Intelligentsia Coffee opens long awaited Venice location

June 8, 10:55 PMLA Coffee ExaminerKim Winklhofer

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The buzz about the opening of a Westside Intelligentsia location has been so loud on the web, it’s registered on the Richter scale. No matter where you’ve been getting your coffee, a trip to 1331 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice should be on your to-do list.

Doug Zell, the owner, seeks to “bring down the barrier between customer and barista” by designing a progressive coffee bar experience the likes of which I’m anxious to try. When I find the time and energy to drive to Venice (three freeways and at least an hour away), I anticipate the following:

• A greeting from my own private, highly trained barista who will lead me to a spot at the high-tech espresso bar.
• A steampunk atmosphere
• The chance to watch one of their two $11,000 Clover coffeemakers in action, in person
• Time to enjoy a stellar drink, without worrying about the line behind me
• The chance to chat with a barista that really knows coffee
• An industrial strength caffeine high because I plan to try several drinks
• Killer pastries (There goes my diet.)

Hours of operation

6 am – 10 pm Sunday – Thursday

6 am – 11 pm Friday

• 7 am – 11 pm Saturday

For more info: Intelligentisia Coffee Website, Intelligentsia Coffee Blog

For more fun places to go on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, click on the photo credit link.

Photo credit: AbbotKinneyonline.com