Paper or Plastik Cafe

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Cuisine(s): Coffeehouse

Hours: Daily 7am-10pm

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Attire: Casual

Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

2011 | Best Coffee Shop for People Watching

Paper or Plastik is the labor of love of Anya and Yasha Michelson, the husband-and-wife team who also own the adjacent Mimoda Dance studio. A bright, beautifully designed, artfully deconstructed, loftlike space, the café has an airy serenity that attracts a mix of grad students, boho freelancers and cute screenwriter boys, who may or may not be there primarily to ogle the gorgeous dancer chicks who hang out before or after classes next door. Either way, the high-quality eye candy... More »

Q & A With Jeremy Fox: Paper or Plastik, Prefabs, His New L.A. Restaurant + Life Post-Ubuntu

By Garrett Snyder | Thu, May 10, 2012

The last place you'd probably expect to find a chef with a Michelin star under his belt would be Mid-City's Paper or Plastik, a neighborhood cafe that's a favorite of locals but not known as a place t... More »
Tony "Tonx" Konecny Launches Roastery + Promises to Stay Out of the Way

By Tien Nguyen | Mon, December 19, 2011

Tony "Tonx" Konecny is a bit like the Forrest Gump of recent specialty coffee history: if you look hard enough, chances are you'd find him somewhere on the scene, sipping coffee quietly in the backgro... More »
Paper or Plastik Opens: Mid-City's Newest Coffee Shop

By Jessica Koslow | Wed, September 8, 2010

An area surrounded by auto body repair shops and a carpet store on busy Pico Boulevard two blocks east of Fairfax is not exactly where you might imagine a coffee shop. And not just your local coffee... More »

2011 | Best Coffee Shop for People Watching