What to order at The Mill

Signature drink
Cinnamon toast with Four Barrel coffee
Editor tip
Toast is the order regardless of what else is on the board; the rye-buckwheat is the move.
CuisineCafé
Price$
HoursMon 07:00-20:00, Tue-Sun 07:00-17:00
Signature drinkCinnamon toast with Four Barrel coffee
WifiYes
Work-friendlyYes
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Address: 736 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117

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Four Barrel Coffee ★ 4.2

$ Café

Four Barrel Coffee in San Francisco is the Valencia Street roaster cafe with a long Probat showroom in back and a no-laptops, no-wifi policy out front.

DrinkPour-over

TipNo wifi by design; bring a book or a friend, not a screen Cash or contactless, both fine.

Linea Caffe ★ 4.5

$ Café

Linea Caffe in San Francisco is Andrew Barnett's two-counter Mission espresso bar, with a 5-second pull style that won out before the third wave settled.

DrinkEspresso

TipStand-up service only at the 18th Street counter; ask for the macchiato instead of a cortado.

Caffe Trieste ★ 4.3

$ Café

Caffe Trieste in San Francisco is the North Beach Italian cafe that has poured cappuccino at Vallejo and Grant since 1956, with Saturday opera on the back.

DrinkCappuccino

TipSaturday at 13:00 for the opera and accordion set; arrive at 12:30 for a seat in the back room.

The Buena Vista Cafe ★ 4.4

$ Café

The Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco is the Hyde Street corner where Jack Koeppler perfected the American Irish coffee in 1952, pouring 2,000 of them a day.

DrinkIrish coffee

TipSit at the long bar to watch the line of pre-warmed glasses come down; the back tables miss the show.

Sightglass Coffee ★ 4.5

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco is the Morris brothers' SoMa roastery cafe, with a mezzanine over the rooftop roaster and the Owl's Howl espresso on tap.

DrinkOwl's Howl espresso

TipThe 7th Street flagship is the best room; the Mission and Ferry Building outposts are quicker but smaller.

Ritual Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco is one of the city's third-wave originals, with the Valencia Street flagship and a sharp single-origin filter.

DrinkSingle-origin filter

TipThe cortado is the regular order; the Hayes Valley kiosk has the fastest line on a weekend.

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