Very average coffee shop that plays LOUD MUSIC. REALLY LOUD. Don't come here if you're looking for a comfortable setting to study, read or have a decent conversation. I don't know how patrons go there to chill out when there's loud alternative or heavy metal blasting through the shop. So many other options nearby, please consider these other options. The cold brew I had was quite average as well as the muffin that I ate. Nothing to write home about. read more

I love SPL , probably the one coffee spot in Ktown I have so much love for . The staff is amazing! Each one of them are always so friendly and has a smile on their face every time I stop by for my usual coffee run. Recently I just found out some exciting news ..... they now serve small breakfast items! Besides the already delicious pastries, they offer open face sandwiches and breakfast bowls. I ordered the prosciutto and arugula toast togo, and it was served on this delicious warm rustic bread, with a homemade Dijon spread. Sprinkled with salt/pepper and some other goodies, it was so delicious !! I know next time I'll take a pic, because I will definitely be ordering it again and their other sandwiches sound delicious as well! read more

SPL Coffee - Delicious!!! One of my favorite from their new Menu item ! - Prosciutto Arugula Toast - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is amazing! I almost always get the Rosemary Bee and my girlfriend gets the cold brew. We come here every week! Staff is always friendly and they're fast. They also have delicious pastries. Looking forward to the quiches return! read more

SPL Coffee has been my go-to neighborhood coffee shop for last month or so. After about 15th visit, I could write an honest review. Parking - They have a lot that they share with other stores. I haven't had problem finding parking in the morning or afternoon. The lot usually gets busy during lunch and dinner time, thanks to The Original Thai BBQ restaurant. Drinks - Majority of the time, I ordered a latte. I've had their regular pour over and cold latte too. All of my drinks came out promptly and to my liking. They use whole milk for latte, which I appreciate. I am not a coffee expert, but I really enjoy their espresso shots... which is rare for me. Service - always a friendly vibe here. drinks came out fast and there's always a smile. overall, SPL coffee will be my neighborhood coffee shop until I move out of koreatown for sure. If you are looking for some good coffee and not so crowded (yet) space to hang out, give SPL coffee a go. read more

LOVE this place. - Parking is easy (there's a parking lot in front of the coffee shop) - Almond milk is an option for all the drinks. (And it's the high quality almond milk, not the junky cheap stuff with added fillers.) - They have stevia. And matcha. 'Nuff said. - The owner makes all their syrups in house, as well as the chocolate syrup. - The staff is AWESOME. I messed up my order and they made a new drink for me, free of charge. Customer Service on point! - There's always room to study. Go! Now. :) read more

My friend and I walked here from her apartment and my first thought was that the shop was cute and simple! After asking the barista for recommendations, I opted for the rosemary bee with oat milk and was a huge fan. It was sweet, but not overly sweet and the oat milk made it thick and creamy. I'll be back! read more

A very aesthetic coffee shop in ktown - great attention to detail everywhere. Nice and quiet with minimal music and nice lighting for doing work. Great for photo ops too. Got the vanilla latte and salt bagel - vanilla latte wasn't anything amazing but was satisfactory, and the salt bagel was actually pretty good for coffee shop food. Overall, highly recommend this place for studying/chilling. read more

SPL Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This is our favorite coffee shop! Every single menu item is amazing (I think I've tried them all). I highly recommend their signature drinks - the SPL Blend if you're craving a sweeter blended Vietnamese coffee sort of drink, the Rosemary Bee for a more subtly sweet rosemary honey infused latte, or the Dry Kapp which is a slightly sweetened, equally creamy iced version of a cappuccino! All of the staff members are experts and are very nice and engaging. There is parking and a bike rack available. Highly recommned! read more

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A gem in KTown. Friendly staff, clean, chill vibe, delicious coffee, free wi-fi and parking. What else do you need? I'll be back! read more

