Intelligentsia Coffee Pasadena
BREWED COFFEE
Brew
- Cold Coffee - 16 oz
A cold coffee with clarity, vibrancy, and sweetness!
$6.00 - Barista's Choice
Rotating daily option of our finest Direct Trade coffees.
$5.00 - Nitro Cold Coffee
Our cold coffee blend infused with nitrogen for a creamy mouthfeel, served neat.
$6.50 - Nitro Cold Coffee Float$7.50
- Burundi Yandaro Aeropress 12oz
Persimmon | Dates | Lime Zest
$6.00 - Ethiopia Buku Washed Aeropress 12 oz
White Peach | Raspberry | Navel Orange
$7.75 - Illumination Blend Aeropress 12oz$6.50
- Decaf House Blend Aeropress 12oz
Chocolate | Lime | Caramelized Sugar
$6.00 - Intelligentsia House Blend Aeropress 12oz
Apple | Citrus | Milk Chocolate
$5.75 - Persephone Aeropress 12oz
Persephone is our annual celebration of spring, evoking its spirit of renewal and hope. The 2024 edition features coffees from small-scale family farmers from three exciting coffee origins in East Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya, including two of our favorite single-origin offerings Yandaro and Buku.
$7.00 - Black Cat Classic Brewed to Order (12 oz)$5.75
- Colombia San Pedro de Cartago SOE Brew to Order 12 oz$5.75
- Peru Rayos del Sol Organic Aeropress (12 oz)$7.00
- Peru La Palestina Geisha Aeropress 12oz$13.00
- Peru La Palestina Brewed to Order (12oz)
This release features a variety that is new to us and a farm that is not. The variety is known locally in Peru as Bourbon Marshell, named for the owner of the farm where the unusual seed was first discovered and later multiplied for distribution. It was grown at Finca La Palestina by the Alarcón Coronel family, a rising star in our global Direct Trade network. Flavor notes: toffee, dats, & white grapefruit.
$6.75 - Peru El Gallito De La Roca Brewed to Order 12oz$7.00
- Burundi Yandaro Natural Aeropress (12 oz)$6.75
- Sugar Glider Espresso Aeropress 12 oz$7.00
- Colombia Peña Blanca Aeropress 12 oz$6.00
- Peru El Rejo Brewed to Order (12oz)$7.75OUT OF STOCK
- Colombia El Estoraque Aeropress 12oz$6.50
- Colombia San Miguel Castillo SOE Aeropress 12oz$6.00
- Costa Rica La Coopedota Aeropress 12oz$6.00
ESPRESSO
Hot
- Latte
A double shot of espresso with finely textured, steamed milk.
$6.00 - Avena Latte
Our Black Cat Latte made with Oat milk and our organic turbinado sugar simple syrup spiced with ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange peel. Served with an optional sprinkling of cayenne.
$7.00 - Americano
A double shot of espresso with hot water.
$4.25 - Cappuccino
A double shot of espresso with 4 oz of steamed milk.
$5.25 - Cortado
A double shot of espresso with 3 oz of milk, steamed slightly cooler than a cappuccino. Crushable.
$5.00 - Flat White
A double shot of espresso with 4 oz of steamed milk, served a few degrees hotter and with less foam than a cappuccino.
$5.25 - Mocha
Our classic latte with our house-made ganache, using Askinosie single origin chocolate.
$7.00 - Macchiato
Equal parts espresso and steamed milk.
$5.00 - Espresso
A double shot of our syrupy sweet Black Cat Classic Espresso crafted with a blend of coffees from Brazil and Colombia.
$4.00 - Not So Irish Coffee
Black Cat espresso mixed with a house-made, slightly sweet, non-alcoholic whiskey syrup and then topped with a float of our hand-shaken Vanilla Cream. A little hot, a little cold, and a lot delicious. This drink cannot be made vegan.
$7.50OUT OF STOCK
Iced
- Iced Latte
Our classic latte served over ice.
