Groundwork Coffee Co

Set among the loading docks and truck traffic of North Hollywood’s Cleon Avenue, Groundwork’s headquarters is dedicated to roasting, packing, and shipping. Along one wall, towering silos hold more than 25 varieties of green coffee beans, which are fed into 70-kilo roasters running at temperatures approaching 500 degrees. In the tearoom, fragrant herbs, spices, and teas are blended by hand, while the cupping room handles triple duty as a staff lunchroom and training center. Crucially for anyone stopping by expecting a drink, this working facility does not have a café.