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Chai Bar
Coffee Shop, Café, and Salad Restaurant$$$$
SoMa, San Francisco
"The chai is amazing and the selection is seemingly endless!"(28 Tips)
"boldly spiced chai with one of the nut milks."(2 Tips)
"great place to work with lots"(6 Tips)
"Samovar has more authentic Indian masala."(2 Tips)
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- Kelly IrvingOctober 6, 2015Best in SF. Similar to the Aussie dextrose powder chai. Not quite "proper" chai but no where near as sweet and sickly as the syrup served up elsewhere. Samovar has more authentic Indian masala.
- JennyMay 26, 2015Perhaps overpriced but delicious, and a great place to work with lots of natural light and outlets. People working there are also super nice. And fancy lemon water
Emmiliese ClemmSeptember 5, 2018You can choose between lots of different spice vs. sweet levels. I like the Sir Spice A Lot best, and recommend getting it with almond or oat milk. They also have solid breakfast sandwiches.- Vincent TangMay 19, 2015The chai is amazing and the selection is seemingly endless! Hazelnut milk?! Grab an onigiri too! It's made in house. Animal positive!
Had work leaving drinks here from 5-7pm and it was the perfect venue for them - fits a large group, has non-alcoholic and alcoholic drink options, not too loud and they serve excellent cookies
Bubble Chai Tea is the best! Spam onigiri is great too. They have now wifi too.
Absolutely 100% no doubt the best I’ve experienced in my travels. It’s a bit out of the way if you’re downtown but worth walking a few extra blocks.
Yash KadaruApril 19, 2017Everyone will ask you to get the Tiger Spice chai... nah.. get the Orca chai; it's the same but much better. Best chai I've had.
LJanuary 10, 2023Vanilla chai (sweet) and avocado toast, toast is plentiful and good for the price (currently $11) in this location
Sophyan JulioMarch 12, 2016Be aware that the chai sold here is made from powder. It's not made fresh from scratch with brewed tea leaves. Beautiful space though.
Andres NovoaMay 28, 2016They can blend their chai mixes for you! The Tiger Spice with the Elephant Vanilla is a good one!
Really great tumeric chai. Open hours are weird though but worth the stop by if you can catch them open
I get the tortoise green chai with chia seeds every time I see here. You can just grab and go from the fridge.
Mary DawsonAugust 20, 2015Vanilla bubble chai is lovely but service was unreliable. Be prepared to wait a while!
Jared RousselDecember 16, 2016Love the look. Chai base is a little too sweet for me, but I enjoy the spicier varieties on ice.
JoshuaSeptember 4, 2015Was super excited, but then threw it away. Iced Dirty Elephant. It was grainy and flavorless, not spicy or creamy. Disappointed to see they use a powder mixed with milk-- why not brew your own tea?- Sarah BallNovember 18, 2017If you like spicy but not too sweet, get boldly spiced chai with one of the nut milks. WiFi pw is tigerspice
Daron YondemApril 1, 2016Pretty good place if you are a chai person. You might want to emphasize "extra hot" if you are not ok with moderately hot drinks tough.
Try all the David Rio chai flavors you wouldn't bother buying a whole canister of. :-)
Yas AbJuly 8, 2016They use powdered substances to make your "chai". Absolutely gross tasting and I threw mine out. Make your own chai masala and taste the difference. I added ginger to mine and it wasn't strained, wtf?
BommyAugust 21, 2015Expensive but large seating area makes it a good meet & chat spot. Staff seems confused so service is clunky.
Power Tiger rocks your world. Shot of espresso takes to the next level.
- Jiexi CaoAugust 29, 2015Really sugary drinks, barely taste the chai. Trying too hard to be trendy ...
- Ashley MowreyMarch 21, 2017This place is way too expensive for what it is, an inauthentic chai "bar" that provides chai that is not noteworthy and will burn the roof of your mouth off if not careful.
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- Mon–Fri
- 7:30 AM–6:30 PM
- Sat
- 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
(415) 865-0677
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