9 cafes in San Luis Obispo, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in San Luis Obispo.
Scout Coffee ★ 4.6
Downtown · 1130 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Daily 06:30-18:30
Scout Coffee has anchored Garden Street since 2014, pairing its own HoneyCo-roasted espresso with scratch pastries in San Luis Obispo's prettiest brick room.
Tip: The Foothill Boulevard shop at 880 Foothill runs the same 06:30-18:30 hours with easier parking.
Sally Loo's Wholesome Cafe ★ 4.5
Railroad District · 1804 Osos Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Daily 08:00-14:00
Sally Loo's Wholesome Cafe has fed San Luis Obispo's Railroad District since 2009, baking in-house each morning inside a 1930s storefront by the depot.
Tip: The walk-up window sells coffee and pastries without the queue; the breakfast burrito earns its following.
Kreuzberg California ★ 4.3
Downtown · 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Mon-Wed 08:00-20:00; Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 08:00-00:00; Sun 08:00-20:00
Kreuzberg California styles itself on a Berlin coffeehouse, serving espresso, sandwiches and cocktails until midnight on weekends in San Luis Obispo.
Tip: The back room hides couches and outlets; on Friday and Saturday it swings from study hall to bar.
Linnaea's Cafe ★ 4.2
Downtown · 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Mon-Tue 07:30-17:00; Wed-Fri 07:30-20:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-20:00
Linnaea's Cafe is San Luis Obispo's bohemian living room on Garden Street, pouring organic coffee over a garden patio, art walls and evening music sets.
Tip: Head through to the back garden; evenings often bring acoustic sets and open-mic nights.
Field Day Coffee ★ 4.1
Upper Monterey · 1185 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Daily 07:00-18:00
Field Day Coffee pours precise pour-overs and espresso on Monterey Street, the light-flooded modern counterpoint to San Luis Obispo's older coffeehouses.
Tip: It holds the same 07:00-18:00 hours every day of the week, rare among the city's independents.
Buen Dia Coffee ★ 4.0
Downtown · 570 Higuera Street, Suite 190, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-16:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-17:00
Buen Dia Coffee brings design-studio polish and Latin-accented drinks like Abuela's Coffee to the Creamery Marketplace in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Tip: Order the Fresa Fresca in summer; the courtyard seats belong to Bear & The Wren after 16:00.
The Nautical Bean ★ 3.9
Madonna Road · 11560 Los Osos Valley Road #150, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Hours: Mon-Fri 06:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-16:00
The Nautical Bean has run as a family coffee bistro in San Luis Obispo since 1998, cooking a full breakfast and lunch board behind its espresso bar.
Tip: Two more branches pour at 2010 Parker Street and 810 Orcutt Road; the original keeps the biggest kitchen.
Blackhorse Espresso & Bakery ★ 3.9
Downtown · 1065 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Daily 06:30-17:00
Blackhorse Espresso & Bakery pairs espresso with its own pastry case on Higuera Street, a San Luis Obispo morning fixture open daily from 06:30.
Tip: The Broad Street shop at 3590 Broad keeps the same daily hours if you are headed toward the Edna Valley wineries.
Joebella Coffee SLO ★ 3.9
Downtown · 311 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-15:30
Joebella Coffee SLO pours beans roasted at the company's Atascadero roastery from a bright corner shop on lower Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo.
Tip: The roastery cafe sits at 3168 El Camino Real in Atascadero if you want to see where the beans are fired.