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coffee in San Francisco

you get every independent in San Francisco, ranked by what locals rate rather than what pays for placement. no chains, so what you see is what you would queue for.

751 cafes · 72 roasters · avg nri 52

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the best specialty cafes in San Francisco are Kopiku Indonesian Coffee, Cafe De Casa, and Ocean Beach Cafe. they lead 751 independent coffee shops here, ranked by the natural ranking index, a 0-100 merit score blending review quality, local credibility, and web presence. no chains.

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every specialty cafe in San Francisco, ranked by nri

622 results

Kopiku Indonesian Coffee

Kopiku Indonesian Coffee

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.9(472)
local cred87%
nri score90
Cafe De Casa

Cafe De Casa

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(1,109)
local cred95%
nri score89
Ocean Beach Cafe

Ocean Beach Cafe

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(739)
local cred90%
nri score85
Motivāt Coffee Roasters

Motivāt Coffee Roasters

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.9(241)
local cred90%
nri score85
KAIZEN & COFFEE

KAIZEN & COFFEE

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.8(568)
local cred89%
nri score85
Crostini & Java

Crostini & Java

elite
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.8(505)
local cred76%
nri score85
Four Barrel Coffee

Four Barrel Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.5(2,672)
local cred100%
nri score84
Dead Eye Coffee Bar

Dead Eye Coffee Bar

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.8(374)
local cred89%
nri score84
Mission Blue

Mission Blue

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.9(316)
local cred82%
nri score84
elaichi co.

elaichi co.

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(601)
local cred81%
nri score84
The Coffee Movement

The Coffee Movement

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.8(595)
local cred72%
nri score84
Catahoula Coffee Co

Catahoula Coffee Co

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.6(674)
local cred88%
nri score83
Neighbor's Corner

Neighbor's Corner

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(487)
local cred85%
nri score83
Henry's House of Coffee

Henry's House of Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.6(527)
local cred89%
nri score82
Kaleidoscope Coffee

Kaleidoscope Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.6(694)
local cred88%
nri score82
Pinhole Coffee

Pinhole Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.6(615)
local cred88%
nri score82
Saint Frank Coffee

Saint Frank Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.5(1,379)
new wave
local cred87%
nri score82
MY Coffee Roastery

MY Coffee Roastery

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(413)
local cred87%
nri score82
Scullery

Scullery

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(575)
local cred72%
nri score82
Sightglass Coffee

Sightglass Coffee

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.5(747)
local cred88%
nri score81
One Love Cafe

One Love Cafe

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.7(269)
local cred88%
nri score81
The Caffè by Mr. Espresso

The Caffè by Mr. Espresso

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.8(214)
local cred88%
nri score81
Social Cafe

Social Cafe

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.9(153)
local cred87%
nri score81
Farley's Coffeehouse

Farley's Coffeehouse

featured
San Francisco, USA|cafe
4.6(687)
local cred83%
nri score81

faq

what is the best cafe in San Francisco?

Kopiku Indonesian Coffee is the top-ranked cafe in San Francisco, scoring 90/100 on the natural ranking index. it is ranked on review quality, local credibility, and web presence, with chains excluded.

how many specialty coffee shops are in San Francisco?

751 independent specialty coffee shops in San Francisco, all ranked by the natural ranking index. chains are excluded by default.

where do locals get coffee in San Francisco?

Four Barrel Coffee draws the highest share of local regulars in San Francisco, with a local-credibility score of 100/100, the proportion of reviewers who live in town rather than visiting as tourists.

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