Heather A.
Yelp
I write for a music and coffee blog called Crooners In Coffeeshops, in which I interview local musicians at local coffeeshops. My writeup reflects the positive experience that I encountered at Blue Bottle on our interview date.
It's always interesting to hear the backstories of your favorite businesses, and the history of Blue Bottle Coffee is no different. Going all the way back to the late 1600s, Austrian emissary Franz George Kolshitsky opened Europe's first coffee house, The Blue Bottle, in the wake of the expulsion of the Turkish army from Vienna, bringing the joy of coffee to a community faced with turmoil. Hundreds of years later, a coffee-loving freelance musician in Oakland, CA joined the coffee industry by providing guests with fresh roasts at the peak of their flavor (less than forty-eight hours of life). In honor of Kolshitsky's legacy, Blue Bottle Coffee was born and has since grown into an impressive family of cafes (including the U.S., Japan, and Korea).
Specifically with Blue Bottle Coffee's Beverly Hills location, you will be treated to spacious, two-story indoor seating complete with inviting warm-tones that make you want to stay there for a few hours enjoying your responsibly sourced brew and a healthy food choice from their menu. There is an air of positivity and community that looms throughout the shop from their smiling baristas to the families, couples, groups of friends, and many more that step through their doors. And don't worry, if you're more of a to-go type person, everything can be grabbed in a pinch so you can enjoy your treats on your time.