Best of the Beach 2016, Best Local Coffeehouse Local: Java Man
Java Man, the species also known as Homo Erectus, went extinct about a 70,000 years ago. Coffee arrived on the Indonesian island of Java just prior to 1700. This suggests that Java Man never tasted coffee, though you can at the funky coffeehouse named for him. We’re sure even a proto-human would appreciate the convivial air, homemade baked goods, and sandwiches and would have marveled at the magnificence of the breakfast burritos. The coffee might have even stimulated the intelligence in his primitive brain, just as it has done for so many of the rest of us.
157 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. (310) 379-7209.