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1.) The Living Room

The Living Room offers so much more than coffee, and that starts with its brand identity.

A cartoon drawing of a young punk rocker in a liberty spiked mohawk sitting next to an elderly lady in glasses with both their hands wrapped calmly around a coffee cup says it all.

This cafe is the kind of place where you find yourself mingling with the unknown, and that starts with the coffee.

With a promise like this, it’s no wonder that people of all ages are drawn to this shop.

The menu is as thoughtfully curated as the antique tables, lamps, and chairs that immediately call to mind thoughts of a large dining or living room.

The La Jolla location is situated right into the Cove on Prospect Avenue, and is an immediate part of the landscape. After watching the sea lions frolic in the salt spray, ramble up the hill and hang out in the Living Room for a while.

The College Avenue location is just as strategic, and is the place for students, professionals, and retired folks alike. The desserts are other-worldly.

2.) Pappalecco's

“Ciao!”

Once upon a time there was a gelateria/coffeehouse in the heart of Little Italy called Pappalecco.

What makes this place truly special is that you feel as if you are legit in Italy as soon as you walk in.

Is it the colorful offering of gelato flavors lined up strategically in a beautiful display?

Perhaps it’s the deep aroma of espresso that’s always getting pulled here, or maybe it’s the case full of dainty Italian pastries and ready made sandwiches.

Whatever it is, this family of brothers from Pisa rolled into San Diego over a decade ago and unpacked their bags full of culinary vision and hospitality, and have authenticated San Diego with their Italian stamp.

We love the love they share, and we raise a glass of Prosecco each time they open a new location.

3.) Caffe Calabria

If you’ve ever seen any of the recent documentaries out on eating in Italy and felt inclined to duplicate the experience, a visit to Caffe Calabria is in absolute order.

The seating itself is immense with two floors and spanning outdoors.

Caffe Calabria in North Park roasts their own award winning beans and has the savvy to stay open late at night serving Italian cocktails.

The wood-fired pizza oven in the front of the house provides a decorative flair that’s downright functional.

It’s the stuff that draws in the foodies and keeps them coming back.

With a crust that’s fired in a white brick dome, it’s no wonder New Yorkers leave rave reviews.

Try the house special Prosciutto with Arugula. 

4.) Lestat's

More than coffee, Lestat’s has been the consistent place for late night studying as well as a pillar for the local music scene in San Diego.

With a nod to New Orleans’s French Quarter, the shop has succeeded for over two decades in combining coffee, culture, music, and fashion.

It was a sad day for music when Louis Brazier, the house engineer and sound manager died in 2021.

In a town where all age shows are hard to come by, Lestat’s is a go-to for everyone, with an eclectic taste that brings everyone in the door.

Pre-pandemic, they were open 24 hours a day, which helped out a lot of night owls.

5.) Twiggs

Need a cup of coffee, a pastry, a wedding cake?

Twiggs is also a bakery that has a special spot for those in recovery–over twenty 12 step groups regularly meet for coffee and fellowship.

Emphasis on community is what keeps the customers coming in, but those custom cakes, wedding cakes, cupcake trees and dessert buffets really make this place special.

Keepers of the open mic keep local art alive starting in coffee houses like Twiggs.  

6.) Panniken Coffee and Tea House

Waking you up since 1968, Pannikin Coffee and Tea House on Pacific Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas bring coffee like nobody else.

Maybe it’s that huge yellow Victorian house that draws people in to begin with.

Maybe it’s the towering facade whispering hints of The Great Gatsby or  To the Lighthouse.

Or maybe it’s the choice of 80 different teas you can appease that one “I only drink tea” person in your life.

Whatever it is, they do it right well.

Drink your cuppa from the balcony of this old train station, and transport to another space zone and time. 

7.) Influx

It’s hard to say which location out of three is the local Influx favorite, but since the one in Golden Hill is responsible for baking all those croissants, danish, muffins, scones, cookies and bread, perhaps we start there.

The modern design was created by a local architecture firm, and it works so well, you nearly forget to notice how sleek and clean the building is.

Tapping into a place where people go to see and be seen, one Instagrammer by the name of Quiet Observer takes beautiful pictures of people doing coffee activities on the sly.

Oh, the controversy…

8.) Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Bird Rock Cafe in beautiful Bird Rock La Jolla paved the way for coffee in San Diego. Organic, fair-trade java with politics to be proud of and windows that open out into the waves of watching the world go by, this is the top spot for locals in the know.

Weekend music and regularly changing displays of art installations, this cafe has the stuff.

Two other locations in Little Italy and Morena Blvd host the roasting and even hold educational seminars for roasters and baristas to be.

Top model for what it takes to make great coffee these days.

9.) Mostra

Mostra brings the flavor of Ube, Turon, and Bubingka to their lattes, and they do it, oh so good.

Four Filipino friends with success in their varied professions came together one day to make  Mostra, a coffee sensation that keeps building with each add-on.

Starting with a keen eye for what makes business work, this group tapped into a heritage in the rich and overlooked coffee belt of the Phillippines.

As they continue to innovate with new products in coffee, beer, and creativity, this sparkling quartet delivers the best performance while shining the light on the team that holds them together.

Nine years later, add a win for the United States Coffee Roasters Championship and a place in Milan, Italy’s competition.

Wake up and smell the world-wide domination this company has made with its welcoming brand.

10.) BetterBuzz

Could be that the very promise of a Better Buzz is what makes this the place for the Best Drink Ever, a vanilla flavored Americano.

Serving the Buzz Life for the last nineteen years, the testimony shows with nineteen locations.

What started from a four wheel coffee cart in a corporate business park has branched into several locations featuring drive thru windows and BeeHive motif decor.

Instagram worthy and plain fun, they really know how to turn an act like getting yourself a cup of joe into an event.

It’s no wonder the drive-thrus are always packed, yet move seamlessly.

The worker barista bees know a thing or two on how to pull shots and make large orders quickly.