Alexandra Clark

global village coffeehouses in LA (my movement against the New Coffee Shop aesthetic)

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caroline cianci

in response to Syd Steinberg

ISO a whimsy goth 90’s coffee shop in LA! With lots of purple and couches and mediocre coffee! I do not want fancy cold brew! I do not want chic minimalist design! I want to sit comfortably on a very old couch and be free.

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caroline cianci2mo ago

the new coffee shops in LA look terrible. the walls are literally metal and the stools are slabs of concrete. they are everywhere now. i don't want to sit on a slab and drink out of a plastic cup. "we aren't there to hang out we're just there to grab coffee" im sorry but why. how come when i do a day trip to santa barbara i go on tiktok and i look up things to do in santa barbara and seven out of ten videos are about coffee shops to go to. grabbing coffee is not an activity. please make your co...

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Syd Steinberg
Syd Steinberg
@sydsteinbergSep 30, 2026

omg thank you!

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