The Pour Choice

Stopped here in Auburn on our drive from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe. Super neat little mining town with a rich history and then this great cafe spot! The coffee, breakfast sandwhich, and avocado toast we had were superb. Loved the layout of this place with the additional upstairs seating, side yard, and balcony, plenty of options. It's counter order and they bring out any food to your table.

They have a sort of open concept kitchen so you can watch the food prep. The place has a lot of character and would definitely visit again along this route on a future trip.

Staying a long weekend in Auburn, I was worried I wouldn't find an interesting coffee shop as I usually enjoy. I was very wrong, "The Pour Choice" is an excellent coffee shop, right up with the top of those that I frequent.

It is in a beautiful location on the historic Sacramento Street in downtown Auburn. It has both a full service coffee bar as well as a wine bar for tasting and craft beers.

I had a regular mocha, it was very tasty complete with well done latte art. They had a nice list of different flavored lattes which I'll be sure to try on my next visit. The loaded banana bread with peanut butter and banana was exquisite and surprisingly not overly filling as I was worried it would be.

They have plenty of interesting breakfast and lunch foods or just afternoon snacks to enjoy. It was hard restraining myself from trying more of them on my morning visit, but I'll certainly be back so that I can get a taste of many of these.

There is plenty of seating, deceptively so - I initially thought it was only downstairs and in front of the shop, but was pleased to discover that there is more seating in the back as well as an upstairs loft seating area, upstairs side patio and a porch up above with a view looking out onto the main street - All of these were great options for enjoying a nice view or people watching.

The service was excellent despite there being many people enjoying their morning coffee and breakfast, the baristas all managed to keep up with demand with quality coffees and foods.

A surprising little bonus was a little flower shop set up in the front which was nice and added to the atmosphere.

Unique, small, high quality coffee/beer/wine water hole (with a small kitchen as well). They have a large selection of beer on draft, also beer in a can for the patio. The outdoor area gets some sun but also has a lot of shade as well. It’s perfect for dogs! We can speak for their coffee: it’s high quality. They support a local microroaster in Auburn area and the it’s all light roast (for those who care about high quality beans). This is THE pit stop on the way to or from Tahoe. Thank me later. Cheers mate🤙🏼

This place is incredible. Met the owners slinging beans at the Tahoe city farmers market and have been meaning to use it as a pit stop when driving up to the mountains...but after finally coming here it's going to be a must-stop! Amazing indoor and outdoor seating, creative drinks, it's fantastic.

Swanky & cool spot. Shop was pretty crowded for a Sunday afternoon. I was probably 3rd in line to order so not unreasonable. Staff was very friendly. Lots of fun retail…makes for great small gifts or stocking stuffers. Ordered iced caramel latte. Baristas seemed pretty chatty with each other in case you’re in a hurry and don’t have the time to wait 25 minutes for them to prep your coffee order.

On a weekend adventure up in Auburn and decided to stop by for an early afternoon coffee. They've got a spot in a beautiful building in old Auburn, with both upstairs and outdoor patio seating. They had a good selection of espresso drinks and an assortment of food options, although nothing too heavy. I ordered the drip coffee they brewed that day and my partner got a cortado. Both were delicious and hit the spot. The staff were friendly and the place was busy. No one was really in masks, including staff, but I believe the county either doesn't require it or enforce it. Otherwise the place was clean and they did a decent job managing the constant line. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

An aesthetic and thoughtfully decorated cafe. There are two stories with indoor seating, a big patio and a small balcony. I came in on a Sunday evening and the service was slow and all the tables were dirty and nobody had bussed the dishes. However, I think this was due to a staff shortage as the team seemed to be scrambling to service everybody. Overall, the avocado toast and coffee I got were great!

Great atmosphere! Definitely going to be a regular place to stop in to have a nice lunch/breakfast chill break!! I had an iced mocha latte and it was a little lacking in the espresso and mocha Department. Their chai latte is absolutely DELICIOUS and I can’t wait to try it with a few modifications next time! I’d love to explore the rest of their menu!

Cute atmosphere. Jokingly asked the employee what she would recommend if we were never going to be in the area again... she recommended espresso with one of their homemade syrup and gosh, we truly wished we lived in the area. Lavender was amazing as well as the espresso! The coin is 20$ and gets you happy hour permanently!

I had never heard of this place until I was in Auburn, yesterday. When the meeting I was in ended, my friend said they were going to grab a tea. She knew how much I loved coffee and suggest I join her.

I'm glad I did.

I ordered a brown sugar cold brew and was blown away. The flavor profile the drink offered was wonderful. I grabbed a bag of beans (ironically called 'No Hands' bland) to bring home. I just brewed a pot and WOW am I blown away. Well done, you guys! You're on my list of places to visit when I'm back in town.

I will be back soon to get another cold brew from you while buying another bag of beans.

Thank you!