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Discover specialty coffee in different parts of San Diego
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...
Pacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Closed for todayPoint Loma
Micro-roaster sourcing direct from small-lot farmers, roasting in-house with sister company Sur Coffee
Closed for todayDel Mar
Handcrafted espresso and Zumbar Coffee on a sunny Del Mar patio steps from the beach
Closed for todayPoint Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Closed for todayMiramar
San Diego-based small batch roaster serving organic specialty coffees with handcrafted espresso drinks
Closed for todayCarmel Mountain Ranch
Mission-driven roaster serving direct-trade coffees sourced to build farmer equity and generational wealth
Closed for todayPacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Closed for todayMidway District
Micro-lot roastery offering same-day roasted single origins including Ethiopian Sidamo and Kenyan AB
Point Loma
Micro-roaster sourcing direct from small-lot farmers, roasting in-house with sister company Sur Coffee
Closed for todayDel Mar
Handcrafted espresso and Zumbar Coffee on a sunny Del Mar patio steps from the beach
Closed for todayPoint Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Closed for todayMiramar
San Diego-based small batch roaster serving organic specialty coffees with handcrafted espresso drinks
Closed for todayPacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Closed for todayMidway District
Micro-lot roastery offering same-day roasted single origins including Ethiopian Sidamo and Kenyan AB
Point Loma
Micro-roaster sourcing direct from small-lot farmers, roasting in-house with sister company Sur Coffee
Closed for todayDel Mar
Handcrafted espresso and Zumbar Coffee on a sunny Del Mar patio steps from the beach
Closed for todayPoint Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Closed for todayMiramar
San Diego-based small batch roaster serving organic specialty coffees with handcrafted espresso drinks
Closed for todayPacific Beach
Locally roasted coffee in a beachy Pacific Beach setting with well-executed espresso and milk steaming
Closed for todayPoint Loma
Micro-roaster sourcing direct from small-lot farmers, roasting in-house with sister company Sur Coffee
Closed for todayDel Mar
Handcrafted espresso and Zumbar Coffee on a sunny Del Mar patio steps from the beach
Closed for todayPoint Loma
OB Beans coffee in an airy industrial space shared with retail concept and craft creamery
Closed for todayMiramar
San Diego-based small batch roaster serving organic specialty coffees with handcrafted espresso drinks
Closed for todayCarmel Mountain Ranch
Mission-driven roaster serving direct-trade coffees sourced to build farmer equity and generational wealth
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