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San Diego’s specialty coffee scene punches well above what most visitors expect from a beach city. Behind the surf culture and year-round sunshine lies a roasting community with deep roots, led by homegrown names that have helped define West Coast coffee for over a decade.
La Jolla is home to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, one of the city’s pioneering specialty roasters, now with locations across the...
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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Morena
Award-winning San Diego roaster's flagship with on-site roastery and unwavering farm-direct sourcing standards
Open until 4:00 PM
The Grounds Bean Bar
Pacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Open until 3:00 PM
Moniker Coffee Co.
Point Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Open until 6:00 PM
Better Buzz Coffee Pacific Beach Grand
Pacific Beach
San Diego small-batch roaster serving their own organic & specialty coffees with breakfast menu and upstairs patio
Open until 6:00 PM
Yipao Coffee
University Heights
Colombian specialty roaster showcasing single-origin beans roasted in-house from direct-sourced farms
Open until 2:00 PM
Blue Bottle Coffee
Carmel Valley
Oakland-based third wave pioneer serving their signature blends on pour over in a Carmel Valley plaza setting
Open until 6:00 PMPour-Over & Filter Coffee
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Morena
Award-winning San Diego roaster's flagship with on-site roastery and unwavering farm-direct sourcing standards
Open until 4:00 PMThe Grounds Bean Bar
Pacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Open until 3:00 PMMoniker Coffee Co.
Point Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Open until 6:00 PMBetter Buzz Coffee Pacific Beach Grand
Pacific Beach
San Diego small-batch roaster serving their own organic & specialty coffees with breakfast menu and upstairs patio
Open until 6:00 PMYipao Coffee
University Heights
Colombian specialty roaster showcasing single-origin beans roasted in-house from direct-sourced farms
Open until 2:00 PMBlue Bottle Coffee
Carmel Valley
Oakland-based third wave pioneer serving their signature blends on pour over in a Carmel Valley plaza setting
Open until 6:00 PMEspresso Focused
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Morena
Award-winning San Diego roaster's flagship with on-site roastery and unwavering farm-direct sourcing standards
Open until 4:00 PMThe Grounds Bean Bar
Pacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Open until 3:00 PMMoniker Coffee Co.
Point Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Open until 6:00 PMBetter Buzz Coffee Pacific Beach Grand
Pacific Beach
San Diego small-batch roaster serving their own organic & specialty coffees with breakfast menu and upstairs patio
Open until 6:00 PMYipao Coffee
University Heights
Colombian specialty roaster showcasing single-origin beans roasted in-house from direct-sourced farms
Open until 2:00 PMBlue Bottle Coffee
Carmel Valley
Oakland-based third wave pioneer serving their signature blends on pour over in a Carmel Valley plaza setting
Open until 6:00 PMCafés with Food
View all 65The Grounds Bean Bar
Pacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Open until 3:00 PMMoniker Coffee Co.
Point Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Open until 6:00 PMBetter Buzz Coffee Pacific Beach Grand
Pacific Beach
San Diego small-batch roaster serving their own organic & specialty coffees with breakfast menu and upstairs patio
Open until 6:00 PMYipao Coffee
University Heights
Colombian specialty roaster showcasing single-origin beans roasted in-house from direct-sourced farms
Open until 2:00 PMBlue Bottle Coffee
Carmel Valley
Oakland-based third wave pioneer serving their signature blends on pour over in a Carmel Valley plaza setting
Open until 6:00 PM
Better Buzz Coffee Fashion Valley Food Court
Mission Valley
San Diego small-batch roaster's food court outpost serving organic coffees and house-crafted blends
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