richardhawk
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Most of LA doesn't have crap other than Starbucks, Coffee Bean, and the occasional Peet's. Unless you're lucky enough to be close to Intelligentsia.
When I was in Portland there were amazing local coffee places left and right. I'm seriously jealous of that.
You must never go anywhere if you really believe this. I have 4 small roasters near my place in Long Beach and around 4-5 small-ish coffee shops near my job in Downtown LA. Also if you're gonna say stumptown is something other than OK I'll start laughing now. Blacktop coffee is probably one of my favorites and way better than anything I had in Portland / Seattle.