Paramount Coffee Project

Love their original brunch menu, really liked the char siu pork dish. And their flat white is perfect. Wish this was on the eastside!

Hey! Douchebags! Put the name of the business on a sign somewhere! Peak of LA hipster douchery to think you’re so cool people will just know by word of mouth. Have a little bit of respect for normal business customs. Good lord.

Saw this place on IG and came here right after. Definitely a nice place to come and hang out. However, this place is a bit small for large parties but if you come early enough, I’m sure you’ll find a spot. The service was great & the food was amazing.
ORDER THE AVOCADO ON TOAST! I really enjoyed having it.

«Australian-​quality» coffee, and great food. Soft scram is delicious, as is avo toast.

The food here is really good. I like that there wasn’t too much problem with finding parking although the area seems to be busy at all times. I just wish they would have had more variety of coffee. It has a very hipster vibe too. Over all I enjoyed it and would definitely come back.

If I lived in the area, I would visit every day. I loved everything about my experience. From the excellent coffee, friendly and attentive service, the Aussie accents and the most photogenic yogurt I’ve had in my life.
I don’t think there is a coffee shop serving up this calibre of food this place is offering — that is after Lamill ended their partnership with Chef Michael Cimurusti of Michelin-​rated Providence.
About the chef: Chef Wilfredo Majano was born in El Salavador and raised in Italy. He returned to El Salvador before his move to Los Angeles. Chef Wilfredo’s background leans toward the French technique spending time at Petit Trois, staging at Michelin-​rated French Laundry. Before Paramount Coffee Project he worked at La Poubelle in Los Feliz.
It is important to note that this is an Australian coffee shop with locations in Sydney and Melbourne. A flat white is a must!
My advice is to ask what is popular and you can’t go wrong at restaurants when choosing what to eat. Hopefully, you’re not a picky eater.

Wow this place really hit the spot. I had the French toast, which was crazy good. It’s probably too big for one person, but I managed to inhale the entire thing. I also tried the coffee and it was equally amazing. The staff was incredible. You don’t have to stand in line here, and can pay at the table. I will be back many, many times.

Very cute little place with great brunch/​breakfast options, both sweet and savory.
I had the baked eggs which were VERY hot, just let them cool off a bit before eating. And my husband had the hash which was excellent.
Service is great, efficient and super friendly!

Paramount has good and various types of coffee ranging from local to international roasters. I certainly am not one to actively explore the world of different brews, but I think this place is great. How can you not appreciate a café like this.
Their vegemite butterscotch milkshake is delicious. Suuuuuper sweet, though. I warn you. Google says vegemite is a «dark brown Australian food paste made from leftover brewers’ yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives». I don’t think I’ve ever tasted it before the milkshake, but again, it’s so sweet that all you really get is the butterscotch. And I can handle sugar. I mean, really handle it. If you know me, you’ll know not to take my complaint lightly.
Cappuccinos, love.
Espressos, super love.
Food, hit and miss, but I only say that because the cashew yogurt wassssssss terrrrrrriiiibbbbleeeeeeee. yuuuuhh-​uh-​uhhhck. yuck *shudder. What the hell, everything about that yogurt was so wrong and so off-​putting. The moment I set a spoonful onto my tongue, I just couldn’t muster up the courage to grow the hell up and allow it to stay in my mouth a moment longer and swallow it. Imagine warm, deconstructed, soggy sourdough bread in your mouth. with water. Ugh.
On a much, much brighter note, the French toasted brioche was the perfect redemption. It’s basically a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with crispy, buttery and semi-​sweet french toast with mascarpone topped off with a thick and giant sheet of bacon and banana brittle. Yum, it made me forget the whole incident I had with the yogurt ever happened. Definitely the perfect redemption.

This is the most recent addition to the West Hollywood coffee scene and it looks to be a promising one.
First of all, the staff is completely engaged in what they do, and they do it in a charming and welcoming manner. My friend and I felt right at home the second we set foot in the shop.
Where it gets better, relates to the fact that it is a multi-​roaster carrying coffee shop. You’ll find coffee from local and international micro roasters. This opens up the possibility of different flavors profiles based on the roasting styles from each supplier. But of course, it comes down to the preparation of the baristas. From the looks of it they’re well equipped and their skills are on point.
It would be a travesty if I forgot to mention that they have a killer breakfast sandwich. I can only compare it to a sausage and egg mcmuffin, merely based on looks. But it terms of flavor, it was like 100 times better than what you’ll find at Mickey Dee’ s. The sausage itself had an incredible blend of spices that really came through with every bite. Then they add what seems to be some kind of aioli to enhance the flavor. It is finished off with a nicely cooked egg and some arugula. I’m telling you, it’s the best thing you’ll try!
I paired my sandwich with the Ethiopian coffee on the menu. It was the perfect pairing, with a nice acidity to contrast the savory sausage.
My friend and I were on a little coffee crawl when we visited about a month ago, and this was by far our favorite of the three shops we visited. A great start to our morning.

