Cognoscenti Coffee Roastery

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SPANISH TORTILLA!!!! It’s soooo good 🤤 I came across this coffee shop, working across the street window tinting and WOW I’m completely shocked by the amazing flavors in their food. We got the açaí with strawberry and granola, the Spanish tortillas and a bread thing. All soo good I ordered one to take home. Went to complement the food and then the owner gave us a cookie to try and it was delicious! Great experience

Yü Wu

I couldn't imagine what a coffee shop would look like in this part of the Fashion District, and I was happily surprised to find out the cafe in a plaza that almost feels like an oasis, shared with a few other restaurants. The shop is spacious with a full view of the roasting area. Good flat white, and really nice people too.

Juan Diego Calvo

Great Coffee. Got the Iced Mocha with Oat and is exactly the amount of sweet I want on a Mocha latte. Also got a flat white and coffee is superior! Will definitely come back again. Great vibe and open atmosphere with roasting in the store.

Gabriela Rodriguez

I arrived ordering a cold brew and left asking about wholesale. They were very friendly all the time and explained prices, quantities and origins of coffee. I love your service, I hope to return soon. Thank you very much for your time. 🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎

Mariana J Estrada Rodríguez

Latte Noir with Maple syrup and Savory Focaccia, it was really good! It is pricier than regular coffee shops but, they do their pastries in house!

Janine Torres

I was recommended the black matcha was it was so good! I also order the southpark bagel which was made fresh.

Great coffee shop with lots of seating space! They have a variety of pastries as well on display at the counter, they all looked delicious. Love this place! Spacious & quite & delicious food and drink. Awesome. Great vibes, big space, got a lot of work done while I was here, and staff was very friendly.

The waiter's cappuccino was both correct and excellent. Aside from that, I liked this coffee shop since they treated their customers with professionalism and courtesy. It was a secure, peaceful, and well-organized setting. To be honest, I liked hanging out at this business since it was a fun location to spend my spare time. It was both illuminating and gratifying!

They are so nice and the coffee was amazing! Definitely coming back soon

Amazing coffee and great team! Highly recommended to check out

Great staff, super friendly! Definitely would recommend

Chill vibes, open airy seating (and lots of outside shaded seating as well). Honey Latte was very good. Closes kinda early and wasn’t too busy when I went. Great for studying or reading. Street parking $1/hour

Super cute little shop. A bit warm inside but my coffee was great, the barista was super friendly and chatted with me while she made it, and plenty of seating inside and out!

the staff is very friendly and helpful. all pastries and coffees are great and fresh. fully recommend it!

Christina Heiler

Super cute little shop. A bit warm inside but my coffee was great, the barista was super friendly and chatted with me while she made it, and plenty of seating inside and out!

David

Chill vibes, open airy seating (and lots of outside shaded seating as well). Honey Latte was very good. Closes kinda early and wasn’t too busy when I went. Great for studying or reading. Street parking $1/hour

Leah Goldman

I love this place! Really great in-house roasted coffee, good tea options, incredible in-house baked goods, sandwiches, and other snacks. Free WiFi - Great space to work, outdoors or indoors! Please keep them in businesses!

Malak Firth

The waiter's cappuccino was both correct and excellent. Aside from that, I liked this coffee shop since they treated their customers with professionalism and courtesy. It was a secure, peaceful, and well-organized setting. To be honest, I liked hanging out at this business since it was a fun location to spend my spare time. It was both illuminating and gratifying!

Raj Felix

Great coffee shop with lots of seating space! They have a variety of pastries as well on display at the counter, they all looked delicious. Love this place! Spacious & quite & delicious food and drink. Awesome. Great vibes, big space, got a lot of work done while I was here, and staff was very friendly.

Valeria Beth Trujillo

I love Cognoscenti with my entire being. Everyone is absolutely amazing and kind. Their food menu is incredible. Aimee is the sweetest human I know. The space is so cute and they're super safe especially during this pandemic. Parking is a breeze too!

Stephanie Wong

Super cute interior!! It has a very minimalistic feel and is clean and relaxed. The coffee is good and is cheaper than Starbucks. It’s nice having such a cute, clean, and hospitable coffee shop in the middle of Fashion District. Highly recommend :)

Unique coffee shop, outdoor seating available

There was plenty of street parking around and just a few blocks away from Santee Alley. They had a solid coffee menu, but I feel like their iced latte was too milky. However I like that the drinks aren't overly sweet. I also tried their peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies which were excellent. There's plenty of outdoor shaded seating and standing space. If you wanna buy whole beans, they roast in house on Mondays.

Sylk Eats

Unique coffee shop, outdoor seating available

Ceejae Molina

There was plenty of street parking around and just a few blocks away from Santee Alley. They had a solid coffee menu, but I feel like their iced latte was too milky. However I like that the drinks aren't overly sweet. I also tried their peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies which were excellent. There's plenty of outdoor shaded seating and standing space. If you wanna buy whole beans, they roast in house on Mondays.

Avaya Deleon

Freshly roasted coffee they can make with their own homemade coconut milk if you want. They have lovely staff, very friendly and helpful. You can get non-coffee drinks too. I love the place so much! Perfect!

Saw this cafe across Creature Comforts brewery in a little business park on Olive st downtown. The space isn’t much to look at, and it was rather warm inside making it uncomfortable. There is more seating outside but it was a hot day so we chose the lesser of two evils and stayed in. Tried their signature Latte Noir which I found to be just meh. Even with the extra shots of espresso I didn’t find it to be too strong but also nothing stood out about it considering the other ingredients they added. We got a matcha and a cookie. The cookie was good the matcha like any other. Overall, serviceable for those living or working downtown, though plenty of other spots I would choose first. But they do have a secure courtyard area to work in which is nice.

Found this spot while looking for LowKey burrito. Love the aesthetics of the shop and their menu looks very tasty. The coffee was amazing as well however I gave a 3 star for lack of customer service. The shop was not busy at all and I told the young lady it was my first time hoping she can kinda give me a run down of what they have and all i got was has pointing to the menu. Not very friendly.

Avedon Arcade

Saw this cafe across Creature Comforts brewery in a little business park on Olive st downtown. The space isn’t much to look at, and it was rather warm inside making it uncomfortable. There is more seating outside but it was a hot day so we chose the lesser of two evils and stayed in. Tried their signature Latte Noir which I found to be just meh. Even with the extra shots of espresso I didn’t find it to be too strong but also nothing stood out about it considering the other ingredients they added. We got a matcha and a cookie. The cookie was good the matcha like any other. Overall, serviceable for those living or working downtown, though plenty of other spots I would choose first. But they do have a secure courtyard area to work in which is nice.

Jesse Alvarez

Found this spot while looking for LowKey burrito. Love the aesthetics of the shop and their menu looks very tasty. The coffee was amazing as well however I gave a 3 star for lack of customer service. The shop was not busy at all and I told the young lady it was my first time hoping she can kinda give me a run down of what they have and all i got was has pointing to the menu. Not very friendly.