21 cafe rooms in San Francisco we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Francisco | Cafe across every city.
Cafe culture in San Francisco is inseparable from its third-wave coffee roasters and its old North Beach espresso bars. Sightglass Coffee, Ritual Coffee Roasters and Four Barrel Coffee built the modern roasting scene, while Caffe Trieste and Cafe Zoetrope keep the North Beach Italian tradition going. The Mill on Divisadero and Tartine Bakery bridge coffee and the bakery counter.
Tartine Manufactory ★ 4.6
the-mission · 595 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco is Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's larger Mission site, with bread, pastry, plates and a wine bar under one roof.
Outerlands ★ 4.5
outer-sunset · 4001 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA 94122
Outerlands in San Francisco is the Outer Sunset's surf-side cafe and dinner room, with house bread, a tight California menu and the fog rolling past the door.
Sightglass Coffee ★ 4.5
270 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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.
Ritual Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
1026 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
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.
Saint Frank Coffee ★ 4.5
2340 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Saint Frank in San Francisco is the Russian Hill cafe and roastery known for direct-trade Latin American lots and a quietly precise cortado.
Andytown Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
3655 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Andytown in San Francisco is the Outer Sunset roastery cafe known for the Snowy Plover, a fizzy espresso-over-soda drink that became a city signature.
Cafe Zoetrope ★ 4.2
916 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco is Francis Ford Coppola's flatiron corner cafe in the Sentinel Building, with a small Italian kitchen and house wine on tap.
Tartine Bakery ★ 4.7
600 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tartine Bakery in San Francisco is Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's Guerrero Street original, with a queue that has not let up since 2002 and a morning.
Reveille Coffee ★ 4.2
200 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Reveille Coffee in San Francisco is the small chain anchored in North Beach, with a corner room at the Columbus and Pacific triangle and a strong maple latte.
The Mill ★ 4.4
736 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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.
Four Barrel Coffee ★ 4.2
375 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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.
Linea Caffe ★ 4.5
3417 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
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.
Caffe Trieste ★ 4.3
601 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
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.
The Buena Vista Cafe ★ 4.4
2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
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.
Old Skool Cafe ★ 4.3
1429 Mendell Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
Old Skool Cafe in San Francisco is the Bayview supper club run by formerly incarcerated young chefs, with a strong soul-food menu and a music programme.
Sightglass Coffee ★ 4.8
270 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco is the Morris brothers' SoMa roastery, running a Probat UG-22 on the rooftop, with a tasting bar and a long single-origin.
Ritual Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3
1026 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco is one of the third-wave originals, with the bright Valencia Street flagship and a tight, recipe-driven single-origin.
Saint Frank Coffee ★ 4.6
2340 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Saint Frank Coffee in San Francisco is Kevin Bohlin's Russian Hill roaster, known for a direct-trade Central American programme and a precise classical.
Andytown Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
3655 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Andytown Coffee Roasters in San Francisco is Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCrory's Outer Sunset roastery, with the cult Snowy Plover drink and a small bakery.
Linea Caffe ★ 4.2
3417 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Linea Caffe in San Francisco is Andrew Barnett's Mission and Fillmore espresso bar, with a Probat in Healdsburg, a short pull and a strict 5-second espresso.
Four Barrel Coffee ★ 4.0
375 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Four Barrel Coffee in San Francisco is the Valencia Street roastery with a long Probat showroom in the back, a no-wifi policy out front and a tight.