The Scoop
The Temple Street Couplet is the flagship, the rainbow-hued room on the edge of Echo Park and Westlake where Gefen Skolnick's online following finally got somewhere to turn up in person. Ceremonial-grade matcha from Kagoshima, Japan is the house pour, and the bananas-and-cream matcha is the drink we would order first. Single-origin Peruvian beans and the house espresso blend cover the coffee side. This is the room the brand was built around, so the limited-edition drops and the general sense of color land hardest here. It opened in January to a following that had been waiting for it. Echo Park is walkable from here and Laveta is a short way along Glendale Boulevard, which makes a two-cafe morning easy.
Location
1638 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026Matcha Flavors
Matcha Menu
At this location
The Gulab (Choice of Matcha or Espresso)
Couplet's ceremonial matcha, honey, saffron, rose, cardamom, and milk or Couplet's espresso, milk, saffron, rose, and cardamom.
At this location
Double Matcha Strawberry Dream
Couplet ceremonial matcha layered over strawberry milk, topped with matcha cold foam, matcha powder, and strawberry pieces.
Matcha Latte
Couplet's own ceremonial matcha, honey, and milk.
Matcha Americano
Couplet's own ceremonial matcha, honey, and water.
The Bananas N' Cream Matcha
House-made Filipino syrup, cream, crushed banana chip, cinnamon, milk, Couplet's ceremonial matcha, and honey.
