Blue Bottle - My personal favorite. They have three locations: 66 Mint is a full cafe and a Japanese siphon bar for making amazing coffee; Linden Alley is a kiosk with a few baked goods serving the denizens of Hayes Valley (including myself); and at the Ferry Bldg there are coffee carts on Tuesdays & Saturdays for farmer market shoppers. If you can't make it to any of these locations, keep your eye out as more and more restaurants are serving Blue Bottle coffee - Piccino, for example, serves Blue Bottle and they are skilled enough make stunning espresso drinks and nice foam art.
Ritual Roaster - a beloved Mission spot with espresso drinks the Italian way.
Four Barrel - new venture from one of the co-founders of Ritual, it can be an adventure to find but they have Stumptown beans for you junkies who need a fix.
Philz Coffee - no espresso drinks, just a perfect drip coffee, brewed literally one cup at a time...for the past 35 years!
Caffe Trieste - not part of San Francisco coffee's New Wave, this North Beach cafe is the grandfather of them all!
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