Espresso drink prices are getting out of hand

by liverichly

48 Comments

  1. RecoGromanMollRodel

    The way it’s going we’re all going to be hanging out at my house eating peanut butter rice and drinking natty light

  2. muldervinscully2

    it has gotten completely wild. Even terrible starbucks coffee is expensive.

  3. SizzlingSloth

    This is not the typical going rate for cafes these days this is crazy overpriced. I don’t think I know another cafe that charges $6.50 for an americano even $5 is still hard to come by.

  4. hendlefe

    The cost differential for homemade coffee and coffee shop coffee is just too wide to ignore anymore.

  5. prophet1012

    More restaurants are going to close at this rate.

  6. LataCogitandi

    Good god we’ve gone from $5 lattes to $10 lattes in less than half a decade I swear

  7. rand-san

    Not sure how this place can justify charging $6.5. Kumquat is only $4.25 and Endorffeine is $5

  8. anomerica

    I believe that’s the haircut place I went to once, based on TikTok recommendations, that charged $100 for a men’s haircut.

  9. cloud_busting

    Frankly if you’re willing to pay $10 for a latte, you deserve to. (see also: Erewhon smoothies) But that is really outrageous. Even specialty places like Kumquat and Loquat don’t charge this much.

  10. bjp8383

    Seems like an easy item to cut out of your budget, non essential

  11. jusss_doit

    Me and my girl were shocked to see the prices when we walked in to Annuko, but def one of the best lattes we’ve had.

  12. Goofedup69

    Tierra Mia’s prices went up, sad year really.

  13. SnooPies5622

    Yeah some of these coffee prices are pretty ridiculous, especially considering the margins on coffee are very friendly for most drinks.

    It sucks, I love the coffee shop experience and while I’m big on making it at home too, there’s something very different and wonderful about sitting in a nice peaceful public spot enjoying a coffee (not to mention I can work there when I need to get away from home).

  14. CoolUncleTouch

    Get fucked with that $6.50 *AMERICANO*.

    That’s straight up robbery.

  15. Charolastra17

    Invest in an espresso machine and a quality grinder.

  16. BananaPeelSlippers

    Treat yourself to moccamaster and a coffee grinder and tell these bums to kick rocks

  17. js32910

    If you get your haircut at aanuko the drink is free!

  18. alexturnerftw

    Dude its insane. I never buy coffee anymore

  19. jasonmontauk

    You underestimate the sheer number of young trust fund babies inhabiting our city who never bat an eye at prices like these.

  20. Redford13

    You’ll have your $8 latte and you will enjoy it!!

  21. SinoSoul

    Reminds me of that one coffee shop in arts district opened by one of the ex-Handsome Coffee founders. They were one of the first to brake the $4 cortado mark last decade. Here we are.

  22. narutohammyboy

    $11 for bread and butter oh come on…

  23. MeAndMeMonkey

    Not only in LA. Was in Vegas, ordered 2 lattes w almond milk. $19!!! FOH. I didn’t pay for that shit. Gambled those $19 and lost them anyway

  24. PleasantActuator6976

    When you can no longer rely on the poverty meal of bread and butter…

  25. louies4ever

    This place is fucking garbage, and their drink prices are still a lot more than others.

  26. ExplosiveDiarrhetic

    Super automatic. Buy your own beans. Havent looked back

  27. Xandar24

    This paired with most “mom and pop” coffee shops not open at, well, coffee hours, is why I have slowly been backing away from coffee shops.

    I am not a fan of Starbucks at all, but once in a while when I need a coffee in the morning, it’s the only thing open before 8, 9, sometimes 10 am, and the only place open as early as 4 or 5 am when I go to work. Just the commute to and from my work has absolutely no coffee shops open before 8am.

    I guarantee they could and would do more business if they opened earlier.

  28. manicgiant914

    Wow! Twelve bucks for a kiddie hot dog on a bun. I paid less for a fully loaded at Pink’s.

  29. SmireyFase

    This is precisely why I dumped 1k into an espresso machine + grinder. 100000% worth it.

  30. DrPhilsnerPilsner

    I would like to try that Spaghetti with lemon & basil.

  31. This just helps me justify my new espresso machine. At home coffees will cost me $6.50 in the first year

  32. Coo7Hand7uke

    Why do we even leave the house anymore smh

  33. Bolt_EV

    Like $3.35 for a coffee/milk drink was ever in hand!!

  34. sokobanz

    One KILO of good rosted Italian coffee cost $20.

  35. Disastrous_Aardvark3

    Just wait till they get a load of Intelligencia

  36. $4 should be max for a Cortado but then this is LA!

  37. TBearRyder

    Yea my spending is fairly limited now days

  38. W0666007

    7 years ago I bought a Breville espresso maker for $550. It has saved me so much money, and that includes after upgrading to a separate grinder.

  39. I_need_a_date_plz

    I straight up won’t buy beverages anymore. I never thought I would be that person but I’m not paying $4.00 for a Coke.

  40. Jschwartz567

    Bought an espresso machine a few months ago. I can make espresso drinks better than 90% of cafes here. Totally worth it. Now I only go to shops I really really like.

  41. phoyeah_

    I’m getting my double americano by any means , and NO space for cream thank you.

  42. Negative-Negativity

    Iced tea at starbucks is $5. Its basically water.

  43. Foreign-Match6401

    7-11 by my work now has an espresso machine. $2.79 for a large. My once a week splurge. I do miss lounging about in a real coffee shop. When I lived in Montana there was a little roaster in our neighborhood that was heavenly. Games and cats and bohemian vibe with music and homemade pastries…. Nostalgia

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