Whether your loyalty lies with Blue Bottle or you're more of a Four Barrel fanatic, more than 40 cafes in town now provide a Third Wave fix (post-WWII rise of instant coffee=first wave, Starbucks and Peet’s=second wave, obsessive, bean-sourcing micro-roasters like Blue Bottle and Four Barrel=third wave). Here's where to find the Third Wave variety across the city.
Third Wave Coffee Spot Map
(green=Barefood, blue=Blue Bottle, orange=De La Paz, purple=Ecco, pink=Four Barrel, red=Ritual, navy blue=Verve)
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BAYVIEW
Flora Grubb Gardens (RITUAL)
1634 Jerrold Ave., 415-694-6448, floragrubb.com
BERNAL HEIGHTS
Sandbox Bakery (DE LA PAZ)
833 Cortland Ave., 415-642-8580, sandboxbakerysf.com
EMBARCADERO
Blue Bottle Ferry (BLUE BOTTLE)
Building Café, Ferry Building Marketplace, bluebottlecoffee.net
Frog Hollow Farm (VERVE)
Ferry Building Marketplace, 415-445-0990, froghollow.com
HAYES VALLEY
Blue Bottle Kiosk (BLUE BOTTLE)
315 Linden St., bluebottlecoffee.net
Mercury Cafe (DE LA PAZ)
201 Octavia St., 415-252-7855
JAPANTOWN
New People Café (BLUE BOTTLE)
1746 Post St., newpeopleworld.com
MARINA/COW HOLLOW
Blue Fog Market (BLUE BOTTLE)
2567 Gough St., 415-931-9331, bluefogmarket.com
The Plant Cafe (BLUE BOTTLE)
3352 Steiner St., 415-931-2777, theplantcafe.com
MISSION
Stable Café (DE LA PAZ)
2128 Folsom St., 415-552-1199, stablecafe.com
La Victoria Bakery (DE LA PAZ)
2937 24th St., 415-642-7120, lavictoriabakery.com
Borderlands Cafe (ECCO)
870 Valencia St., 415-970-6998, borderlands-cafe.com
Mission Beach Cafe (BLUE BOTTLE)
198 Guerrero St., 415-861-0198, missionbeachcafesf.com
Four Barrel Coffee (FOUR BARREL)
375 Valencia St., 415-252-0800, fourbarrelcoffee.com
Dynamo Donut (FOUR BARREL)
2760 24th St., 415-920-1978, dynamodonut.com
Tartine Bakery (FOUR BARREL)
600 Guerrero St., 415-487-2600, tartinebakery.com
Ritual Coffee Roasters (RITUAL)
1026 Valencia St., 415-641-1024, ritualroasters.com
NOPA
Mojo Bicycle Café (DE LA PAZ)
639 Divisadero St., 415-440-2370, mojobicyclecafe.com
Mojo Bicycle Café (RITUAL)
(see above)
Chile Pies & Ice Cream (ECCO)
601 Baker St., 415-614-9411, greenchilekitchen.com
Matching Half Cafe (VERVE)
1799 McAllister St., 415-674-8699, matchinghalfcafe.com
NORTH BEACH
Caffe Capriccio (ECCO)
2200 Mason St., 415-986-7475, caffecapriccio.com
POTRERO/DOGPATCH
Piccino Café (BLUE BOTTLE)
801 22nd St., 415-824-4224, piccinocafe.com
Horatius (RITUAL)
350 Kansas St., 415-252-3500, horatius.com
RICHMOND
Velo Rouge Cafe (BLUE BOTTLE)
798 Arguello Blvd., 415-752-7799, velorougecafe.com
Cinderella Bakery (RITUAL)
436 Balboa St., 415-751-9690, cinderellabakery.com
RUSSIAN HILL
Loving Cup (BAREFOOT)
2356 Polk St., 415-440-6900, lovingcupsf.com
Crave (RITUAL)
2164 Polk St., 415-440-3663
SOMA/FIDI
Epicenter Cafe (BAREFOOT)
764 Harrison St., 415-543-5436, epicentercafe.com
Blue Bottle Mint (BLUE BOTTLE)
Plaza Café, 66 Mint St., bluebottlecoffee.net
SFMOMA Rooftop Coffee Bar (BLUE BOTTLE)
151 Third St., sfmoma.org
Special Xtra (BLUE BOTTLE)
46 Minna St., vegaatlangton.com
Cento (BLUE BOTTLE)
360 Ritch St.
Jackson Place Cafe (BLUE BOTTLE)
633 Battery St., 415-225-4891
La Colombe (DE LA PAZ)
498 Ninth St.
Boxed Foods Company (ECCO)
245 Kearny St., 415-981-9376, boxedfoodscompany.com
The Creamery (RITUAL)
685 Fourth St., 415-896-1445
Radius (RITUAL)
1123 Folsom St., 415-525-3676
SUNSET
Trouble Coffee (DE LA PAZ)
4033 Judah St., 415-682-4732, troublecoffee.com
Hollow (RITUAL)
1435 Irving St., 415-242-4199, hollowsf.com
TENDERNOB
Farm:Table (VERVE)
754 Post St., 415-292-7089, farmtablesf.com
