If you don't mind dropping substantial bucks for hand-poured coffee, then LAMILL Coffee Boutique (1636 Silver Lake Blvd., 323-663-4441) in Silverlake is your cup of Joe. Here they liken coffee to music — the coffee is the tune and the extraction is the arrangement — and you get to compose both.

First pick your bean then your brew method. You want clean, clear flavors? Opt for the clover extraction. Craving a silky, butter cup? Ask for Eva solo. Hario V60 Fretta makes any of their coffees iced, and Hario V60 uses a small drip cone and thin filter paper, resulting in the most balanced flavors. Then there's French press; siphon, which offers temperature stability; and chemex that uses pour-over carafe with a dense filter. Each method produces a vastly different cup . . . or shall I say song. Check out some photos below and ask the baristas for their picks. After all, they're the coffee connoisseurs.

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