Peoples Coffee

Great coffee, comfy seating, without the pretentiousness of many of the more popular Santa Cruz shops.

Have a great distaste for coffee chains so not a big coffee drinker. However I was meeting someone near there and it was open so we went in and I felt very at home and comfortable. Went back today and ordered coffee, relaxed on the sofa, talked with a friend and I think I could get used to this place. They have local honey, juice, and food in the fridge. I'll make an excuse to return.

I'm no longer giving my business to Peoples Coffee. I really wanted a cup of coffee this morning, but a man was all over the place, no mask. I called to let them know and was told "we want this to be a safe place for everyone"... well, saying and doing are two quite different things. The person I spoke to said she knew who I was talking about and some people are difficult to deal with. So let the difficult person carry on? NOT ok!!!

Very good coffee. Even better staff. The clientele is very friendly and family oriented. Not your typical pretentious SC coffee loungers. One of my favs in SC for coffee and atmosphere. Definitely get the kale/apple muffin. Sounds odd but it was amazing.

Great coffee shop. Nice Wifi and even some workstations you can use. Awesome coffee and large selection of protein bars.

Chill spot, great customer service, has wifi, has couches, chairs and a patio! Def recommend for those who need to study/use laptop/use zoom.

Great busy place every time I went there they where busy, more so than Starbucks so that should say something. Great location in downtown in main area of shopping area. Nice street music played by locals to enjoy safe very clear. Area I go here every time I visit Santa Cruz a out 4 to 5 times a season

Horrible service :(
They claim to be open till 7pm, but at 5pm the place was locked! :(
Not recommended!

I really like Peoples Coffee, probably my favorite local coffee shop and very convenient location when I'm on the way to work. The baristas are really friendly, and familiar with all the customers. They also remember my daily order, which is a Bulletproof coffee (helps with my particular diet, and has butter and MCT oil in it. Sounds odd but is really good). Try them out if you've never been, it's so far beyond Starbucks and the like in terms of quality and environment.

I needed fresh air and a bit of vitamin D, so I decided to support another local business and rode the pint over to the Peoples Coffee which I recently saw was still open. They have some single chairs on their terrace, so I could enjoy my banana bread and coffee in the sun while “indulging” in social distancing... 😅 It was a nice touch of “normal” to grab a coffee outside the house for once again. Thanks for still serving that black gold! 😊