Cult-favorite coffee shop La La Land finally has a Fort Worth location
Lines wrapped around both the drive-thru and storefront corners Wednesday, Feb. 5 as dozens of customers patiently waited to try Fort Worth’s newest coffee shop, La La Land Kind Cafe.
The bright white and yellow building is hard to miss on 5733 Camp Bowie Blvd. This is the first Fort Worth location for the North Texas-based coffee shop. There are 11 other locations in the Dallas area.
The extreme lines are surprising, considering the fact that this is La La Land’s soft launch of the Fort Worth location. Drinks are currently half-off since baristas are still learning the ropes. The discount will last until Feb. 7 before the grand opening on Feb. 8.
Customer Natalie Nicol said it took “about 20 minutes” of waiting to get her drink, and the line was long even inside the cafe.
“But it was so worth the wait,” she said.
Here’s what to know about La La Land if you go visit the new Fort Worth location.
What is La La Land?
La La Land originally opened in 2019 at 5626 Bell Avenue in Dallas. The shop is famous for its sunny aesthetic, baristas who say “I love you” when they serve your latte and its TikTok account featuring drive-by videos of employees riding around telling random strangers, “You’re beautiful.”
Within the past six years, the coffee chain has grown to 20 more locations in Houston, Los Angeles, and now Fort Worth. The Camp Bowie location replaces a Smoothie King shop.
The coffee chain sells specialty espresso and matcha lattes in clear cups with bright yellow lids. They also sell an assortment of avocado and fruit toasts.
“I got the iced matcha latte,” Nicol said. “It was so yummy. They have my favorite drinks on the whole entire planet.”
She also got an avocado toast with truffle, burrata and red chili flakes. La La Land’s iced matcha lattes are $5.20 for a small and $5.70 for a large. Toasts are $9 to $10.
“I would always wait 20 to 30 minutes for a drink or food from there,” Nicol said. “I think they are going to get better at their timing once they get more practice.”
What to know about La La Land Fort Worth
La La Land in Fort Worth is a quaint 1,686 square feet. The parking lot has about eight parking spaces, although there is street and neighborhood parking that surrounds it. Due to its small parking lot, the drive through line can only fit four to five cars which forces the excess out onto Halloran Street.
“The one thing that I didn’t like is that it’s kind of small,” said Nicol. “There’s probably about 10 to 12 small tables inside.”
The Camp Bowie location is still hiring. Baristas start at a base pay of $10 an hour plus tips. La La Land’s benefits also include dental and vision, a 401(k), paid holidays and employee discounts.
The coffee shop is looking for team members who will greet customers, make the orders and work a cash register. Applicants must have a high school diploma and previous barista or server experience.
La La Land is open from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
This story was originally published February 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM.