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Blue Bottle Coffee
(Now Closed)Coffee Shop, Café, and Breakfast Spot$$$$
SoMa, San Francisco
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The breakfast here, so good! Also, their ginger cookies are a crack-like addiction.
If you like espresso ask for the Single Origin option!
Danielle ForwardSeptember 13, 2016No wifi, sometimes they don't have single origin drip here. Long lines, but they serve delicious food!
Ask for a Gibralter the perfect choice evenly splitting the fine line between a dopio espresso macchiato and a Cappuccino!- KNOW BODDIEMarch 28, 2011One of the best lattes you will ever enjoy. And the Recchuiti hot chocolate is unbelievable. Perfect rainy day treat.
Candid CuisineJune 25, 2015Blue Bottle's latte is just Ok. Get their acme toast with poached eggs for breakfast
savoryexposure.comAugust 17, 2011Try the affogato! A delicious combination of Blue Bottle espresso and ice cream from the Mission favorite, Humphry Slocombe
Get an SFMoMA membership just to skip the line here and get the same delicious coffee a few blocks away.
Shawn BusteedJune 30, 2013The New Orleans iced coffee may honestly be the best coffee I've ever tasted. Wow.
James BatesApril 21, 2014Great coffee, just be prepared to wait in line, then wait again for the coffee.
Espresso. That's why you go to Blue Bottle. Forget about drip. Drink the espresso; however you like it.
Giovanni Bryden RosasMay 22, 2018I know these folks get a bad rap since the acquisition but... the coffee is still good.
themadhapaAugust 22, 2012Don't just get your go-to coffee drink. Ask the barista to make you something that proves why Blue Bottle deserves all the hype.
Jason KorollSeptember 5, 2011The Ethiopian Bench Maji Gesha made in the siphon is the tastiest coffee I've ever had. (except the coffee my wife makes)
Megan AllisonMarch 10, 2020Woof. Just paid $30 for a Starbucks quality breakfast and coffee experience. Sad to think about how special this place felt when it opened. Selling out is inevitable, I guess.
Manolo MarquinaSeptember 30, 2013If you enter 10min. before closing time, you'll get free pastries at closing... Thanks blue bottle!
Marina CostabileMarch 13, 2012So many great things. Oatmeal for breakfast and egg salad sandwiches for lunch. Best lattes anywhere.
For fresher more rich taste I prefer SightGlass Coffee. But this is better than Peet's and Starbucks for sure.
Cappuccinos are amazing here. When weather is warm, get the New Orleans iced coffee!
Try the Poached Farm Egg - + polenta and Italian sausage. And a cup of cappuccino. (plus that fact that i didnt go to school) THE BOMB! :))
You can order the New Orleans "burly" for more coffee and less milk
Kristin KarkarJuly 18, 2013Try the compote, best yogurt, strawberries and granola combo I've ever had!
Come at off-peak times if you want to find a place to sit.
Lissa WilkinsonApril 24, 2010The rice cake is gluten free and filling and yummy. Their drip coffee is what a cup o' joe should be.
Michael McCallamOctober 1, 2016Interesting place, good coffee- queuing out the door at morning rush hour.
Catina Chontell-MarieJuly 21, 2016Not even a coffee drinker but the Latte was awesome!!! Here visiting and will definitely go back before we leave
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- Mon–Sun
- 6:30 AM–5:00 PM
(510) 653-3394
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