The 60 Best Coffee Shops in San Francisco
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The best coffee shops in San Francisco, according to the experts: US Coffee Championships, San Francisco Chronicle, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Coffee Movement comes out on top.
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Saint Frank Coffee and Sirene hold the next two places. The Infatuation shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with San Francisco Chronicle close behind.
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The awards
- US Coffee Championships US Coffee Championships: #5 · U.S. Barista Championship · Circle Chan
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- Eater Eater: The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
- US Coffee Championships #5 · U.S. Barista Championship · Circle Chan
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- Eater The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
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The awards
- US Coffee Championships US Coffee Championships: #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- US Coffee Championships #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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Rank 2. Sirene
American Wine Bar
Fried chicken and Chartreuse slushies share a menu here, which tells you everything about the spirit of this neighborhood bistro on Grand Avenue. The team behind the Morris in San Francisco brought their seafood-and-ferment instincts across the Bay, and the result is a wine bar with exposed brick, a vine-covered back patio, and wood-fired mussels that make the whole premise feel inevitable. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the top 100 restaurants in the Bay Area.
The awards
- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Top 50 New Restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: #73 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- Wine Enthusiast Top 50 New Restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle #73 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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- US Coffee Championships US Coffee Championships: #4 · U.S. Coffee in Good Spirits Championship · Tim Tran
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- US Coffee Championships #4 · U.S. Coffee in Good Spirits Championship · Tim Tran
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
- Eater Eater: The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Best Coffee Shops In SF
- Eater The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
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Rank 5. Paper Son
Pan-Asian Coffee Shop
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- Eater Eater: The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- Eater The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
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The awards
- US Coffee Championships US Coffee Championships: #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
- US Coffee Championships #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- The Infatuation The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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The awards
- US Coffee Championships US Coffee Championships: #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- Eater Eater: The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
- US Coffee Championships #3 · U.S. Barista Championship · Jason Yeo
- Eater The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
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- US Coffee Championships #2 · U.S. Latte Art Championship · Weian "Andy" Liang
- Eater The Absolute Best San Francisco Coffee Shops
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Rank 10. Shoji
Japanese
Shoji is a Japanese cafe in SoMa that does a quiet costume change once the offices empty out, trading lattes for a short menu of small plates and cocktails. By day the move is matcha, particularly the einspänner under a drift of whipped sweet cream. At night there are oysters, a fried chicken and egg salad sandwich, and a uni donburi, all of it easy on the wallet and the dress code. It has a few coffee honors, which seems fair.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best French Fries In San Francisco
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Best French Fries In San Francisco
- The Infatuation The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 11. Mộng Thu Cafe
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
A small Vietnamese soup shop on Hyde Street where the bowls arrive fragrant with star anise and lemongrass and the menu doesn't wander far from what it does well. The hủ tiếu nam vang, with its clear broth and shrimp fritter, is the kind of thing people describe to strangers, and the beef stew comes with a fluffy loaf of bread for soaking up the braise. Lunch for under fifteen dollars, served by someone who has clearly made these recipes a thousand times.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The best Vietnamese restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Meals For Under $15 In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle The best Vietnamese restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Meals For Under $15 In SF
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 14. Excelsior Coffee
Coffee
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Rank 16. Backhaus
Bakery
Loaves lined up on shelves like a carb library, pastries under glass, and a window straight into the breadmaking operation: Backhaus is a downtown San Mateo bakery and coffee shop that takes laminated dough seriously. The croissants lean toward the ornate, one arrives garnished with pistachios and raspberry as a preview of what's inside. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's best bakeries and best coffee.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 16. Diamond Head General Store
Hawaiian Coffee Shop
Spam musubi sits by the register for grab-and-go, which tells you exactly what kind of place this is. Diamond Head General Store is a Hawaiian plate-lunch counter in San Bruno where the mochiko fried chicken arrives craggy, peppery, and portioned for two people with ambitions of feeding one. Shave ice rounds out a menu that runs on comfort and not much pretension. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's best fried chicken spots.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best fried chicken restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fried chicken restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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Rank 18. Masterpiece Coffee
Chinese Coffee Shop
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: The Best Coffee in the Bay Area
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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Rank 31. Kissaten HiFi
Japanese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The ‘It’ Coffee Shops Across America Right Now
- The Infatuation The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- The Infatuation The ‘It’ Coffee Shops Across America Right Now
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Rank 33. Asha Tea House
Japanese Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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Rank 33. Best Boy Electric
Coffee
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 33. JollyJolly Coffee & Kitchen
Caribbean Coffee Shop
A West Oakland coffee shop where the jollof rice is serious business: sharply spiced Nigerian rice with heat that keeps building, served with caramelized plantains and your choice of stewed chicken, oxtail, or goat. Okra and egusi soups arrive with fufu. Seating is tight and the wait can stretch, so bring patience and a friend you want to impress with how good Oakland gets. The San Francisco Chronicle put it on their best Oakland restaurants list.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Oakland
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Rank 33. Kiss of Matcha
Japanese Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 33. Nagomi
Japanese Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 33. Origin Lab
Japanese Coffee Shop
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In SF
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Rank 33. Third Wheel Coffee
Coffee
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
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Rank 58. Eddie's Cafe
American Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 18 Best Restaurants In NoPa
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Rank 58. Manitas Cafe
Mexican Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 13 Best Breakfast Burritos In SF
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 18 Best Restaurants In NoPa
- The Infatuation The 13 Best Breakfast Burritos In SF
- The Infatuation The 18 Best Restaurants In NoPa
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Rank 58. The Mill
Coffee
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 18 Best Restaurants In NoPa