WHY A mellow alternative to Silver Lake’s over-caffeinated coffee scene.

WHAT Housed in a faux-lighthouse building on none-too-gentrified Hoover Street, this place started selling organic fair-trade beans at local farmers’ markets before opening the café. With free WiFi, a large covered patio and baked goods from Echo Park’s Delilah Bakery, it’s a funky and calm place for a cappuccino or the special house Cafecito, made with steamed milk and sugar cane juice. All the freshly roasted beans are available by the pound.