Be Bright Coffee

After a successful year popping up at Smorgasburg, this novice-friendly specialty coffee brand has gone brick-and-mortar on Melrose Avenue, where patrons can enjoy Be Bright's ultra-refreshing, slightly sweet signature drinks, like the Vivid Cream Latte, without braving the open-air food event's notoriously long lines. Though owners Frank and Michelle La can still be found at ROW DTLA every week on Sundays, those who visit on Melrose will find their caffeine experience pleasantly upgraded with real glasses (for those dining in), access to wifi and free parking in the adjacent lot shared with Ronan. For coffee aficionados who turn up their noses at dessert-esque beverages, fear not: Unlike Starbucks, you can actually taste the java in Be Bright's sweeter drinks, and the standard drinks are actually good.