots, roasted for a bold, velvety character with dark chocolate, caramel and red apple.
The coffee
Colombian-first espresso and pour-overs from the brand's own Los Angeles roastery, with matcha and fresh pastries in the case. Origin-named retail bags (Bolivia: Finca Rosita, Peru: Juihuay) sit on the shelf.
- Dynamic Espresso
- Mixed Varietals
- Washed
- Small Coffee Growers
Dark Chocolate · Caramel · Red Apple
- Coro-Cora
- Typica, Caturra
- Washed
- Coffee Growers of Colombia & Honduras
Banana · Dark Chocolate Body · Dry Cherry
- Light & Dark
- Mixed Varietals
- Washed
- Small Coffee Growers
Peach · Almond · Dark Chocolate
- El Ubérrimo
- Caturra
- Washed
- Francy Liceth Castillo
Red Berries · Orange Rind · Plum
- Primavera Decaf
- Caturra
- Honey
- 60 Small Coffee Growers
Cacao nibs · Vanilla · Brown Sugar
- Emerald Series: La Cristalina
- Caturra, Bourbon
- Natural
- Luis Jose Valdés
Grape · Black Cherry · Milk Chocolate
- Emerald Series: Yulieth Mora
- Pink Bourbon
- Natural
- Yulieth Mora
Strawberry · Cream · Peach
- Emerald Series: La Esperanza
- Pink Bourbon
- Natural
- Susana Mences Obando
Apricot · Panela · Raspberry
- Arley & Alexander Vargas
- Pink Bourbon
- Washed Anerobic
- Arley and Alexander Vargas
Pomegranate · Honey · Lemon
- Peru: Juihuay
- Typica, Bourbon, Castillo
- Washed
- Juaihuay Community
Milk Chocolate · Orange · Honey
- Bolivia: Finca Rosita
- Gesha
- Washed
- Illimani Community
Caramel · Peach · Honeysuckle
- Ecuador: Intag Blend
- Bourbon, Castilla, Typica, Villalobos
- Natural
- Community Blend
Grapefruit · Rose · Peach
The room
Cream walls distressed on purpose, light natural wood, layered greenery, and a dark grounding base, with the palette printed on the store page as CMYK swatches. Drapes soften the two window walls so the light lands slow.
The vibe
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People
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