The Mill is a cafe in San Francisco.
The Mill in San Francisco is the Josey Baker Bread and Four Barrel Coffee partnership on Divisadero, with $4 thick-slice toast and an open bread bakery.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Toast is the order regardless of what else is on the board; the rye-buckwheat is the move.
Address: 736 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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.
Signature drink: Pour-over
Tip: No wifi by design; bring a book or a friend, not a screen Cash or contactless, both fine.
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.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Stand-up service only at the 18th Street counter; ask for the macchiato instead of a cortado.
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.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: Saturday at 13:00 for the opera and accordion set; arrive at 12:30 for a seat in the back room.
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.
Signature drink: Irish coffee
Tip: Sit at the long bar to watch the line of pre-warmed glasses come down; the back tables miss the show.
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.
Signature drink: Owl's Howl espresso
Tip: The 7th Street flagship is the best room; the Mission and Ferry Building outposts are quicker but smaller.
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.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: The cortado is the regular order; the Hayes Valley kiosk has the fastest line on a weekend.
