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4.5 (132 reviews)
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Matcha Cream Top
Mary A.

Located on the second floor, with valet parking in the lot below (though spots are limited). There's plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, but it fills up quickly, especially with students studying or working. They offer both food and drinks. I ordered the Unsweetened Matcha Cream Top ($7.25), and it was really good! Strong matcha flavor and the cream top was a standout. Staff were nice, and overall it was a solid experience. Definitely a spot I'd come back to.

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Rebecca T.

Wow, wow, wow! Excellent drinks, excellent service. Came here for a quick pick-me-up and ordered a matcha cream top and misugaru cream top. Both were hand-crafted with care and looked so pretty...and the taste was as good as they looked! Matcha cream top was solid and had the right balance of sweet and strong matcha flavor. Misugaru was strong in coffee, but also nutty from the black sesame. Highly approve! As mentioned, service was super nice, even offering me a sturdy cup holder to bring the goods home. Cafe itself is located on the second floor of a mall-plaza and is fairly spacious with tons of natural lighting that's perfect for studying or catching up with friends. If I lived closer, I'd be at Mi Cafe every day!

italian and turkey sandwiches
Rachel Z.

such a great spot for drinks, food, getting work done, hanging out, everything really. they had great service on top of that, which adds to the experience. the double matcha was so yummy and had good strength and default sweetness being not too sweet already. the turkey sandwich and the italian one were both so delicious and great portions. there is SOOO much seating but we went on a sunday and it filled up pretty quickly past noon with mostly students studying. inside seating is even tougher to get as pretty much all the outlets are inside - i only saw one outside so :( bonus for the free parking in the garage but it is time-limited (3 hours if i remember correctly) and the spots are also very few

Spaghetti Bolognese
Isabelle P.

This place is so cute, I love it. I'm so happy that there's a cafe opened early and doesn't close at 3 PM, so I can study for long periods of time. There is a parking garage here, but it's only 90 min parking and it's relatively small. Mi Cafe is on the second floor and quite spacious overall. There's an outdoor section with plenty of seating, I came during the rainstorm and some tables can't be used, but there's other tables that are usable. The inside has quite a few tables as well. It's pretty spacious and comfortable. The music is a little louder inside, so I'd recommend bring a pair of headphones. I also love the variety of food selection. A lot of cafes I've been studying usually only has pastries and no savory foods. This place has both! I had the vanilla bean latte which is pretty good. Not super sweet. I also had butter salt bread. It's not the softest I've ever had, but the taste is on point.

chestnut hojicha and double matcha
Katherine T.

lots of seating, inside was clean, and the girl taking our order was really nice! my boyfriend and i shared the double matcha and the chestnut hojicha. both were pretty lackluster to us and also on the powdery/grainy side. a bit disappointing since there are so many other cafes around, i was really looking forward to trying it maybe next time we'll try different drinks and their food/pastries. parking is also free so that's a plus!

Kimchi pasta and avocado toast
Natalie Y.

kimchi pasta was creamy, indulgent, and packed with flavor. not too spicy but pretty heavy bc of the cream based sauce. Lots of kimchi pieces incorporated into the dish. It had some pieces of meat but i couldnt tell exactly what. I want to guess bacon? Also pasta had good texture, sort of al dente! packed the rest to-go and ended up eating it for dinner as well. Avocado toast was loaded with avocado. Bread was a bit tough to cut through. My brother said it was "aight" tho. waters are off to the side if you need it! you order at the counter and theyll let you know when the food is ready. then you just bring back the tray when youre finished. very simple. and there are plenty of seats available. like a large amount of seating inside, outside, and upstairs. its really nice and spacious! and not too loud. most ppl seem to be working on their laptops or having small conversations with friends.

Outdoor patio on 2nd floor.
Christina C.

Very good matcha almond milk latte! Smooth, available unsweetened, stevia provided. A little heavy on the ice, but I'm sure they'd do light ice if requested. The covered patio is spacious and wonderful to study, work, or hang out on a warm day. The girl at the register was very nice. Clean restrooms and free valet parking, too!

Jenny P.

Terrific study spot! 2-3 floors with plenty of seating with good views and wifi. Not a big fan of my misguru latte as it was quite bitter but I'd come back if I wanted to study in Ktown.

Hayley C.

went to try Mi Cafe for some studying a few days ago! I parked on the street in a residential area as I got a bit confused where the building was lol, so I am not sure if they have a parking garage inside the building. but keep in mind Mi Cafe is a business inside a large building with other businesses. I walked in a really liked the ambiance and set up, the cafe had some indoor seating with a lot of outdoor seating on the patio too. great space for getting work done (bring some noise-canceling headphones though because it does get loud) or chatting with friends. I ordered the misugaru latte since I saw it was voted best misugaru latte in LA !! It was honestly really good. It wasn't too sweet but also wasn't devoid of sweetness in general, it was just right. I finished it way too fast lol!! the employees were nice and my order came out quickly and looked very presentable. if needed, there are two restrooms inside the cafe. I would definitely come back here!!

chicken quesadilla
Lauren T.

There's seating inside & lots of seating outside. There's a parking lot & limited additional parking across the street, but it's always tough to find parking in KTown. They recently revamped their matcha drinks & it's so much better! I also tried their chicken quesadillas & would recommend their food!

Megan K.

Great place to do work or hangout with friends!! Service was great, especially when asking questions about their items. Matcha einspanner was really yummy! Good cream to matcha ratio and the einspanner tasted so delicious on its own. Got some sweet treats. My favorite was the chocolate cake (I think it was under mushroom danish). Great chocolate flavor and texture. Salt bread was nice and warm with a good crunch on the outside and butteriness in the inside.

Breakfast Playe
Joy

They recently updated their menu, and oh my god...I'm pretty sure they changed the formula for their matcha lattes, because this is next level. They now have a drink called the Matcha Cream Top, which is different from their Matcha Einspanner. The key difference: the Matcha Cream Top has a cream layer made with matcha, while the regular einspanner uses regular cold foam. And wow... this drink is so, so good. I usually ask for it less sweet, and honestly, it's easily in my top two matcha drinks in K Town, right up there with Rok & Stagger. Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend coming here. Oh, and the breakfast plate was amazing as usual :)

Heather L.

I absolutely loved this place! The misugaru latte did not disappoint and neither did the matcha latte with the cream top. There were so many unique items on the menu that I wanted to try so I will most definitely be back! There were a lot of seating and areas to chat with friends, study, or work. Parking was pretty generous but definitely depends on the time you visit.

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