$6.00 - Iced Avena Latte
Our Black Cat Latte made with Oat milk and our organic turbinado sugar simple syrup spiced with ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange peel over ice. Served with an optional sprinkling of cayenne.
$7.00 - Draft Oat Latte$6.00
- Iced Americano
A double shot of espresso with water, served over ice.
$4.25 - Iced Mocha
Our signature iced latte with house-made ganache, using Askinosie single origin chocolate.
$7.00 - Iced Angeleno
Four shots of espresso shaken with milk and homemade vanilla syrup. A sweet treat.
$7.50 - Black Cat Fizz
Welcome Spring with our take on an espresso tonic. Black Cat Classic espresso, Fever Tree tonic water, and Fee Brothers orange bitters.
$6.75 - Iced Cappuccino
A double shot of espresso with 4 oz of milk over ice.
$5.25 - Iced Espresso
A double shot of our Black Cat Classic Espresso served over ice.
$4.25
Flair 58
- Burundi Yandaro Flair 58 Espresso$5.00
- Ethiopia Metad Buku Washed Flair 58 Espresso
Look for white peach, raspberry, navel orange. This washed Buku is a bounty of stone fruit and soft citrus, a perfect example of terroir for this coffee.
$6.75 - House Blend Flair 58 Espresso$5.00
- Illumination Blend Flair 58 Espresso$5.50
- Decaf House Blend Flair 58 Espresso$4.75
- Black Cat Classic Flair 58 Espresso$4.75
- Colombia San Pedro de Cartago SOE Flair 58$4.75
- Persephone Blend Flair 58 Espresso
Persephone is our annual celebration of spring, evoking its spirit of renewal and hope. The 2024 edition features coffees from small-scale family farmers from three exciting coffee origins in East Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya, including two of our favorite single-origin offerings Yandaro and Buku.
$6.00 - Sugar Glider Flair 58 Espresso$4.75
- Peru Rayos del Sol Organic Flair 58 Espresso$6.00
- Colombia La Mina Anaerobic Flair 58 Espresso$5.50
- Burundi Yandaro Natural Flair 58 Espresso$5.75
- Peru La Palestina Flair 58 Espresso$5.75
- Colombia Peña Blanca Flair 58 Espresso$5.00
- Peru El Gallito De La Roca Flair 58 Espresso$6.00
- Colombia San Miguel Castillo SOE Flair 58 Espresso$5.00
- Costa Rica La Coopedota Flair 58 Espresso$5.00
- Colombia El Estoraque Flair 58 Espresso$5.50
- Colombia Las Cruces Caturra Flair 58 Espresso$7.00
SIGNATURE DRINKS
- Limelight
A refreshing Intelligentsia classic: cold coffee shaken with lime juice, tonic, and a touch of simple syrup.
$6.50 - Lime Blossom
Kilogram Jasmine Green iced tea, limeade, and simple syrup shaken over ice. Sweet, tart, floral… delicious.
$5.75 - Matcha Limeade
Our own Kilogram stone-ground matcha shaken with fresh limeade.
$6.50 - Sublime Shandy
Our zesty take on a classic – cold coffee & limeade. Cheers!
$5.75 - Black Cat Fizz
Welcome Spring with our take on an espresso tonic. Black Cat Classic espresso, Fever Tree tonic water, and Fee Brothers orange bitters.
$6.75 - Avena Latte
Our Black Cat Latte made with Oat milk and our organic turbinado sugar simple syrup spiced with ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange peel. Served with an optional sprinkling of cayenne.
$7.00 - Iced Angeleno
Four shots of espresso shaken with milk and homemade vanilla syrup. A sweet treat.
$7.50
TEA AND MORE
Steeped
- Organic Jasmine Peach White Brewed$4.95
- Organic Earl Grey Brewed$4.95
- Organic Emerald Spring Brewed$4.95
- Organic King Crimson Brewed$4.95
- Organic Turmeric Tonic Brewed$4.95
- Organic Jasmine Green Brewed$4.95
- Herbal Iced Tea$4.95OUT OF STOCK
- Black Iced Tea$4.95OUT OF STOCK
- Green Iced Tea$4.95
- Early Spring White Peony Brewed$7.00OUT OF STOCK
- Organic Blend 333 Brewed$4.95OUT OF STOCK
Matcha
- Organic Iced Oat Milk Matcha Latte
Our Matcha is an exceptionally sweet powdered green tea from our own Kilogram Tea. Made with oat milk, shaken and over ice.
