Posted by TheShot on 09 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Beans, Local Brew, Quality Issues
Previously, we had written about Coffee Bar when it was still under construction. It has since opened on the longest night of the year, December 21 — with limited initial fanfare, as the partners first wanted to iron out some of the kinks that naturally come with opening a new space. And it is a [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 24 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Café Society, Local Brew
This week the The San Francisco Chronicle published a piece on the anticipated October opening of Coffee Bar, located at at 1890 Bryant St., which is really on the NE corner of Mariposa & Florida Sts. — just west of Potrero Hill: The Inside Scoop / Restaurants retooling decor, menus, concepts. As it so happened, [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 24 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
This “living room” environment on the north end of Potrero Hill has a large space with modern seating indoors. They also have a large, private patio in back with many tables and large sun umbrellas. The staff seem motivated to make a higher-quality espresso, and for the most part they deliver on that.
Using a [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 02 May 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
Next to the “Psycho Safeway” (where waiting in line at night is far more entertaining than any reality TV show could ever be), this is a busy Peet’s with often long lines of neighborhood loyals.
They offer a bit of window counter seating, some minimal table seating in the back, and plenty of outdoor table and [...]
Posted by TheShot on 12 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
Farley’s Coffeehouse benefits from coffee-obsessed local clientele and a community that’s largely closed off from the rest of the city in Portero Hill. As a result, Farley’s boasts many loyal patrons who helped vote it into third place in CitySearch.com’s 2005 Best San Francisco Coffee. Farley’s is clearly a decent place for a shot of [...]
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