Soro Coffee's coffee bar with antique grinders on the shelves, a long white counter and morning light from the street-front windows

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Soro Coffee
601 Wilshire Blvd
By day & after 3 PM

A bright café in downtown LA, for film, photo and content shoots.

Soro Coffee is a specialty coffee café at 601 Wilshire Blvd, on the corner of Wilshire and Grand in downtown LA’s Financial District, and it’s available for film, photo and content shoots. Book part of the café or the whole café — about 2,000 sq ft — during opening hours, or after we close at 3 PM until 10 PM (later by arrangement).

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The look

Light, wood & white.

Street-front windows and morning light. A long white counter at the coffee bar, with antique grinders on the shelves. A long window bar with stools, lounge chairs and tall plants, and a corner with a tall wood-slat wall and marble café tables. SORO lettering on the windows — and at night, the storefront lit up on Wilshire.

Inside Soro Coffee: a long window bar with stools, lounge chairs and tall plants in morning light
A corner of Soro Coffee with a tall wood-slat wall, marble café tables and a window bar
Soro Coffee's seating area with a long window bar, armchairs, café tables and tall plants
Matcha and cream-top drinks on a table, with lounge chairs and the SORO lettering on the windows behind
Soro Coffee's storefront at night on Wilshire Blvd, with SORO lettering on the lit windows
White round porcelain jars with dried flowers in morning sun on a wooden table at Soro Coffee

Good to know

When
During opening hours, or after 3 PM until 10 PM (later by arrangement)
Space
The whole café, or part of it — about 2,000 sq ft
Group size
Up to 100 people
Included
Wi-Fi · TV · Tables & chairs · Coffee bar service
Access
Wheelchair accessible
Where
601 Wilshire Blvd, corner of Wilshire & Grand
Parking
None — 7th St/Metro Center is a short walk

About film permits

In the City of Los Angeles, FilmLA says commercial filming on location needs a film permit — on private property as well as public, and for commercial still photography too. Photos made for publication or to promote a business count as commercial.

FilmLA’s standard filming hours in the City of LA are 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 10 PM on weekends; filming outside those hours may require a survey. The standard neighbor notification needs at least three days’ lead time. FilmLA also lists minimum general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence for still photography and $1,000,000 for motion filming.

This is general information from FilmLA, not Soro policy, and requirements change. Check FilmLA for the current rules before your shoot.

Shoot questions

Can we shoot during opening hours?

Yes. Shoots can be booked during opening hours — Monday to Friday 7 AM – 3 PM and Saturday 8 AM – 3 PM — as well as after we close, until 10 PM or later by arrangement. Tell us what you’re planning and how much of the space you need when you inquire.

Can we book the whole café?

Yes. The café is about 2,000 sq ft, and you can rent all of it or just part of it, during opening hours or after we close at 3 PM.

Do we need a film permit?

For a commercial shoot, generally yes. In the City of Los Angeles, FilmLA says a permit is needed for commercial filming on location — on private property too, and for commercial still photography. Requirements change, so check FilmLA for the current rules.

Is there parking?

Soro doesn’t have parking. 7th St/Metro Center (A, B, D and E Lines) is a short walk away.

How do we check availability?

Send an inquiry with your date, group size and what you’re planning, or email info@sorocoffee.com or call (213) 973-3060. We’ll reply with availability and a quote.

Film & photo at Soro

Plan your shoot

Tell us your date, group size and what you’re shooting, and we’ll reply with availability and a quote.

Check availability