SF Coffee Wars Update (warning - boring)
The Winners:
Dynamo Dounuts on 24th - Good weird expensive donuts with top notch coffee - using Portland's Stumptown beans as far as I know. The chocolate spice donuts and french press coffee are recommended (if you've got a bunch of money burning a hole in your pocket)
Piccino Coffee Bar - 22nd near 3rd St. in the Dogpatch - fresh delicious Blue Bottle coffee
Four Barrel Coffee Roasters - Valencia and 15th - they're roasting their own beans, have been consistently good, and do their own version of Stumptown's classic Hairbender Blend. They're giving Ritual a run for their money.
Coffee Bar - Bryant and Florida or something - a yuppie wine bar that serves good coffee
Trouble Coffee - 46th and Judah - outer outer sunset - really good coffee made by excited artist girl who makes toast and coconuts?
Outside of SF:
Caffe Roma - El Camino Real in Millbrae, CA: North Beach's Caffe Roma opened a new cafe on the peninsula and the service is outstanding and the drip coffee ranges from good to great.
Verve Coffee - 41st Ave and Portola - Santa Cruz, CA - WOw! so good I was shocked.
RIP: Broken Door Espresso, formerly known as Emocha Cafe in downtown San Jose across from the new city hall.
Dynamo Dounuts on 24th - Good weird expensive donuts with top notch coffee - using Portland's Stumptown beans as far as I know. The chocolate spice donuts and french press coffee are recommended (if you've got a bunch of money burning a hole in your pocket)
Piccino Coffee Bar - 22nd near 3rd St. in the Dogpatch - fresh delicious Blue Bottle coffee
Four Barrel Coffee Roasters - Valencia and 15th - they're roasting their own beans, have been consistently good, and do their own version of Stumptown's classic Hairbender Blend. They're giving Ritual a run for their money.
Coffee Bar - Bryant and Florida or something - a yuppie wine bar that serves good coffee
Trouble Coffee - 46th and Judah - outer outer sunset - really good coffee made by excited artist girl who makes toast and coconuts?
Outside of SF:
Caffe Roma - El Camino Real in Millbrae, CA: North Beach's Caffe Roma opened a new cafe on the peninsula and the service is outstanding and the drip coffee ranges from good to great.
Verve Coffee - 41st Ave and Portola - Santa Cruz, CA - WOw! so good I was shocked.
RIP: Broken Door Espresso, formerly known as Emocha Cafe in downtown San Jose across from the new city hall.