Intelligentsia Coffeebar

Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey


In this hip, industrial, minimalist monument to the coffee gods, perfectionist baristas – who roam the central bar and command more steaming machines than seems reasonable – never short you on foam or caffeine, and the Cake Monkey scones and muffins are addictive. The tunnel-like front vestibule is an oh-so-SoCal chill space.


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