PCP can be highly addicting… and by PCP, I am referring to Paramount Coffee Project.
One of the better spots for coffee in the area, Paramount offers filter and espresso roasted by both international and local micro roasters. Their choices for espresso and filter are curious and not always sourced from the finest roasters yet the variety is quite robust and welcomed. The best coffees offered here are from George Howell and Heart Coffee Roasters, which in my estimation are certainly among the best of the best coffee roasters in the world.
Then there’s their food program which is quite stellar. Their plating techniques are impeccable and presented in fine dining fair.
During my visit, I indulged on an Espresso and Avo on Toast.
Espresso with Sparkling Water Back ($ 3.50): 3.5÷5
PCP offers two types of espresso daily. I chose George Howell’s Reko, Ethiopia during my visit. Mind you, PCP employs the newest philosophical approach to espresso, often slinging filter for spro (which is my preference to begin with). I’ve had George Howell Reko pulled at my favorite shop many times and enjoyed it thoroughly but the one I had at PCP was slighty yet noticeably under extracted.
Avo on Toast ($ 11.00): 4.25÷5
Although I prefer sliced avocado in place of guacamole spread, I have to say this was rather nice, albeit a tad salty. The most redeeming quality has to be that incredible charred corn topping.
Paramount is a great place if you live in the surrounding neighborhood or are hanging around The Grove. It certainly isn’t a place I would drive out of the way for (mostly due to horrendous parking situation… and the added fact that I regularly patronize the best place for coffee in the world, literally).

Good coffee, better ambiance.
Tried:
+Pumpkin pie hot chocolate, the STAR. Topped with bits of toasted pecan. I’m a usually wary of pumpkin drinks since every restaurants wants to milk profits off the holiday relevance. But the pecan, mmm.
~Brew of the day, don’t remember what it was exactly. It was one of those coffees that you should drink while hot. It ended on a sour note which sucked extra when it cooled down.
~Bread and butter pudding, which is basically pudding with butter, jam, and some flowers. This one’s for the phone pic. Good, but not memorable.
Ambiance:
The coffee shop itself is narrow. The kitchen and register sits on the left side, tables on the right, walkway in between. There’s outdoor seating in the back too. It’s an open kitchen, which I like, it’s fun watching people bustle around looking busy.
Noise level medium.

I got the Gibraltar and my boyfriend got the flat white. Both were really great drinks! Service was great too, at first we ordered black coffees and they were super bitter (I’m a black coffee drinker and it was too much for me… Maybe they need to get a different blend?) the waitress noticed us not drinking them and without waiting a beat offered to get us something else and took it off our check.
They know what they’re doing here. We didn’t order any food but wow was the plating impressive and it all smelled so great! Their kitchen is open for all to see what they are doing, which I always find impressive.
If you’re not looking to sit and hang out they have a walk up window and some indoor/​outdoor seating. The music they play is really up beat as well and at a great volume so you can still talk to your friends. Really impressive for being a new place!

The best coffee in LA. I’ve done: Philz, Alfred, Intelegensia (however u sp it), Groundwork, Funnel Mill, Coffee Commissary, etc. PCP latte is great, perfect amount of coffee to milk ratio, coffee is smooth and not acidic. Also, ice latte terrific too.

This is a new neighborhood gem, just down under Santa Monica… Thank you, thank you. Coffee blends were really interesting, I had a Santa Barbara blend, which was ripper as my cousin would say, meaning really great. I said to the waitress, who was very helpful, this coffee is ripper and she looked at me like I was insane which leads me to believe my cousin has been making up phrases for the last nine years as punishment for me bringing him to outback every time he visits from Adelaide. My bad. Still hilarious.
Anywho, I got the Scram on sourdough, which was quite good, I mean ripper. I’d suggest adding the potatoes to your brekkie, which may or may not mean breakfast as per said cousin, as they were a real treat.
One downside is that there is no wifi so I had to leave rather than have another cup. They may be planning on getting the wifi, so check back, they have a window for coffee as well which is nice. All in all, a nice addition.

This new place is definitely worth checking out. One of the few places that does a variety of delicious food and coffee VERY well.
Along with Go Get Em Tiger, you won’t find a bigger selection of premium coffees from around the world. The espresso was delicious and pulled to perfection (George Howell). They only have simple syrup and don’t really do any sweet coffee drinks, so be warned.
Overall, it was a great experience, the one issue I had was they had a dozen bags of coffee which were 2 weeks off roast. That is about half a week longer than what I would consider acceptable for premium retail. I totally understand that coffee from all over the world will be drank a bit off roast, but 2 weeks is pushing it a bit in my mind for the cost of the premium bags they sell.

This place is fantastic! Very Melbourne style setting and menu. It is so nice to have real coffee! Make sure you try the avocado toast and if you’re feeling adventurous, order some Vegemite toast!
The staff are very happy, attentive and lovely.

I was not wowed on my first visit here. First off, I hate their sign. It’s washed out and looks like it was leftover from some ratty old business on Fairfax! When I walked in the first menu I saw was for food. I get having a toast or two but this seems like they are trying to please everyone when what I think most people want is good coffee or tea. I actually ended up getting an herbal iced tea. It was interesting more than actually tasty. Actually it was downright not tasty! If was almost five bucks with tax! They are pushing it a bit because that is a new record for me for iced tea. Space is attractive but there are plenty of cooler spots.

Super cute café. The coffee drinks are really good. I had the Flat White and my boyfriend had an Iced Coffee. Both were delicious and smooth.
We also tried the Stuffed Lamington French Toast. It was OK — not super sweet but not super flavorful either. It’s basically french toast covered with chocolate and coconut flakes with a raspberry center. It’s not something we’d try again BUT we will definitely be back for more coffee and to try other items on the menu.

Nice coffee/​café addition to the Fairfax Strip. Officially opened today, with awesome staff and warm atmosphere. We only had time to try the avo toast, which had great flavor with the addition of charred corn and orange slice.
Can’t wait to try the rest of the menu. Welcome PCP!