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Award Winning Coffee.
Roasted by Lightwave.
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About Lightwave

Lightwave is an independent specialty coffee roaster in Los Angeles, California. We craft artisanal blends and single origins from around the world, with premium quality and consistency in every batch.

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Small Batch Coffee, Roasted in Los Angeles.
Exceptional coffees, carefully selected for flavor, quality, and everyday enjoyment.
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What is Specialty Coffee?

Specialty coffee is high quality coffee meeting SCA’s 80+ score, selected and roasted to highlight its natural flavor and character.

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Coffee Bean Varieties

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We partner with small independent growers to source distinct coffee varieties for both our single origin and signature blends.
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Try our award winning single origins and blends. We occasionally release limited batches, so if you find one you love, stock up while you can.
Why Lightwave Coffee?

“Smooth, balanced, and never bitter.”

Lightwave Coffee has its roots in Elabrew Coffee, a Santa Monica coffee shop featuring our specialty coffee and roasts. Founder Joy Park wanted to bring her coffee beyond Elabrew, so she started Lightwave to serve loyal customers, coffee shops, cafes, and restaurants with premium blends curated for exceptional flavor. Each coffee is selected for its unique profile and sourced from specialty growers from around the world.
Roasted for Character
As specialty roasters, we roast on the lighter side to highlight the natural qualities of each coffee, allowing more of its origin, sweetness, and distinctive flavor to come through.
Selectively Sourced Coffee
We taste a lot of coffees before deciding what to carry. If a coffee doesn’t meet our standards and SCA’s 80+ score, we’d rather wait for one that does.
Quality Without Compromise
Quality and consistency come first, even when green coffee prices rise. We don’t substitute lower-grade coffees.
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Award Winning Roasts

Recognized for quality, flavor & consistency.

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Fan Favorite

Starlight Blend

Our signature blend that's established itself as the fan favorite. Balanced with fruit and cocoa notes.
Standout Single Origin

Ethiopia Guji Danbi Udo

Grown at high altitudes in rich volcanic soils, taste a distinct coffee renowned for clarity and sweetness.
A Decaf Like No Other

Colombia Valle Del Cauca

Our sugarcane decaf process reduces caffeine while preserving the coffee’s natural flavor.
This is not an exaggeration: the Starlight blend from Lightwave is the greatest flavored espresso bean I have ever had the delight of consuming.
Lucy B. | Starlight Blend
One of those coffees I couldn’t stop thinking about after I ran out. The honey flavor was like nothing I’d tasted in any other coffee until then.
Andrew F. | Starlight Blend
From Starbucks to Lightwave and can't go back. I've been buying Starlight/DNA for 8+ years and it's part of my morning routine, it's what I gift to friends.
Sam S. | Starlight Blend
The Lightwave Dark Roast blend is the best dark roast I've ever tasted! Seriously tasty, no burntness, didn't know what I was missing out.
Derrick T. | Coffee
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