Beloved Beverly Grove Coffee Shop Swingers Has Closed Its Doors

Another L.A. institution struggles to survive the COVID-19 crisis
Chris Nichols • Los Angeles Magazine • April 8, 2020
Swingers, the venerable coffee shop in Beverly Grove, shuttered this week after 27 years in its iconic space, Eater reports. The restaurant originally opened in 1964 as part of the Beverly Plaza Motor Hotel but was largely off the radar until...
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