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Best Coffee Places in San Francisco

Best Coffee Places in San Francisco

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Created by Charles Hudson • Updated On: June 11, 2016

Some of my favorite places to grab coffee in San Francisco. Heavily biased toward spots in the Mission and Potrero Hill - I'll be honest.

Sightglass Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

1. Sightglass Coffee

9.2
270 7th St (btwn Howard & Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 600 tips and reviews
Front is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

2. Front

150 Mississippi St (btwn 17th & Mariposa), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Potrero Hill · 77 tips and reviews
Four Barrel Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

3. Four Barrel Coffee

9.1
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 507 tips and reviews
Papa November is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

4. Papa November

201 Kansas St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Showplace Square · 34 tips and reviews
Piccino is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

5. Piccino

9.1
1001 Minnesota St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Dogpatch · 175 tips and reviews
Philz Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

6. Philz Coffee

8.8
201 Berry St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission Bay · 305 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

7. Blue Bottle Coffee

8.7
1 Ferry Building Ste 7 (at The Embarcardero), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Financial District · 421 tips and reviews
Showplace Caffè is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

8. Showplace Caffè

715 Brannan St (at 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 11 tips and reviews
Cento is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

9. Cento

372 Ritch St (btwn Townsend & Brannan St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 81 tips and reviews
Spin City Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

10. Spin City Coffee

1299 Sanchez St (at 26th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Noe Valley · 29 tips and reviews
Farley's is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

11. Farley's

8.2
1315 18th St (btwn Texas & Missouri), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Potrero Hill · 133 tips and reviews
Craftsman and Wolves is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

12. Craftsman and Wolves

8.7
746 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 295 tips and reviews

Laurie V.Laurie V: Try ALL the pastries, and the lattes are pretty great too.

Stanza Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

13. Stanza Coffee

7.0
3126 16th St (btwn Albion St & Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission Dolores · 71 tips and reviews
Nespresso Boutique is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

14. Nespresso Boutique

7.5
90 Grant Ave (at Geary St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 60 tips and reviews
Elite Audio Coffee Bar is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

15. Elite Audio Coffee Bar

893A Folsom St (at 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 78 tips and reviews
Philz Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

16. Philz Coffee

8.6
3101 24th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 256 tips and reviews
Bernie's Cafe is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

17. Bernie's Cafe

7.3
3966 24th St (at Noe St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Noe Valley · 44 tips and reviews
Coffee Bar is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

18. Coffee Bar

1890 Bryant St (btwn Mariposa St. & Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 260 tips and reviews
Haus Coffee is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

19. Haus Coffee

8.1
3086 24th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 132 tips and reviews
Saint Frank is one of Best Coffee Places in San Francisco.

20. Saint Frank

9.1
2340 Polk St (btwn Union & Green), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Polk Gulch · 200 tips and reviews