Intelligentsia Coffee Pasadena Coffeebar

Intelligentsia's Pasadena coffeebar sits at 55 East Colorado Boulevard on the Old Pasadena strip that runs from Fair Oaks to Marengo. The Chicago-rooted roaster opened the Pasadena bar one of three California coffeebars alongside Venice and Silver Lake. Beans are roasted in Los Angeles by the Intelligentsia program, with the Black Cat espresso pulled across every milk drink and rotating single origins on filter. The Black Cat is the blend most American specialty cafes still reference. The room is bookable and bright. Slow bar service runs at the back for pour-over orders, where baristas work each cup individually. On weekday mornings the room fills with Pasadena regulars walking up from Lake Avenue and Cal Tech students cutting south. Order a Black Cat espresso if you came to taste the blend that defined a generation of American specialty. Order a slow-bar pour-over if you came for the Intelligentsia experience the way the brand built it.