I’ve been watching the mass extinction of The Westside’s beloved Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. It appears yet another one may have bitten the dust. The popular CBTL at 2901 Main St. in Santa Monica appears to be closed. While it doesn’t have the poster announcing the closure as the other ones have had, the windows are papered over and the equipment has been removed. What is going on?
Earlier this week, I told you about the permanent closure of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on S Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills. I reader was quick to point out that the CBTL that anchors the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and S Beverly Glen Blvd. was also closing as of Sunday, May 17th. I went by the coffee shop and checked it out: A notice in the window confirms that this branch is now permanently closed. What’s going on with CBTL?
I’m not sure what the circumstances were, but it appears that the normally crowded Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at 233 S Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills has permanently closed. There’s a notice in the window thanking customers for their support. I’ll keep my eye on the space.
A great many of you were shocked to learn that the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf had closed its doors back in August at its iconic stand-alone location at 1500 Westwood Blvd. Die hard CBTL fans have been mourning the loss, but there is more coffee on the way… A banner recently went up announcing Starbucks as the replacement.
It was an astonishing 3 years ago that I told you about the development of the space at 1001 Gayley, erstwhile home of a Coffee Bean. Qwench Juice Bar has officially thrown open its doors and is now dishing juices, smoothies, bowls, sandwiches to the good people of Westwood. What on earth took so long? According to a spokesperson, investor issues and city permit problems are to blame.
This doesn’t happen very often… It appears that the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has closed its popular free-standing location at 1500 Westwood Blvd. I’m not sure what happened, but there is construction going on at the location. We’ll have to wait and see…
I’ve been keeping a close eye on Manhattan Village, the shopping mall on the corner of Rosecrans and Sepulveda in Manhattan Beach. With stiff competition from many new shopping and multi-use complexes next door in El Segundo, Manhattan Village is currently getting a much-needed redo. Here’s the latest progress: A new Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is under construction in a brand new part of the mall at the farthest southern point on the property, and just to the right is the new See’s Candies. Check out an artist’s rendering of the flashy new mall here, and in the mean time, I’ll keep watching as details emerge…
And while we’re on the subject of juices… It appears that a branch of Qwench Juice Bar is opening in the space once occupied by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at 1001 Gayley Ave. in Westwood. Look for a menu of juices, smoothies, bowls, sandwiches, kombucha, tea, and coffee.
It looks like a brand new free-standing branch of hometown coffee chain Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is being built on the corner of Overland and National Blvd. in Palms. And it looks like there’s still room on the southeast corner lot to accommodate another restaurant as well. As always, I’ll keep my eye on it…
You already know that when it comes to the upcoming changes to the food scene at the Westfield Century City Shopping Center (and there will be many)… I got this. So here’s the latest: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf that inhabits the prominent location in the erstwhile center of the mall is closing. But a new branch will be reopening nearby. It is taking over the old space built for the long-gone Potato Corner near the recently new See’s Candies. It looks like the move will be complete sometime in February. We’ll have to see what takes over the old space…
Well, I didn’t see this coming… It looks like the busy Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf located on the corner of Lincoln and Michigan in Santa Monica has permanently closed down. They’ve wasted no time papering the windows and scraping the name from the front of the building, and judging by the “for lease” signs on the space, there’s no replacement lined up. All those drowsy students at adjacent Samohi will just have to source their caffeine somewhere else…
The brand new branch of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf that was under construction in the curious space on the southwest corner of the super-busy intersection of Wilshire and Federal is now open. Where you might find parking is anyone’s guess. But while you’re driving around looking for a space, you can read more about the SoCal fave beverage shop here.
Signs recently went up announcing that a brand spanking new branch of locally-based java behemoth Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will soon be taking over the space on the southwest corner of the hyper-busy intersection of Wilshire and Federal in West LA. Seems like an interesting choice for location given the craziness of the traffic and lack of parking. No word on an opening date but I’ll keep checking…
Looks like a brand new Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is coming soon to Culver City. Signs recently went up on the construction site smack-dab on the NW corner of Washington Blvd. and Overland. No word on an opening date yet and it appears they have a ways to go on the free-standing structure. coffeebean
Well, it looks like Seasons 52 was able to do it… They opened on their projected November 26th date in the Westfield Century City Shopping Center with a cool Houston’s meets True Food Kitchen vibe. As well we know, Santa Monica, however, is a whole other animal and the Seasons 52 that was scheduled to open in January is now delayed. Check out their menu here: seasons52. In other Century City news, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf that was built at the center of the mall opened on Friday.
OK, so I know I’ve been a little obsessed with the Westfield Century City Shopping Center lately, but so much is happening to the food scene there. And just when you thought they couldn’t possibly squeeze in one more eating establishment comes this… The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is building a free-standing kiosk right smack dab in the middle of the mall, near Tourneau.
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