California

Best coffee shops in San Francisco

Our guide to specialty coffee in San Francisco: 6 verified shops, including Andytown Coffee Roasters, Flywheel Coffee Roasters and Ritual Coffee Roasters. San Francisco has one of the deepest specialty coffee scenes in the country, with roaster-cafes spread from the Mission and SoMa out to the foggy Sunset. Most of the shops here roast their own beans and pour single origins alongside house espresso blends.

6 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

San Francisco's downtown skyline and the Transamerica Pyramid from Russian Hill
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, color-adjusted)

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