There’s no shortage of coffee roasters and hip cafes in San Diego, though the java landscape wasn’t the same more than a decade ago. Many of our top coffee shops also roast their beans on-site or nearby, ensuring that drinks are always fresh and aromatic. Cafes here offer a broad range of single-origin coffees, establishing direct partnerships with small farmers in the Bean Belt, with green, sustainable, and fair-trade practices becoming the norm. Customers may have also noticed a surge in ingredients like ube, lavender, and chaga mushroom adding a little twist to standard espresso drinks.
A new generation of roasters with the passion, knowledge, and drive to make better coffee is thriving thanks to an audience thirsty for quality coffee.
This map features a mix of long-established, venerated roasters and a handful of newcomers. San Diego is lucky to have them all.
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