Castro Coffee Company

My favorite coffee store in San Francisco. No pretension, just great coffee. They have 8 types of fresh brewed coffee with four or five rotating every day, and dozens of types of coffee. All reasonably priced, all delicious.

Love their mochas and the regular coffee! The inside is nice but to small and crowded to have coffee and do homework. Good place to go out and have a coffee with a friend though.

Such a great shop. so many great coffees to choose from.

The service is very good, and they can help you choose just the right morning brew for you, and they're glad to help.

Lots of teas, too, and coffee equipment as well.

Enjoy.

Really friendly owner, and great coffee with non dairy options. The smell of the grounds is lush and you can perch outside and watch the Castro go by. No inside seating though.

I shouldn't contribute to the advertising of this small family - run shop, a staple in the neighborhood that in my opinion still serves the best espresso in the area (along with the Illy around the corner, but basically at half the price). You need to chug it down without anyhting added, though: no sweetener, no cream. You can also find a wide selection of beans for all tastes, at a bargain when compared to many other fancy (and honestly overrated) stores.

Castro Coffee Co is conveniently located on Castro Street, between Market and 18th, near the Castro Theatre and Cliff's Hardware (also of note: it's close to the US Bank ATM if you're low on cash). The service always comes with a smile. There's no room for sitting, and barely enough room for standing, but you'll want to take your coffee to go anyway, as there's so much to see on this stretch of Castro. The prices are very competitive ($1.50 for a regular coffee and $3-$4 for specialty coffees). They also offer pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and vegan snack bars.

I've been buying coffee here for YEARS! Everyone is super nice and helpful, even when I tried to find something for someone else. Great prices, excellent quality. I recommend Triple Dark.

I've bought my coffee beans here for more than 20 years,starting when I had an apartment nearby. it is the best coffee I've ever had and really reasonable. Even when I moved away for several years, i ordered from them both for myself and many friends who like me, had become spoiled by these delicious products. In fact, when an east coast friend wanted to come with me to visit, the one thing she insisted on was to visit the store, tiny as it is. Afterward she shared it was one of the highlights of her visit.

I like to take their coffee as thank you giftss and in self-defense. Taking good coffee assures you might actually get some when you are traveling. This last trip, I bought ones that had California or San Francisco names, like Presidio, San Francisco Sunshine and California Breakfast to name a few...a consumable souvenir. Usually, whomever I take it to ends up ordering more after i leave. That morning, there was a lull (rare); I got to chat with the owner about how he creates his blends. He has an incredible skill. It was like interviewing a master vintner only about coffee beans instead of grapes

So if you have never been here, you have go to go; you have missed out on one ofthe most special little shops in the Bay Area.

The best French Roast ever, I have been mail ordering it for 20 years! thank goodness they are open, I could not make it through the quarantine without their coffee, it's THAT GOOD!

Every month, the first of the month for years, I would go in and purchase my monthly stipend of coffee, and at that time, cheeses. I was poor as can be, but had to have the BEST to start my day with. Coffee...ummm...good! Now that I moved out of the area, it's been tough to find a great roastery, without traveling 15 miles. JUST discovered on my last trip to SF, that my favorite coffees aware available to order. Yahoooo....! Just got my first assorted shipment. Ahhhh...mornings are going to be a LOT better now.