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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
The Coffee Movement · Inner Richmond
The Infatuation. Seasonal lattes spiked with vanilla-lavender or ginger-spice syrup.
Compton’s Coffee House · Lower Pacific Heights
The Infatuation. Velvety espresso and housemade seasonal syrups on Fillmore.
Saint Frank Coffee · Russian Hill
The Infatuation. Minimalist Russian Hill cafe famous for its housemade almond-macadamia milk.
Caffe Trieste · North Beach
The Infatuation. The first espresso bar on the West Coast, open since 1956; a late-night North Beach haunt for the literary-inclined.
Nirvana Soul Coffee · SoMa
The Infatuation. A SoMa coffee shop near Oracle Park serving creative espresso and tea drinks, including an ube latte and a pink chai with rose, beets, and cayenne.