The Creative Café

Inspired by artist salons of a bygone era, The Creative Café is where community and ideas bloom. Just like dining out, you and each guest in your party will select from a Menu, but instead of ordering food, you’ll choose from a list of Creative Activities.

Reserve Your Table 
or scroll through our calendar of evenings below ↴

Purchase a Gift Card for a Future Reservation

For the friend who deserves an artist date. Or the new parents in need of a date night. Or the family looking for bonding time. Or the girlies looking for a unique night out somewhere other than a bar.

Our digital gift cards can be purchased and immediately redeemed for any available evening on The Creative Café calendar.

Join us for Happy Hour from 5-6pm: a dedicated hour reserved for your personal creative time. Bring your journal, sketchbook, novel, or tarot cards and flesh out those nagging thoughts + ideas. We’ll provide drawing + writing tools as well as one beverage of your choice.

NEW! JOIN THE HAPPY HOUR CLUB
Stop by Journal + Draw Happy Hour at The Creative Café as many times as you’d like in one month at a discount.

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • We‘re unable to offer full or partial refunds at this time. If you need to cancel, please email us at least 24 hours before your reservation time. We will happily offer you a voucher toward any future evening, redeemable within 30 days of your original date + time slot. We’re able to make one adjustment per reservation.

    ID COLLECTION, LLC, dba Laina Miller design studio, reserves the right to cancel any evening at The Creative Café due to low enrollment or unforeseen conflicts. If an evening is cancelled, we will do our best to reschedule the evening and your reservation.

  • We do not serve food. However, our reservation times are perfectly set up to allow for a meal before or after you join us!

  • The Creative Cafe was intentionally designed for adults only. We LOVE kids (we have kids of our own!), but we believe in the value of providing an opportunity for grown-ups to expand their innate creativity and de-stress in a kid-free environment.

  • We are currenty popping up at Amara Kitchen’s two locations in East LA. Days and locations subject to change. Check your specific reservation to confirm.

    Thursdays:
    519 N Avenue 64, Los Angeles, CA 90042

    Most Saturdays:
    841 E Mariposa St, Altadena, CA 91001

  • Yes! Reach out to us to inquire about pricing and availability: thecreativecafe@lainamiller.com

  • Yes! We are expanding in 2024 and hiring several positions. Visit our CAREERS page for more info.

Please note, our Customer Service hours are M-F 10am-2pm. If you email or DM us after hours, we will respond the next business day.