Tag Archive 'fillmore'

Trip Report: Café Murano

Posted by TheShot on 08 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Local Brew

This café is something of a neighborhood favorite for its quirky atmosphere and ridiculously cheap (though not that great) coffee. Inside there’s found art everywhere — plus painted café tables, a couple of seats from movie theaters (with cup-holders), juicers on display, wine for $9 a bottle, and a few outdoor sidewalk café tables under [...]

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Trip Report: Bittersweet - The Chocolate Café

Posted by TheShot on 22 May 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew

This chocolate café has been in business since November 2005. They sell a lot of chocolate bars up front (in sections labelled dark, milk, and surprises — such as chocolate with pepper), but they offer espresso and café service in the back — with seating among several weathered, painted wooden tables and chairs. There is [...]

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Trip Report: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf @ Fillmore

Posted by TheShot on 28 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew

This outlet of the L.A.-based chain is located on a busy Fillmore St. corner, lined with popular sidewalk café tables and parasols. Inside there are a dozen more tables and a lot of finished, wood grain surfaces — giving it the look of a cheaply remodeled kitchen. There’s even this raised platform in the back [...]

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Trip Report: The Grove Fillmore

Posted by TheShot on 27 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew

This casual, Latino owned and operated breakfast café has the interior look of a rustic hunting lodge — minus the moose heads. Outside there are a few tables and chairs along the sidewalk. But inside you’ll find an interior of wood and stone, a faux fireplace, chess players, chocolate “cornetti” (croissants), and even an occasional [...]

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