SPL Coffee - Cute coffee shop with a cool chill vibe and yummy coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This place is so cute! Located in the Ardmore Plaza -- not the prettiest location, but the interior design is great!! They have a cool little mural in the front with succulents lining the ceiling. Very simple and minimalistic. COFFEE/FOOD: I ordered their iced vanilla latte with almond milk and it's pretty good! It was a little too sweet for me, but my fault. Next time, I'll probably ask for less sugar or try their cold brew! I was getting hungry so I ordered an everything bagel with cream cheese. It was good, but I've had better! One thing I'm picky with is that the pastries were sitting out in the open. Kinda wish it was covered. But total for the latte and bagel was $10! PARKING: FREE parking (albeit very small). They have their own little lot that they share with other businesses. +1 for me -- free parking is such a rare thing over here. If you plan on studying here, come early! There's only a few tables with outlets. read more

I was so excited to see that a new coffee shop was opening up near my apartment. Since it's opened, it's quickly become my go to "working away from the office" place. The coffee is great - if I recall correctly, it's local from Lightwave Coffee Roasters. My favorite drink there aside from black drip is their Dry Kapp, which is a really lovely deviation from my usual iced almond lattes. Quiche is also the bomb and I have one pretty much every time I go. The space is minimalistic, but super cute and cozy. Plus they have FREE parking which is amazing and so rare in Ktown. The owners are also super sweet and welcoming which is such a plus because sometimes the vibes at coffee shops can be pretty pretentious but that's not at all the case at SPL. They just recently extended their hours to 10PM so I'm excited to have a chill place to study from once school starts back up again! read more

Clean, good/soft music, easy parking (necessary in la), lots of tables, a few outlets, bright/white lighting, good coffee, and wifi?! new study spot forsureee read more

SPL Coffee - almond milk latte :-) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Very cozy! We tried Americano,Latte, Cappuccino! Awesome taste!!! They also use this cute little unique cup! Little gem in Ktown! This is my second visit already! Also parking is super easy! read more

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Great customer service, great drinks, and I love the aesthetic! They are also very environmentally responsible as they use metal cups for water and metal straws in mugs for drinks to stay. Creates a lot less waste compared to most coffee shops. Great job! read more

I actually love the coffee here -- it's so strong and so delicious and made perfect every time. I love the Dry Kapp. It's perfectly sweetened, and just a really great tasting drink. the last time i came here, I had one of their very cute banana breads? It looked like a mini pound cake, but had bananas in it, so I'm assuming it was banana bread. It was pretty good, a little dry, but went well with the actual coffee. While I really enjoy the coffee here, I can't say the same about the actual place. It's really cute and rustic, but so hard to study at! Maybe I was just unlucky on the days I visited because I could only find seating at the tables in the middle where there are no outlets :( the tables are also really small. If you're coming to study, I'd recommend coming alone! if you're just looking for a place to grab some coffee and go, this place is a total gem. read more

The location is small, but bright, clean, and quiet. Parking (as with most other places in L.A. - and especially in Koreatown) can be tight, but the hubs and I walked over here after lunch nearby and didn't really need to worry about it. They have a decent selection of coffee you can order, but I saw something I had never tried before: Dry Kapp and The Gibraltar. I decided to go for the Gibraltar, and I was very happy with it! I'm not sure when I'll be able to go back for coffee, but I definitely will not hesitate if the opportunity presents itself! read more

Sooooo impressed with SPL (spill) Coffee. The moment you walk in, you are greeted by the supercool, sleek design, awesome mural and SPL's sweet owner. The menu is a solid menu of coffee, lattes, americanos, gibraltors and cold brews. If you drink the coffee to stay, you are served in that cool, iconic crushed ceramic cup. The bakery and cookies are soooo good. They have a large, rustic chocolate chip cookie that is amaze! Get one of these. There are lots of cool seating areas and the air conditioning is great. What a cool refuge. Plus the owner that we met couldn't have been sweeter. Dying to go back! read more

