The Best Cafes in San Francisco

111 Minna

Over their 30 years, 111 Minna Gallery has been recognized as an essential meeting place for hanging out and meeting up. Serving as a bar, gallery, cafe, nightlife, and private event venue 111 Minna has been a mainstay in San Francisco's Financial D... more

1428 Haight

1428 Haight Patio Café & Creperie is a family business with 2 generations of family working side by side. Our goal is to provide our customers with exceptional food and service in a welcoming atmosphere. more

Alchemy House

Alchemy House is a tea room, performance & event venue, alternative & holistic health service; basically a community hub built for wellness, connection, and creativity. more

Allstar Donuts

If you're in Inner Richmond, stop by All Star for fresh, fluffy, delicious donuts! Apple fritters, glazed donuts, strawberry strudel, chocolate croissants, donut holes, and many more types of donuts. more

Amausaan Uji Matcha

Drinks, ice cream, crepe cakes... so many ways to enjoy matcha. more

Andytown Coffee Roasters on Lawton

Roasting and serving specialty coffee in the Outer Sunset. more

Andytown Coffee Roasters on Taraval

Our goal is to make specialty coffee a welcoming, comfortable, and extraordinary experience. more

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Andytown Roastery Training Lab & Coffee Supply

This is the home of our roasting operation, training lab, and coffee supply store where we sell everything from grinders to greeting cards. We do roasting and offer regular roastery tours and free coffee tastings. Coffee Supply open 7-12 Wednesday-Fr... more

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Angela's Deli & Cafe

Angela's, with indoor + outdoor seating, is the perfect spot for a latte, pastry or sandwich. Lines can be a little long on the weekends, but you can order ahead before picking up your order. more

Another Cafe

A neighborhood cafe located at the edge of Nob Hill - we serve "Bicycle Coffee", juices, pastries & bagels, sandwiches & salads. more

Aracely Cafe and Event Center

The stylish wedding venue isn’t new to the island, but the cafe's recently added dinner and brunch services are welcomed newcomers. The patio is peaceful with a lovely menu to match, and big groups are easily accommodated. The brunch menu offer... more

Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go

We serve artisanal sandwiches, salads, beverages and desserts. Wines by the glass/bottle are available to our patrons from our neighbor, Arlequin Wine Merchant. more

Aroma Buena Café

Aroma Buena Cafe has taken the place Piccolo Pete's, a local institution. Aroma Buena offers a simple, quality menu that features bagel sandwiches, salads, and lunch sandwiches. more

As Quoted

A FARM INSPIRED COMMUNITY EATERY. This sweet, little cafe features simple yet delicious food.  The cozy backyard area is perfect, weather permitting. more

Atlas Cafe

Located in the Mission Flats, where Mission blends into Potrero Hill since April of 1996. Atlas Café provides a casual, comfortable community oriented place for the neighborhood to gather, eat, relax and socialize. more

Automat SF

Automat is an all day restaurant and bake shop with craveable takes on American classics. more

Avenues San Francisco

The "surfer" coffee shop is kind of unique in that they ofter breakfast & lunch eats, some items for purchase like surf gear & hoodies, and of course, pretty decent coffee - coffee from Verve. more

B on the Go

B. On The Go is a neighborhood eatery serving slow roasted meats and vegetables on house-made breads. A daily selection of salads and take-away products also available. more

b. patisserie

Our vision is to bring San Francisco a refined, yet modern, salon de thé with an open pastry kitchen, showcasing the combination of Belinda Leong's talent with Michel Suas's knowledge and expertise. The menu is composed of modern French style... more

Bacon Bacon

Bacon goodness. It's all about the bacon... for breakfast or lunch. more

Bake Cheese Tart

If you've never had a cheese tart, you won't regret stopping by Bake Cheese Tart. Every cheese tart is made from rich, fresh Hokkaido (Japan) cheese and milk by well-trained patissiers in our Sapporo factory. The tarts are delivered to our stores a... more

Balboa Cafe

Established in 1913 (making it one of the oldest saloons in San Francisco), Balboa Cafe bar and interior decor remain relatively untouched, retaining the magic of times gone by, while the menu offers both tried & true favorites and savory new dis... more

Ballast Coffee

A ballast is meant to give balance to something that is otherwise unstable. Growing up in the Philippines, Paolo’s weekend trips out to their family's beach house during the Amihan season would bring him a similar sense of balance and tranquili... more

Balompíe Cafe

Balompíe Cafe is a cozy little spot filled with characters from the neighborhood who stop bite to eat, watch soccer, and play a few rancheras in the jukebox. The papusas are crispy and delicious. Papusas come with cheese but you can add meat and/or... more

Bar CC

HAPPY HOUR: 5pm-7pm Daily more

Battery Street Coffee Roastery

A cute little cafe near Levi's Plaza and a couple of blocks from the Embarcadero. more

Bazaar Cafe

A great little cafe out in the avenues. If you're on your way to Baker Beach or Land's End, and you need to find a good local cafe, you can't go wrong at Bazaar. more

Beacon Coffee & Pantry

Beacon is all about neighborly hospitality and simple pleasures. We are a coffee shop and general store with thoughtfully made housewares, art objects and pantry items. These are the creature comforts that bring immense joy and abundance to our lives... more

Bean Bag Cafe

Bean Bag Cafe is a favorite NoPa cafe to eat, drink, and connect with friends. more

Beanery

Good local coffeeshop that has literary readings periodically. more

Beanstalk Cafe

BeanStalk is a boutique cafe.  We serve Contraband coffees and offer batch brew (du jour), Pour-over service for any of our coffees (using the Clever Drip system), Aeropress, Ice cold drip brew (approx. 18 hour), and customized espresso shot dri... more

Beloved Natural Cafe & Organic Juicery

In our home, the kitchen is always filled with the scent of exotic spice, caramelized onions sautéed in ghee, freshly baked banana bread. In the morning, we make chai, from scratch. A sultry blend of ginger, lemongrass, cinnamon, nutmeg, saffr... more

Bernal Star

Bernal star is a neighborhood, locally sourced brunch & burger joint serving Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner daily - 6 local beers on tap & movies on our heated patio. Live music on the patio every Saturday afternoon. more

Bernie's

This is one of the cutest little cafe's on 24th Street.   On a nice day, just take your coffee outside and watch the foot traffic - babies and doggies. more

Blackbird Bookstore

We're a neighborhood bookstore stocked with of-the-moment titles and gifts that spark curiosity, cdeepen conversations, and build community. more

Bloomstock

We are a cannabis inspired café specializing in waffles and coffee in the Bayview. more

Blue Bottle - 2nd Street

Our 2nd Street cafe is an elegant respite from the hubbub of downtown San Francisco. For over a century, the area has been at the crossroads of the city's past and future; the new Transbay Terminal is the latest example. The glorious multi-tiered hub... more

Blue Bottle - Central Tower

Much like San Francisco itself, Central Tower is an icon that has undergone many reinventions. Erected in 1897 by entrepreneur and civic leader Claus Spreckels, the skyscraper was one of the first in the city, home to the San Francisco Call newspaper... more

Blue Bottle - Ferry Building

Located in San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building. Enjoy a hot or iced coffee, find a bench on the waterfront, and watch the ferries glide across the bay. more

Blue Bottle - Hayes Valley Kiosk

At Blue Bottle Coffee, Artisan Microroasting simply means that we take a hands-on approach to every step possible to discover and preserve the true nature of excellent coffee -- no matter how inconvenient or time-consuming. We take Freshness and s... more

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