$7.50 - Matcha Latte
Our Matcha is an exceptionally sweet powdered green tea from our own Kilogram Tea. Made with steamed oat milk.
$7.50 - Matcha Affogato$7.50
Chai
- Iced Chai
Our classic chai tea latte over ice. Made with our own Kilogram Tea's Organic Masala Chai Tea.
$6.00 - Draft Oat Chai$6.00
- Steamed Chai
Made with our own Kilogram Tea's Organic Masala Chai Tea, combined with steamed milk.
$6.00 - Spiced Apple Chai
The perfect balance of spicy and sweet to celebrate autumn, made with our own Kilogram chai and spiced apple cider.
$6.00OUT OF STOCK - Iced Spiced Apple Chai
The perfect balance of spicy and sweet to celebrate autumn, made with our own Kilogram chai and spiced apple cider.
$6.00OUT OF STOCK
PASTRIES
Bread Lounge Pastries
- Bread Lounge Almond Danish$6.00
- Bread Lounge Cinnamon Roll$5.50OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Croissant$4.50
- Bread Lounge Apple Danish$5.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Cheese Danish$5.50OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Ham & Cheese Croissant$6.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Kouign Amann$5.50OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Pain Au Chocolat$6.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Kanelbullar$5.50OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Spinach Danish$6.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Cranberry Orange Scone$5.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Date Ginger Matcha Scone$5.00
- Bread Lounge Blueberry Vanilla Muffin$5.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bread Lounge Morning Glory Muffin (V)$5.50
- Bread Lounge Chocolate Halva Muffin (GF)$5.50OUT OF STOCK
- biscuit$9.00OUT OF STOCK
- turkey$14.00OUT OF STOCK
SNACKS
Snacks
- Milk & Honey Oatmeal
Rolled oats, almonds, organic coconut, organic brown sugar, dried cherries, cinnamon, vanilla extract (water, alcohol, cane sugar), salt.
$4.00 - MUSH Dark Cacao
Almond Milk (Water, Almonds), Rolled Oats, Date, Cocoa Powder, Sea Salt.
$5.00 - MUSH Coffee Coconut
Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut), Rolled Oats, Date, Cold Coffee Concentrate, Sea Salt.
$5.00 - Can Pecans$9.75OUT OF STOCK
- Flour Child Coconut Biscotti (v)$2.50OUT OF STOCK
- Flour Child Butter Pecan Biscotti$2.50OUT OF STOCK
- Flour Child Chocolate Biscotti$2.50OUT OF STOCK
- Mylk Labs Almond & Pink Salt Oatmeal
Roasted Almond & Himalayan Pink Salt
$4.00 - Mindright Peanut Butter$4.00OUT OF STOCK
- Mindright Toasted Coconut$4.00OUT OF STOCK
- Bearclaw Bar$4.00
Bread Lounge Grab & Go
WHOLE BEAN COFFEE
Single Origin
- Burundi Yandaro Whole Bean (12oz Bag)
Look for nectarine, citrus, golden raisin. A perennial favorite of our coffee team and one of the unsung heroes of our single-origin menu.
$21.00 - Ethiopia Buku Washed Whole Bean (12 oz Bag)$29.00
- Colombia San Pedro de Cartago SOE Whole Bean$25.00
- Peru La Palestina Geisha Special Selection Whole Bean (7oz)$25.00
- Peru El Rejo Bourbon Whole Bean Special Selection (WB 200g Bag))$24.00
- Burundi Yandaro Natural Whole Bean (12 oz)
Over the past eight seasons, our search for the cleanest and sweetest coffees in Burundi has led us to the village of Yandaro, where Greenco purchases and processes ripe cherry from thousands of smallholder farmers and processes it with an exacting focus on quality. Each year, our coffee team looks forward to launching Yandaro lots on our single origin menu. This lot, a carefully processed natural, offers a surprising twist on the traditional washed coffees we typically offer from Burundi. The resulting cup delivers notes of ripe dark fruits and the deep, syrupy sweetness of a fortified wine.