Wanted a few coffees under my belt before reviewing and I'm happy to say that this place is consistently great. My personal favorite is the Cold Brew, which has a really balanced, fruityish flavor to it. My wife loves their iced vanilla latte--it has just the right amount of sweetness. The vibe at this place is perfect and the service is friendly. I wish the shop was open sooner/later (currently 7 or 8-5) but I was told extended hours are on their way. Throw in fair prices, a location close to home, and the opportunity to avoid dealing with supermarket coffee shops, and this place has become my new coffee spot. I look forward to seeing this place take off and getting to grumble that "I was going to SPL before all of these people!" Lol. read more

If you have an extra high coffee tolerance like me I would say get the DRY KAPP I'm not a person who says I get a "buzz" from coffee unless there was 3 extra shots of expresso added. After drinking the dry kapp I was able to function during work. Will I come back? 100% yes read more

I was stoked when SPL opened up nearby! This area needs a good place for coffee. With that being said I'm always going in to try one of their delicious menu items. Everything I've tried so far is great, delicious and high quality. The last drinks I tried were all a hit, the dry kapp, the iced matcha, and iced mocha! All the staff are friendly and chill. And the ambience is inviting and simple with an appropriate amount of urban flair. read more

I saw SPL (cashier said it could be pronounced spill or S.P.L) popped up as a hot and new business. I'm always looking for good coffee shops so I stopped by with my friend on a Sunday afternoon. She got a cold brew and I got an iced latte. Make sure to check in on Yelp for 20% off! Drinks-- The cold brew was good. It was a little sour because they use a Columbia/Kenya blend and Kenya beans make it a little more acidic. I thought it was strong and bright. The iced latte was way too milky even though I asked for more ice and less milk. -1 star because I had to purchase an additional shot because there was too milk in the latte. It's hard to find a coffee shop who gets the milk to espresso ratio right. Service-- Both cashier and barista were nice. Parking-- They do have a free lot, but it's shared with Thai BBQ so it's very crowded and hard to find a spot. There is residential street parking on Kingsley. read more

There's only three parking spaces out front thats designated for spl customers but two were taken up by trucks when i visited. The vibe is a bit awkward, as the store is super quiet, and its a minimalist design so you echo even when speaking in normal volume. I like the boldness in the espresso, but the iced coffee didnt taste good, its tasted like it was under extracted, and didnt go down smooth. There were scones, muffins, but neither tasted fresh as its been sitting in a non temperature controlled pastry case so they were all stiff. read more

SPL Coffee - Iced cappuccino (foam was thick and stood well under stirs but espresso was too sour), granola scone that wasnt very flavorful - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Good coffee, good pastries, great place to hang out. The Pumpkin SPL Latte is highly recommended, and the mocha is good too.

This is such a cute little coffee shop! I've been here twice and both times have ordered the dry kapp which was not only delicious, but at $4, super reasonably priced. I also noticed cold brew is $3.50 which is also on the cheaper end compared to other coffee shops. Plus they have a parking lot, which for ktown means I'm sold! I'll be coming back here quite often. Something I haven't seen anyone else mention yet - I brought my own cup today and noticed I got 40 cents off for BYOT (bring your own tumbler?) Not sure if it's a flat 40 cents each time or 10%, but either way that's way more than I get elsewhere (for reference Starbucks only gives you 10 cents off). Really glad they have such an awesome incentive for being environmentally friendly! read more

We were glad to find a new cafe in Ktown! The small cafe was clean with a handful of seating. They had painted the interiors with shades of blue, the walls featuring chickens! The parking isn't that great - they've got a lot for the small plaza, but is usually full so we had to find street parking. They had a few outlets (could have used a bit more for convenience), wifi, and one restroom, which is all reasonable for a cafe of this size. The service was great and their coffee was pretty good! We got iced vanilla and mocha lattes with a lemon pastry (pastry was okay, they had other selections as well). Not sure if i'll become a frequent visitor because of the hassle to find parking, but will come back once in a while because it seemed like just a decent place to study and focus. read more

Such a cute spot! Very minimalist vibes but great environment to chill or get some work done. Really cute seating and a cute neon light sign to enjoy a cup o joe under. Great spot to grab vanilla latte (so delicious) with a pal or solo dolo. Definitely will be returning soon! read more

