Verve Coffee Roasters

The Arts District cafe is Verve's Los Angeles flagship, and it is a working roastery as much as a cafe. It opened on August 23, 2019 as Verve Roastery Del Sur, a 7,000 square foot building on Mateo Street with 110 seats and a coffee bar pouring from 18 draft taps. The same building holds the training and cupping labs, a test kitchen, a beverage innovation center, an event space and a patio. Design, Bitches drew the space, Terremoto LA planted it, the Bay Area artist Windy Chien made the macrame, and the Brooklyn studio Young Jerks made the large scale art. We love that the cupping labs and the roaster share a building with the counter you order from. The full matcha menu is poured here, including the hand whisked Usucha and the Matcha 1 and 1, and the kitchen runs a seasonal menu under chef Mario Tolentino with bread and pastries from Superba and Erin McKenna. Bavel is next door, so a matcha here folds neatly into a morning in the neighborhood. Colby Barr called the building a home for the team and community in Los Angeles when it opened. Doors open at 7am every day.