KOS COFFEE CO.
Order the single-origin pour over and ask which roast came in this week. Sit at the counter, watch the barista work. K Street in Gaslamp gets loud by noon. Come early when it's just coffee people and the light hits the espresso machine right.
Single-origin pour over. The seasonal roast. Skip the pastries unless they're from a local spot that day.
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