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Best place ever!! I love their coffee. Staff is awesome and extremely helpful. Loved the mocha. It's not powder nor syrup! It's actual chocolate!!! read more

Great little coffee spot near LA in Koreatown, has a small parking lot in front of the store, with possible street parking nearby. They have a large espresso menu, and their signature drink the Dry Kapp was delicious, their take on an iced cappuccino. Very clean interior, with a sleek, modern design and cute graffiti art on the bar itself. The barista was very friendly, took the time to answer all of our questions and made recommendations based on what we liked. read more

SPL Coffee - (Left to right) Iced vanilla latte, dry kapp with almond milk, and regular dry kapp, all delicious! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great coffee. Very Creamy Almond milk latte. Parking lot is small & crowded. Park on street if you can. Clean fresh interior but they need to address the dirty ceiling vents. read more

SPL Coffee is a really nice space and addition to the neighborhood. Ktown has plenty of cafés, coffee shops, and quirky hybridized options with major novel flair, but this place offers a nice focused menu and appeals to those looking for a good cup of coffee or espresso in a festive environment. So if you can survive without nitrogen ice cream, overwhelming menus, and unnecessary fuss, come check this place out. read more

My favorite place to study nowadays. I love their latte and their lemonade is also amazing. Free parking and free wifi with good coffee!!! Employees are all very friendly i feel welcome every time!! read more

My absolute favorite coffee spot. The baristas are always super kind and funny and the coffee is delicious. The difference between small businesses that care about their product as well as their customers, and giant corporations that see you as just $$$ is very apparent here. The rosemary bee is amazing. Bring your own cup to reduce waste and get a sweet lil discount as an added bonus. read more

I moved into the neighborhood a few months ago and SPL quickly became my favorite spot. It's a relaxed, bright space with huge windows, really friendly folks, and fast wifi! They also just started serving a new drink-- the Rosemary Bee-- that is now my all-time top coffee drink. The first morning I had it, I came back for another in the afternoon. I'm normally not that extra or particular about my coffee but it's THAT good. read more

SPL Coffee - An Iced Rosemary Bee-- so tasty! I've never had anything like it before. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I usually come here any chance I get and the service is always great. It's a small cafe, but it has the room to accomodate 5 tables and small wall benches. Every coffee and pastry comes out quickly and spot on for taste. Would highly recommend! read more

Best cold brew in ktown and the friendliest staff ever! Love this place soooooo much!!!

Ugh, I still think about the Rosemary Bee! It's pretty sweet but they let you adjust the sweetness. Loved the fact they used Clover Milk!!! I'm definitely someone who notices small details and let me just say they nailed it on every aspect. The place is spotless! So clean and beautiful. Love that! The bathroom is no exception which is such a relief because we all know how bathrooms can be so wildly different compared to the presentation and cleanliness of the rest of the place. If you dine in, they use glass cups. No plastic/paper cups. The ice cubes are aesthetically pleasing because they are perfectly cubed but with an indent that allows for more surface area of the ice. And last but not least, metal straws!!! Another thing, their AC is really cold which is perfect for summer, but maybe bring a light cardigan or jacket in case. Lol read more

Great place to get coffee. Chill environment and amazing staff/owners. A must have if you're in the area. read more

SPL Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love this place!! Its located right next to my work. ALWAYS, there is nice staffs, fast flow, ans good enviroment. I love their ice cappuccion and the chocolate croissaint( super crispy outside & super moist inside). They also offer those point building-up system by the phone numbers. So why dont you stop by and try it? You wont be disappointed! read more

Karen and Jonathan are super nice! The vanilla almond milk latte was very delicious! They make their flavors syrups from scratch, so maybe that's why. Yum! Will be back! read more

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A great place to work. Very low key , zero pretensions. It's never overcrowded so the environment noise is not distracting. Coffee is good as are the pastries. There are several outlets and the chairs are comfortable for working. Will definitely be coming back!! read more