Mammoth Lakes, CA

Since 1992, The Looney Bean has been the beginning of the trail for locals and tourists alike on their way to start the morning… before heading out for a day of riding/skiing, biking, hiking, climbing, or fishing. The original Looney Bean, Mammoth’s only coffee roaster, is located in the corner of the Rite Aid Mall in the heart of downtown Mammoth Lakes. Here you’ll find friendly service and fresh baked pastries prepared on site daily. Owners Brent and Bonnie Kennedy take great pride in providing an exceptional experience that is second to none. Get your morning started right with an amazing latte prepared by a true professional barista on your way up the hill, or stop in for an afternoon or evening pick-me-up or smoothie. The atmosphere is cozy and you can relax by the massive stacked-stone fireplace and surf the net with our free WIFI. Being at The Looney Bean will definitely enhance your Mammoth experience.

Located Corner of the Rite Aid Mall at 26 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA

With locations in Mammoth Lakes and Bishop, California; Montrose, Colorado; Mazatlan Mexico; and soon Bend, Oregon, The Looney Bean Roasting Company specializes in offering artisan crafted small-batch roasted coffees from the best estates and cooperatives from around the world. Each location also features fresh baked goods and unique pastries all in the most beautiful settings.

Excerpt from a www.ineedcoffee.com review:
About halfway down Main Street, before Highway 203 resumes its meandering climb to 9,000 feet, and descends to Devil's Postpile National Monument, right in the heart of Mammoth Lakes, is a coffeehouse that is actively preserving the community's local culture. If you are within one hundred yards of the Looney Bean on a cool summer evening, when the wind is right, you can smell the pungent odor of roasting coffee emanating from the smoke stack and wafting across the Sierra Nevada sky. At first it turns you off, but at daybreak, when the Eastern sky comes alive and people steadily wander into the Looney Bean for their morning cup of Joe like church-goers on Sunday, aversion turns to curiosity as you stroll inside to see what the big deal is. This is where fishermen gather before heading out to the lakes. This is where rock climbers find a partner for the day. This is where local artists showcase and sell their works. This is where local culture bubbles up to the surface of a tourist town.