The Merchant

To be honest I've only ever been here at night. I run with a local run club that meets here and the shop is generous to provide a space for us to meet, eat and drink. Pastries 9/10Beer 10/10Service 11/10I would have never found this place without my wife - but i highly recommend it!

This is a great neighborhood coffee shop in the Bixby Knolls/North Long Beach area. Good service, great atmosphere, comfortable indoor and outdoor seating. The coffee is always great and there is a large selection of baked goods. For me though, being dairy free, there is only ever one option: the zucchini muffins (which are delicious by the way! But tend to run out after noon).It can get a little hectic during rush hours while people are standing around waiting for their coffee because the space inside is pretty small, but it's not a big deal. Definitely worth trying.

Super cute shop.Very chill. Nice selection of pastries.I got the croissant and it didn't feel...Buttery enough? And maybe some salt needed? It just tasted bland.But the coffee was great.Smooth and delicious. I wanted to definitely get seconds.Would definitely stop by again. Maybe try another pastry.

Horchata latte was absolutely delicious 10/10. The only problem was that they had absolutely no gluten free items in their store. The closest thing to GF was a Rice Krispies bar, which may also have gluten. Needless to say, I can't eat there and was left needing to find food elsewhere.

I had no idea this place even existed! Tucked on a corner lot, I have passed this place several times without seeing it. Today my coffee buddy took me here and I loved it! They still had some baker items left and I chose a Bear-claw! My coffee was a Flat White made to perfection too. Friendly staff and service. There's plenty of seating outside, but we chose to sit inside and it was comfortable. Will be back!

Food items were mostly bakery goods. All the breakfast sandwich options were sold out. We had a few muffins, a banana bread and zucchini bread I think it was. Service was okay.:. We spent almost $50 bucks but when I asked for a water they have me a mini cup that I could only take one sip so that was kinda strange. Coffee was really good though so I would return to try other types definitely! We had a hot and a cold one and both were very nice.Overall a good experience but super pricey for the bakery items.

Cute little coffee shop in Long Beach. I loved the indoor and outdoor aesthetic. There was seating outdoors and limited indoor seating. The service was friendly & great. I tried the Vanilla honey oat iced latte which was good but not my favorite. It was quite strong & I felt I was missing a little more vanilla or honey but of course I'm sure you could customize it by adding extra! They also don't have straws so keep that in mind if you're like me and like to stir your drinks before taking a sip. Next time I would definitely try the matcha because it looked so good!!

Visited here during Christmas break. Brought my two girls. Not very big inside there are a few seats, but there is seating outside. Drop coffee is ok, taste better while eating food. Axl Rose was very tasty not like other rose drinks I've had this one doesn't tasty like Perfume. Much more like the rose flavor added an awesome flavor to the coffee drink. Will have to come back and get another one

I love the Ambiance of this place coming in. It has sitting inside and outside. I love sitting inside by the window. When I thin of cute coffee shop, this is what I picture in my head. Parking is a bit of a pain at times though. Especially if they do get busy. Once you get in line it's near the pastries and breakfast items someone takes your order. Then you move to another spot to pay. This I find a bit weird, because once you give your order and get to the cashier more often than not it takes awhile for someone to take your payments. Sometimes once they hand you your food or sometimes when you've got everything. My little dilemma is that I can't just go to my seat after I order and pay. I have to get in another line wait for someone to come help me so I can pay. I'm trying to understand the point in this. But I don't. Oh well. Every person that takes my order is super friendly and energetic which I love. Especially since it's the AM. The cashiers usually seem more mellow I guess. lol. I tried their banana pancake bread like thing with chocolate chip. One of my faves and I've had the empanadas and breakfast sandwich. Both really good. I am in love with Their Vanilla Honey Oat Latte. I actually got acid reflux which is still going for a week because I kept drinking coffee their. FYI I don't drink much coffee because I get bad acid reflux. But I kept going...and now I'm suffering. Worth it for that coffee!!!!!

Always love stopping by here for coffee and an occasional savory breakfast sandwich... when they are not out of food I like. And although it's not my first time there, it was my first time sitting out in the lovely benches alil chilly with sun rays on us. I was meeting up with a friend that lives in Pasadena for a quick coffee, so I wanted to take her to a cute and good spot. Because it was 1030 I was praying that they still had some food left. Service is always great with a smile and patient order taking. She had the lavender latte and I had the vanilla and we both had spinach quiche, little and delicious!