TAKAGI COFFEE WEST THIRD
Cafe · Beverly Grove
8048 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Highlights
Japanese cafe roasting beans in-house, serving fluffy pancakes
Japanese cafe roasting beans in-house, serving fluffy pancakes
"You'll find brunch-friendly Japanese dishes like souffle pancakes, pasta, and omurice at this chain from Osaka, but Takagi also takes their brews seriously, with a full display of single-origin coffee beans up front. And if you can stomach spending $12 on a drink, their matcha deserves attention, too. Go for the latte fancied up with kuromitsu syrup and nutty kinako powder. It’s capped with silky cream that seeps down, turning the drink into a matcha-flavored parfait." - cathy park
"A Japan-based chain's first U.S. outpost landed in Beverly Grove, steps away from the Original Farmers Market on Third and Fairfax, in a polished, modern interior. The cafe centers its food menu around fluffy soufflé pancakes but also serves savory Japanese dishes like katsu with rice and miso soup, omurice, and chicken nanban. The wafu pasta is a vegetable spaghetti with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, shiso leaves, and arugula. Beverage programs include specialty beans sourced from across the globe for pour-overs and tea from Okinawa served hot or iced." - Mona Holmes
"Despite the name, Takagi Coffee has a lot more going on than just caffeine. This minimalist Japanese cafe serves fluffy pancakes, omurice, Japanese-style pastas, and burgers with ginger and wasabi. There’s a display of coffee beans from around the world, and by the end of the month, they’ll also be rolling out Japanese beers. We recently visited Takagi Coffee. Read our thoughts." - cathy park
"A Japanese souffle pancake specialist with a location on West Third, Los Angeles." - Rebecca Roland
"Calling Takagi a coffee shop doesn’t do it justice. Yes, this cafe chain from Osaka takes its coffee seriously—there’s a whole display of beans and origins at the front—but it’s just as committed to brunch, serving souffle pancakes, burgers, pasta, and rice plates in a space that looks like a modern kissaten. We’d send you here for the enjoyable rice dishes, especially the one with a not-too-dense hamburger steak in demi-glace, and the omurice, draped with a silky egg. As for the pancakes on every table? They aren’t quite as light or fluffy as the ones you’ve seen jiggling on influencer trips to Japan, but piled high with berries and drenched in syrup, they’re a decent sweet breakfast to pair with your single-origin Sulawesi Toraja. Food Rundown Hamburger Steak This is essentially a Japanese version of steak frites (it even comes with a side of miso soup). The hamburger steak has a nice seared crust, and the meat is light and fluffy enough to sponge up all the sweet demi-glace sauce. The fries could use a bit more salt, but you won't mind if you dip them in the sauce anyway. photo credit: Cathy Park Omelette Rice This unfortunately isn’t one of those cool runny omelets that gets sliced open in one swift motion tableside, but the egg is still soft and goes well with each bite of ketchupy rice. photo credit: Cathy Park Strawberry & Mix Berry Pancake These pancakes have zero jiggle to them, but the good news is that even flat pancakes taste good with sweet cream, berries, and chocolate drizzle. If berries aren’t your thing, Takagi also has options that are topped with caramel apple, matcha, mango, or chocolate banana. photo credit: Cathy Park" - Cathy Park
