Roasted coffee at the new Bar Nine Collective in Culver City. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
The Modbar espresso making system’s espresso “taps.” (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
Hello. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
The warehouse space of Bar Nine Collective was formerly a food truck commissary. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
Bar Nine Collective’s Probat roaster. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
Cuppings (coffee tastings) take place Sundays at noon at Bar Nine Collective. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
The Modbar espresso maker with a steam wand for milk-and-espresso drinks. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
Extra tall glass doors open onto Bar Nine’s patio. (Betty Hallock / Los Angeles Times)
