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San Francisco's Cafés
You need never search long for a place in which to quench
your thirst in San Francisco. The city is known to be a paradise
for coffee-lovers, as it teems with excellent cafés. Connoisseurs
should head for those clustered in North Beach and the
Mission District, to sample and enjoy the delights on offer.
Francophiles will appreciate
Café Claude
, an attractive
French café with old
furnishings rescued from a Paris
bar that is tucked away in an
alley near Union Square.
Café
de la Presse
, across from the
Chinatown Gateway, is the
place to catch up with
international periodicals.
SoMa coffee and food choices
range from
Café du Soleil
and
Grove Café
in Yerba Buena
to the combination café,
entertainment venue, and
laundromat
Brainwash
.
The
Blue Danube Coffee
House
and
Toy Boat Dessert
Café
are situated on Clement
Street.
Momi Toby's Revolution
Café & Art Bar
combines Hayes
Valley java and artwork and
live music. Also in Hayes Valley
is the charming
Arlequin
Café
, with its community-
garden seating area. Check
out the Inner Sunset District
art and entertainment with
your coffee at
Irving St Café
or the heavenly aromas at
the
Beanery
.
Cafès
With so many cafés from which
to choose, you could spend
days sampling several and
never visit the same place
twice. One local purveyor,
Peet's Coffee & Tea
, has offered
dark, strong coffee for four
decades.
Emporio Rulli Il Caffè
is ensconced on Union Square.
The
Caffè Trieste
, in North
Beach, is an old bohemian
haunt that serves excellent
coffee. It also has a jukebox
that plays songs from Italian
opera, and family members
who sing and play instruments
on occasional weekend
afternoons. Columbus Avenue's
Caffè Greco
,
Caffè Puccini
, and
Caffè Roma
are also well worth
a visit. This neighborhood, as
well as SoMa, is also a draw for
many visitors because it is
dotted with roasteries.
Beatniks frequented tiny
Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store
Café
with Washington Square
views; try a double latte with
focaccia.
Vesuvio
(see p258)
serves superb espresso. At
Stella
Pastry
,
order cappuccino with
the specialty rum, marsala,
and sherry zabaglione sponge
cake,
Sacripantina
.
In the Mission District try
Café La Bohème
, frequented
by the San Franciscan literary
set. The
Café Flore
on Market
Street is very stylish, while
Café
Mocha
, near the Civic Center,
has terrific coffee and pastries.
DIRECTORY
Cafès
Arlequin Café
384 Hayes St.
Map
4 E5.
Te l
626-1211.
Beanery
1307 9th Ave.
Map
8 F3.
Te l
661-1255.
Blue Danube
Coffee House
306 Clement St.
Map
3 A5.
Te l
221-9041.
Brainwash
1122 Folsom St.
Map
11 A1.
Te l
431-9274.
Café La Bohème
3318 24th St.
Map
10 F4.
Te l
643-0481.
Café Claude
7 Claude La.
Map
5 C4.
Te l
392-3505.
Café Flore
2298 Market St.
Map
10 D2.
Tel
621-8579.
Café Mocha
505 Van Ness Ave.
Map
4 F5.
Te l
437-2233.
Café de la Presse
352 Grant Ave.
Map
5 C4.
Te l
398-2680.
Café du Soleil
345 3rd St.
Map
6 D5.
Te l
934-8637.
Caffè Greco
423 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 B3.
Te l
397-6261.
Caffè Roma
526 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 B3.
Te l
296-7942.
885 Bryant St.
Map
11 B2.
Te l
296-7662.
Caffè Trieste
601 Vallejo St.
Map
5 C3.
Te l
982-2605.
Emporio Rulli
Il Caffè
Union Square.
Map
5 C5.
Te l
433-1122.
Mario's Bohemian
Cigar Store Café
566 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 B2.
Te l
362-0536.
Momi Toby's
Revolution Café
& Art Bar
528 Laguna St.
Map
10 E1.
Te l
400-5689.
Peet's Coffee & Tea
22 Battery St.
Map
6 D4.
Te l
981-4550.
Stella Pastry
446 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 B3.
Te l
986-2914.
Toy Boat
Dessert Café
401 Clement St.
Map
3 A5.
Te l
751-7505.
Vesuvio
255 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 C3.
Te l
362-3370.
Grove Café
690 Mission St.
Map
6 D5.
Te l
957-0558.
Caffè Puccini
411 Columbus Ave.
Map
5 B3.
Te l
989-7033.
Irving St Café
716 Irving St.
Map
9 A2.
Te l
664-1366.
