29 November 2009

coffee stops: san francisco (& environs) edition

In order of attendance, based on location:

BLUE BOTTLE
66 Mint Street at Jessie.
SF, CA.

SIGHTGLASS
270 7th Street at Folsom.
SF, CA.
*** Closed. On the Friday after Thanksgiving. What the.***

FOUR BARREL
375 Valencia at 15th.
SF, CA.

RITUAL COFFEE ROASTERS
1026 Valencia Street at 21st.
SF, CA.

BAREFOOT COFFEE ROASTERS
5237 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara, CA.


Not shown: Barefoot Coffee. We did not walk there.

I am certain there are scads of good shops in the East Bay. But time dictated I limit my tour. Since San Francisco is only 7mi x 7mi, & since there were four known shops I wanted to visit, ... well. Bingo, bango. I would love, also, at some point to wrangle an invitation to tour Sweet Maria's in West Oakland. Let It Be Known.

Love,
Katie

2 comments:

seanbonner said...

This is shaping up to be a popular route! I did pretty much the same thing, though backwards a few weeks ago.

http://sf.metblogs.com/2009/10/09/coffee-tour-of-mission-and-soma/

By backwards I mean I started at Ritual, not actually walked backwards.

Katie O'Shea said...

How'd I miss this comment?! Maybe I should read my email sometimes.

Four Barrel was my favorite, too, hands down. Top-notch coffee, a REALLY nice space (a very Greenpoint, Brooklyn feel about it), excellent service, & they have an effing record player. A RECORD PLAYER.

Please do the coffee tour walking backwards next time.