Sightglass Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

1. Sightglass Coffee

9.1
270 7th St (btwn Howard & Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 600 tips and reviews

Find a CofficeFind a Coffice: No Wi-Fi. Great place to read and get work done unplugged from Internet. A pour over of any kind and the atmosphere will definitely get the creativity going. (via @elatlboy) Read more.

Dee🌴Dee🌴: Get the cold brew with almond milk.

Isaac S.Isaac Shabot: Get the vanilla cold brew with almond milk

Humphry Slocombe is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

2. Humphry Slocombe

9.0
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

Eli R.Eli Reyes: Shorter lines than Bi-Rite and the ice cream flavors are so different. Try the Secret Breakfast (Bourbon and Corn Flakes) and the Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee - those are a MUST!

Shirley L.Shirley Liu: I still like the secret breakfast and blue bottle Vietnamese iced coffee best, but make sure to ask to taste (peanut butter curry, olive oil, and malted milk chocolate) :)

Minyi S.Minyi Shih: Combine Secret Breakfast (bourbon w/cornflakes) & Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee flavors to get the perfect cup!

Four Barrel Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

3. Four Barrel Coffee

9.0
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 508 tips and reviews

RenoReno: Lots of great roasters (ritual, blue bottle, etc) but Four Barrel beans are incredible. The crowds is uber mission trendy. get a good grinder and make a nice cupper.

Marlon M.Marlon Molinare: Love the separate pour over station

Al B.Al B.: Excellent pourover coffee here!

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

4. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews

Tina Hui T.Tina Hui Tina Hui: In the mood for a lovely pick me up dessert/snack, especially on a warmer SF day? Get the affogatto - vanilla ice cream with espresso from Blue Bottle cannot be beat.

Mingfei Y.Mingfei Yan: Definitely my favorite coffee/breakfast spot in the city. Blue bottle is the best! Try the French toast also.

Ben R.Ben Russo: Strong coffee. I like the cold brew best.

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

5. Blue Bottle Coffee

9.2
315 Linden St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 244 tips and reviews

lara l.lara long: poached egg yumminess with french press goodness ftw

Kirby L.Kirby L: Blue Bottle can be great, and the kiosk has the best baristas. Get a capp, and taste the great pulls.

Luke W.Luke White: Their New Orleans style iced coffee (roasted with chicory and cold brewed) is the best iced coffee I've ever had.

Ferry Building Marketplace is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

6. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews

Shannon C.Shannon Clark: fruit - whatever is in season from Frog Hollow, coffee - Blue Bottle, bread - Acme, breakfast during Sat market - Primavera & explore the dozens of great shops & farmers!

kim g.kim garrison: eat all things delicious at 'slanted door' then finish it off with the most incredible latte EVER at blue bottle.

Chelsea W.Chelsea Windlinger: Blue bottle coffee and Harvey milk and honey graham ice cream is an awesome combo

Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

7. Ritual Coffee Roasters

8.7
1026 Valencia St (btwn 21st & Hill St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Dolores Heights · 314 tips and reviews

Andrew K.Andrew Kaplan: Aside from great coffee the redesign of the store is amazing. By far one of the coolest looking shops in SF, along with Four Barrel and Blue Bottle

Roshan S.Roshan Sadanani: Great open layout upfront with seating outside and in the back. No wifi, but great coffee and nitro cold brew

William F.William Ferguson: One of best coffee shops to get a pour over. Highly recommend.

Flywheel Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

8. Flywheel Coffee

8.8
672 Stanyan St (btwn Haight St & Page St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Haight Ashbury · 138 tips and reviews

Tye C.Tye Chait: Nice coffee shop atmosphere and good pour over

Steep B.Steep Beach: Some of the best prices on single origin beans in SF

BommyBommy: A gem! Lovely pourover coffee, plenty of outlets, and best of all, it's quiet and calm.

Sightglass Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

9. Sightglass Coffee

9.3
3014 20th St (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 139 tips and reviews

Marc A.Marc Aafjes: Great single origin drips

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Some of the best espresso and iced single origin coffee in the city. Cappuccino is a bit sour in the best way. Great breakfast pastries, too.

ChadChad: Best cold brew coffee money can buy in this city.

Jane is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

10. Jane

8.6
2123 Fillmore St (btwn California & Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Pacific Heights · 242 tips and reviews

Ashley M.Ashley Mowrey: Oh hey stumptown coffee, you're delicious. Try all their food, so many gluten free options and everything is fantastic

Geoff R.Geoff Reinhardt: Grab some Stumptown coffee and delicious home baked treats or bread and enjoy a good read here.

Ashok L.Ashok Lalwani: Really great cafe to hangout. Very lively. They brew one of my favorite coffee, Stumptown.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

11. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

9.1
1 Ferry Building (Market Street & The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Farmers Market · Financial District · 250 tips and reviews

Carlynn A.Carlynn A: Best farmers market hands down! Saturday is the best time, they also have tues and thurs as well. make sure to get blue bottles new orleans iced coffee while you stroll. And bring your reusable bags!

NedNed: Fresh scones, blue bottle coffee, and fruit slices. Perfect breakfast.

Becka B.Becka B: Latte from Blue Bottle coffee (worth the wait and the line moss fast) and a pancake from Prather's ranch = heaven. Happy Saturday!

Pinhole Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

12. Pinhole Coffee

9.0
231 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Bernal Heights · 47 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Bernal has a new coffee spot from a Blue Bottle alum. The new cafe sources its beans from the Mission's Linea Caffe, & also serves tea, hot chocolate, and pastries. Read more.

Christian M.Christian Moore: Fantastic neighborhood coffee shop. Great pour over!

Bikash M.Bikash Mishra: Good variety of coffee beans from different roasters available here. Pour over, espresso or nitro style coffees make this a good neighborhood coffee spot.

Snowbird Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

13. Snowbird Coffee

8.8
1352A 9th Ave (btwn Irving & Judah St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Inner Sunset · 74 tips and reviews

Ashley M.Ashley Mowrey: Cute place with skilled baristas. I loved the pour over and cappuccino. They use non SF beans, which is a plus since I've tapped out on all of them.

David H.David Heiser: The cold brew is delicious!

Claire L.Claire Lee: Devil's Teeth baked goods and great pourover options 😻

Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

14. Ritual Coffee Roasters

9.1
432B Octavia St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 114 tips and reviews

David A.David Adams: Fans of single-origin pour over coffee, stop by, grab a cup, then sip it at the lovely Hayes Valley park.

Taylor W.Taylor Williams: This is a perfect location for anyone getting a quick to-go beverage or staying to enjoy nice weather in their patio seating. I got the cold brew and it was beyond!

Neel B.Neel Bhargava: Wow great cup of coffee (pour over)

Humphry Slocombe is one of The 15 Best Places for Third Wave Coffee in San Francisco.

15. Humphry Slocombe

8.7
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Financial District · 138 tips and reviews

__: Humphry's is known for their secret breakfast, but my favorite flavor is Blue Bottle's Vietnamese coffee!

Christina HyunJung J.Christina HyunJung Jung: My favorite flavor is secret breakfast, blue bottle Vietnamese coffee and ancho chocolate. So good good. try!!!!!! hurry !!!

HendrikHendrik: Both maple-walnut and blue bottle coffee are amazing.