The 8 Best Coffee Shops in Arts District
Zinc Café & Market
Zinc Café on Mateo St is a compact spot that draws a consistent crowd for coffee and a menu that leans heavily vegetarian. It can get busy, but it's a dependable neighborhood option for a sit-down coffee or a light meal.
Cafe Dulce
Tucked inside Japanese Village Plaza, this counter-serve cafe does specialty coffee alongside pastries and light bites. It draws a steady crowd and is a convenient place to grab a drink while you're in the Little Tokyo area.
Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop
A simple counter-serve spot on 2nd Street doing Japanese-style matcha soft serve, green teas, and smoothies, and doing them very well by most accounts. The menu is tight and focused, which is part of why it works. A good stop before or after exploring the block.
Boxx Coffee
A coffee shop on E 3rd Street with a genuinely strong local reputation built across a good number of reviews. A dependable neighborhood option for a daily cup.
Okayama Kobo
Okayama Kobo is a coffee shop on E 1st with a strong reputation among the people who visit regularly. Details on the menu are limited, but it does takeout and earns consistent praise.
Mitsuru Cafe
Mitsuru Cafe has been a fixture at Japanese Village Plaza Mall for a long time and draws genuinely enthusiastic regulars. Takeout is available, though the facts on the full menu are thin, so it's worth a visit to see for yourself.
Dulce Dos
A coffee shop tucked inside the Alameda complex at 777 S Alameda, with takeout available and decent marks from the people who stop in. Information on the menu is limited, so it is worth checking current offerings before you go.
Cafe Knotted
Facts are thin on this one. A cafe in the Arts District offering takeout and delivery, with generally positive reviews.