Temple Coffee Roasters 9th Street ★ 4.7
Temple Coffee Roasters 9th Street is the downtown Sacramento outpost of the specialty roaster, a work-friendly corner cafe near Capitol Mall.
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Sacramento is a genuine coffee town, with several roasters who built national reputations from the city's grid. Temple Coffee Roasters runs multiple cafes across Midtown, downtown and East Sacramento, and Old Soul Co. anchors the other end with its Weatherstone room in Midtown and the 40 Acres location in Oak Park. Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters, with cafes in Land Park and East Sacramento, rounds out a roasting scene that punches well above the city's size.
Old Soul Weatherstone ★ 4.7
Old Soul Weatherstone on 21st Street, midtown Sacramento, is Old Soul's second cafe, the courtyard-and-fireplace work-and-pastry room locals book in winter.
Temple Coffee Roasters H Street ★ 4.5
Temple H Street in East Sacramento is the Fab 40s outpost of the Temple Coffee roastery chain, a neighbourhood morning anchor for pastry and pour overs.
Old Soul 555 Capitol Mall ★ 4.1
Old Soul on Capitol Mall is the downtown Sacramento office-tower cafe of the local roaster, the morning coffee anchor for the Capitol corridor work crowd.
Temple Coffee Roasters 16th Street ★ 4.4
Temple Coffee 16th Street in midtown Sacramento is one of eight Temple locations, the Magpie-side specialty roaster cafe with rotating single-origin beans.
The Naked Lounge ★ 4.1
The Naked Lounge on Q Street, midtown Sacramento, is the long-running local Naked Coffee cafe with live music nights, an artist-and-laptop room.
Tupelo Coffee House ★ 4.3
Tupelo on Elvas Avenue in East Sacramento is the airy modern coffeehouse near Sac State, the work-friendly cafe with shaded outdoor patio seating.
Estelle Bakery and Patisserie DOCO ★ 4.6
Estelle at DOCO on David J Stern Walk, downtown Sacramento, is the patisserie Golden 1 Center outpost, croissant-and-coffee for the arena crowd.
Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates Cafe ★ 4.8
Ginger Elizabeth on J Street in midtown Sacramento is the artisan chocolatier cafe, the city signature drinking chocolate and macaron stop and patio.
Midtown Bakery ★ 4.3
Midtown Bakery on J Street in midtown Sacramento is the small-batch dessert boutique behind the blue door on 23rd, custom cakes and corn muffins.
Bay and Rue Urban Kitchen ★ 4.0
Bay and Rue on Del Paso Boulevard in Sacramento is the small soul-food brunch counter from the Bay and Rue catering team, north of downtown.
Old Soul at 40 Acres ★ 4.6
Old Soul at 40 Acres on Broadway in Oak Park, Sacramento, is the community-hub cafe in the Woodruff Hotel ground floor at 35th and Broadway.
Pushkin's Bakery Midtown ★ 4.2
Pushkin on 29th Street in midtown Sacramento is the city first gluten and dairy-free bakery cafe since 2013, croissants and coffee at counter.
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters Freeport ★ 4.2
Chocolate Fish on Freeport Boulevard in Land Park is the multi-award Sacramento roaster cafe, a sunny room with single-origin pours and pastry.
Faria Bakery Cafe ★ 4.5
Faria flatiron Broadway Triangle bakery in Oak Park doubles as a morning cafe counter with sourdough pastry, drip coffee and the best country loaf.
Temple Coffee Roasters K Street ★ 4.8
Temple Coffee Roasters on K Street is the midtown Sacramento anchor of the eight-location specialty roaster, with Burundi Turihamwe at the bar.
Temple Coffee Roasters S Street ★ 4.5
Temple's S Street cafe in midtown Sacramento sits closer to Localis and the R Street corridor, the same Temple roastery beans pulled in a smaller bar room.
Old Soul Co. The Alley ★ 4.7
Old Soul Co. The Alley behind L Street in midtown Sacramento is the original Old Soul roastery, the alley-only coffee bar that started the brand.
Old Soul 40 Acres ★ 4.2
Old Soul 40 Acres on Broadway in Oak Park, Sacramento, is the roaster's south-side cafe, the morning anchor for Oak Park's coffee-and-pastry weekend crowd.
Pachamama Coffee Midtown ★ 4.4
Pachamama Coffee on 20th Street in midtown Sacramento is the first US fully farmer-owned roaster cooperative, with lots from Peru and Ethiopia.
Insight Coffee Roasters La Cosecha ★ 4.1
Insight Coffee Roasters in La Cosecha on 9th Street, downtown Sacramento, is the city's veteran specialty roaster from 2011, downtown food-hall outpost.
Camellia Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Camellia Coffee Roasters on R Street in midtown Sacramento's Ice Blocks is one of the city's newer specialty roasters, expanding to Downtown Davis in 2025.
Identity Coffees ★ 4.3
Identity Coffees on 28th Street, midtown Sacramento, runs a 4,400 sqft cafe with on-site roastery, the roaster visible from the bar of the cafe.
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters East Sac ★ 4.6
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento is the multi-award winning local roaster's main cafe and production roastery.
The Mill Coffee Roasting & Tea Studio ★ 4.0
The Mill on I Street in downtown Sacramento roasts on-site and runs two cafes in the city, pulling rotating origins through espresso and filter.
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