Coffee
fromGrub Street
16 hours agoStep Into the Brewtique
High-end espresso bars inside clothing retailers have displaced nearby Starbucks around Astor Place, creating a retail-coffee trend called brewtiques.
San Francisco is a city that loves coffee. Just ask anyone who spends their Sunday mornings hunting down perfect cappuccinos or bean-obsessed nerds who collect state-of-the-art burr grinders. And although you can typically find a pretty solid cup of coffee on every other block, you deserve better than pretty solid. These 17 places define the caffeine scene in SF, from tiny takeout-only counters and old-school espresso institutions to places serving standout food, too.