Mystyx Kafe

there are parts of los angeles that the coffee conversation tends to skip over, and boyle heights is one of them. mystyx kafe sits on 1st street at 2308, in a neighborhood that has its own rhythms and doesn't particularly need validation from the westside. the people who come here keep coming back, which in this city, where options multiply faster than you can track them, means something specific and hard-won. you don't build that kind of loyalty by being indifferent to what ends up in the cup. the menu is worth your time on a weekday morning when 1st street is still finding its pace, and the cortado is a reasonable place to start.