
Yonnie Hagos
"Find Your Hilltop”

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen is a culturally rooted, Black-owned coffeehouse
and lifestyle brand born in South L.A. in 2018. Founders Yonnie Hagos
and Ajay Relan, joined by Issa Rae in 2019, envisioned a creative hub
and community café in neighborhoods lacking such spaces. With locations
across Inglewood, Eagle Rock, Downtown LA, and LAX Terminal 7, Hilltop
has become synonymous with inclusive, design-forward hospitality. Their
menu features standouts like Droptops, creative coffee drinks (lavender
latte, matcha horchata), savory bowls, and beignets. Leading with a
mission of community uplift, local employment, and welcoming
atmospheres, Hilltop serves as both a culinary and cultural anchor for
LA’s Black creative communities.
Café service: specialty coffee drinks, breakfast and lunch bowls, Droptop sandwiches, beignets
Brunch and full menu offerings daily
Retail coffee beans and branded merchandise
Pop-up locations and limited-time DTLA events (e.g., LAX Terminal café)
Community space for creatives and writers to work and collaborate

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen
"Find Your Hilltop”
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen is a culturally rooted, Black-owned coffeehouse and lifestyle brand born in ...more

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