Espresso Supplies in LA

[sku]

Anyone know a store with good prices on tampers, milk thermometers, bean containers, etc.?

Does Surfas have this kind of stuff?

Thanks.

[cls]

Depends on how in to espresso you are. Surfas has nothing (as far as I am concerned) and no good tampers. Sur La Table, et al, nope. I haven't been to Rosito Bisani, and while it looks like quality equipment, it looks limited. Intelligentsia or LA mill have some good home stuff with fair, but not great, pricing.

Personally I buy tampers from an Ebay vendor Cafesospeso, and also from espressoparts.com and 1st-line.com. Wholelattelove.com and Seattlecoffeegear.com are frequently recommended too. You might also try coffeegeek.com and see if anyone has a rec.

Still, this depends on what you need. If you have an E61 machine and need supplies, LA is not a great place to get stuff. If you have a Krups espresso machine you might find what you need at any of these places.

[sku]

I'm somewhere in between the Krups and an E61 with a Rancilio Silvia.

[cls]

If you have a Silvia, buy online, or you will be disappointed with what LA has to offer.

[Bob Brooks]

Pasquini on Olympic Blvd. in Koreatown would be a good start. Also, check Rosito Bisani. I think they're in Culver City. For best prices, you'll want to go online. Check out wholelattelove.com.

[monku]

You can check out the prices at Pasquini, but I think you could do much better elsewhere.
http://www.pasquini.com/shop/subcat.a...

Nothing against Pasquini, but from my experience they never impressed me as being a bargain kind of place. I bought a Pasquini burr grinder for $300 many years ago which I am very happy with (19 years), it's a commercial grade grinder. Their home espresso machines start at $865...don't get me wrong they are high quality machines.

[cls]

I think Pasquini is also all E61 grouphead stuff which won't help the OP (as far as portafilters, baskets, tampers, etc.)

[monku]

Could be.
All I know is it's not exactly a retail type of store. You can go there and be the only one shopping. My friend has bought several home machines from them for 20+ years and very happy, but they are pricey.

[sku]

How about Cost Plus?

[Burger Boy]

Surfas does have some of this stuff, might want to call first incase they got depleated over the holiday.