Outpost Kitchen, Costa Mesa

Outpost Kitchen

Aussie-owned

Aussie brunch at South Coast Plaza from Jay Lewis of Coolangatta, serving flat whites since 2015.

Best order:
Flat white (Email from the café, Oct 2026); Aussie brunch
Roaster:
Common Room Roasters
Hours:
Daily 8am–3pm (café site)
Why it's listed

Owner and founder Jay Lewis is from Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. Source: Outpost Kitchen (own site)

Location

Sources

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An Aussie brunch spot at 3420 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, at South Coast Plaza. Owner Jay Lewis is from Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, and Outpost has been serving flat whites and Aussie brunch since 2015 (email from the café, Oct 2026).

Order: a flat white, confirmed by the café by email (Oct 2026) and listed on its own menu.

Hours (own site): 8am to 3pm daily.

Beans: Common Room Roasters, confirmed by the café.

Sources (4)
  1. Email from the café, Oct 2026 (ownership, flat white, roaster)
  2. Outpost Kitchen, Our Story (own site)
  3. Outpost Kitchen, menus (own site)
  4. Outpost Kitchen (own site)

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