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Creature's Plants and Coffee

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Creature's is doing something that has not really been done in Los Angeles at this scale before: a 12,000-square-foot plant nursery with a specialty coffee bar running through the middle of it, surrounded by enough outdoor seating and living greenery that the line between being inside a cafe and being inside a garden is genuinely unclear. The 50-foot greenhouse is the center of the space, and the selection of plants to purchase is curated and organized with the same care as the coffee menu. The espresso program runs on specialty beans. The matcha is ceremonial grade sourced from Japan. The house drinks, including a lavender latte and a turmeric blend, have become the items that most customers mention when recommending the place. Staff receive consistent praise across reviews for plant knowledge as well as coffee knowledge, which says something about the culture of the place. It is queer-owned, thoughtfully designed, and genuinely unlike anything else within a reasonable drive.