$23.00 - Colombia Peña Blanca Whole Bean (12 oz)$22.00
- Peru La Palestina Whole Bean (12oz Bag)
This release features a variety that is new to us and a farm that is not. The variety is known locally in Peru as Bourbon Marshell, named for the owner of the farm where the unusual seed was first discovered and later multiplied for distribution. It was grown at Finca La Palestina by the Alarcón Coronel family, a rising star in our global Direct Trade network. Flavor notes: toffee, dats, & white grapefruit.
$22.00 - Costa Rica Coopedota (12oz WB)$21.00
- Colombia El Estoraque (12oz WB)$22.00
Peru El Rejo Bourbon Whole Bean Special Selection (WB 200g Bag))
Blends/Decaf
- Illumination Blend Whole Bean (12oz bag)
A shade-grown organic blend designed to enlighten, anchored by a luminous Ethiopian single-origin lot.
$18.50 - House Blend Whole Bean (12oz Bag)$16.50
- Decaf House Blend Whole Bean (12oz Bag)$17.50
- Intelligentsia Instant Coffee 5 Pack
We've teamed up with Swift Cup Coffee to bring you an instant coffee with quality in mind. Try our Intelligentsia House Blend instantly with just 8oz of hot or cold water! This 5 pack of single-servings is perfect when traveling or on-the-go.
$12.00 - Persephone Blend Whole Bean (12oz Bag)
Persephone is our annual celebration of spring, evoking its spirit of renewal and hope. The 2024 edition features coffees from small-scale family farmers from three exciting coffee origins in East Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya, including two of our favorite single-origin offerings Yandaro and Buku.
$23.00
Espresso
- Black Cat Classic Whole Bean (12oz Bag)
This syrupy sweet espresso blend has been the staple of our lineup since the very beginning. Supreme balance and a wonderful sweetness make this a classic.
$16.50 - Black Cat Instant 5 Pack$12.00
- Peru El Gallito De La Roca SOE Whole Bean (12oz Bag)
This lot was grown by Irene Herrera Cabrera and Milciades Minga, two members of the farmer organization Gallito de la Roca. Their farm lies in the crease of a fold in the rugged Peruvian Andes, a long walk up a narrow path from the nearest road, in a community that is a natural habitat for Peru's national bird.
$21.00 - Sugar Glider Espresso Whole Bean (12oz bag)
This year's Sugar Glider seasonal espresso blend comes from small farms in two places celebrated for coffee: Ethiopia, the country where it first appeared, and Colombia, the country that produces more specialty coffee than any other. Flavor notes: peach, Mandarin orange, & sugarcane.
$21.00 - Colombia San Miguel Castillo SOE Whole Bean 12oz$21.00
READY TO DRINK
- Ready To Drink Oat Latte
We've paired our cold coffee with Oatly oat milk, creating a creamy and rich latte with tasting notes of sugar cookie, milk chocolate and molasses.
$4.00 - Ready to Drink Spiced Latte
Inspired by our seasonal Avena latte, we've recreated this customer favorite. Made with Oatly oat milk, our Spiced Oat Latte is accented with flavors of cinnamon, vanilla, orange and ginger.
$4.00 - Ready to Drink Vanilla Latte$4.00
- Ready to Drink Cold Coffee
Our cold coffee is brewed hot to express depth of aroma and complexity of flavors, then flash chilled to preserve its natural sweetness. The blend is made from Ethiopian coffee from our Direct Trade partners at METAD, supplemented by coffee from Guatemala / Peru seasonally and features notes of caramel, lime and cherry.
$4.00 - Ready to Drink Cold Coffee - 4 Pack$16.00