The Living Room Coffeehouse, La Jolla
28 people recommend, 2 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/sandiego, r/asksandiego30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 18 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people recommend The Living Room Coffeehouse, and it is recommended across its outlets: the La Jolla shop and the College Area shop near SDSU are both named often. A couple mention its couches and several its food, and its late hours come up often: several say the La Jolla shop is open until midnight or later. One diner likes its indoor room with a jazz-club, old-school feel, and one suggests it for a lunch stop on the coastal walk. Caveats: a couple of diners say the vibe changed after the shop moved, one calls the room small and warm, one says it is loud, and one says parking is hard near the College Area shop.
Address
Living Room Coffeehouse La Jolla, 1205 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
At a glance
- Best for
- Late night
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/RooneyBanana in r/sandiego · Sep 2024ambience
Suggests the Living Room near a college as an option.
- Recommendsu/alexavndra in r/sandiego · Aug 2024ambience
Indoor spot in La Jolla with a jazz-club, old-fashioned feel; suggested for a date alongside Il Giardino di Lilli.
- Recommendsu/drdoom2284 in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Names this La Jolla coffeehouse as a recommendation, without further detail.
- Recommendsu/DrySmoothCarrot in r/sandiego · Mar 2025
Recommends it as one of two suggested options.
- Recommendsu/InteractionNo7059 in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Names the Living Room Coffeehouse's El Cajon Boulevard shop when asked for cafe lounges.
- Recommendsu/Rough-Falcon2307 in r/sandiego · Apr 2024taste
Calls it great, praising its sandwiches and coffee and noting an upstairs hookah lounge.
- Caveatu/deadanddetached in r/sandiego · Apr 2024ambience
Felt appealing before the move, but since relocating it no longer feels the same.
- Recommendsu/hogwartswitch508 in r/sandiego · Jun 2024
Names this College Area spot as a personal favorite.
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- Caveatu/Knot_In_My_Butt in r/sandiego · Dec 2025ambience
Says it has the same noise problem as Lestat's.
- Recommendsu/jjjune in r/sandiego · Sep 2026
Says the La Jolla location is also a good pick.
- Recommendsu/seraia in r/sandiego · Dec 2025ambience
Recommends it for its couch seating and food; says they used to work there a while back.
- Mixedu/trixareforrabbits in r/sandiego · Apr 2024ambience
Notes the venue moved within La Jolla; finds the new location cool, though the mood is different.
- Recommendsu/DanMojo in r/asksandiego · Mar 2025
Recommends the La Jolla branch as a lunch stop along the coastal walk, with other cafes nearby.
- Recommendsu/TarvekVal in r/sandiego · Sep 2024
Says The Living Room is pleasant too, offered alongside another suggestion.
- Recommendsu/suckmygoldcrustedass in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Enjoys visiting late at night, when it gets busy, and accepts the crowd because it sits near a college.
- Recommendsu/Teary-EyedGardener in r/sandiego · Mar 2025
Offers it as their suggestion for this question.
- Recommendsu/versed_in_birdlaw in r/sandiego · Jun 2024
Says this La Jolla branch is open until midnight and its offerings are reasonably good.
- Recommendsu/Dark1t3kt in r/sandiego · Dec 2025price
Says it has couches and good food.
- Mixedu/Dogbit699 in r/sandiego · Oct 2025parking
Points to this branch on El Cajon Blvd, noting it's near La Mesa, closes late, but parking can be hard.
- Recommendsu/Otono_82 in r/sandiego · Aug 2025
Says the downtown La Jolla location runs until 1am.
- Recommendsu/Hellooooooo_NURSE in r/sandiego · Aug 2025
Says this La Jolla location stays open until midnight.
- Mixedu/Ashamed_Lime5968 in r/sandiego · Sep 2024ambience
Says The Living Room is okay but small and hotter than Lestat's.
- Recommendsu/stipwned_thrill in r/sandiego · May 2024
Named as a coffee place with no location or details given.
- Recommendsu/Worth-Animator-3677 in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Says they studied there before and notes it has locations near SDSU and in La Jolla.
- Recommendsu/wandthatbakes in r/sandiego · Mar 2025
Suggests it for this question.
- Recommendsu/cozlyn in r/sandiego · Sep 2024
Enthusiastically recommends The Living Room alongside Subterranean Coffee.
- Recommendsu/LostToTheUnknown in r/sandiego · Jun 2024ambience
Calls this a decent spot with average drinks, and praises the ocean-walk setting for study breaks.
- Recommendsu/BigAdviceColumnGirl in r/sandiego · Jun 2024
Named as an open-late option across several locations with differing hours.
- Recommendsu/bossassbishscientist in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Offers Living Room as a direct answer, with no added detail.
- Recommendsu/iconmotocbr in r/sandiego · Apr 2024
Offers Living Room as a direct answer, with no added detail.
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