San Francisco Coffee

A top 3 coffee shop in Atlanta for me. Absolutely love coming here. The outlet situation could be a lot better though. So come charged up.

My favorite!! Get the iced coffee with cream and caramel and the sour cream and blueberry muffin!

Really nice and cozy coffee shop on Virginia Highland. I’ll fashioned interior, great selection of coffee to buy. Prices are regular and the personnel is very friendly. Find a minute to get there and have a cup of aromatic morning coffee!

Great place to grab coffee! The atmosphere is nice and peaceful and the place offers indoor and outdoor seating. Loved the hot chocolate and would recommend the cookies!

YUUUUMMM, my go to order is a vanilla lavender Iced latte and the ham and cheese croissant. The staff is super awesome and very accommodating! The vibe in the coffee shop is awesome and I am always super productive there!

Very good! Just came in for a small drip coffee. Tasty stuff. Staff were all friendly and masked. Place was clean. Back patio was nice and quiet. Definitely worth a shot!

Great little coffee shop with excellent coffee, tea, pastries and sandwiches. Calm, comfortable atmosphere. Really good staff. It was easy to have a conversation there with no intrusion from loud music. Parking across the street was very helpful, although some street parking is available too. Hidden gem, glad I found it!

Always a favorite of ours. Tons of options, high quality baked goods, and one of the few places in the neighborhood that offers gluten-free options. Our family will always be loyal customers.

Updated: Well, I did stop in recently for an iced coffee (didn't ask for decaf because despite what you say, 3 different staff had told me they can't make a cup of decaf). But $6 for an iced coffee??? Which had way more ice than coffee. I don't believe this is a place for the likes of me. Oh well...

Oh what to say? Used to be at least 4 stars pre-pandemic. Staff was great and on top of it. However, since Covid, things have changed, mainly with operations. The biggest issue is a coffee shop that does not serve decaf coffee? They used to before Covid. Now they don't. It's what I drink. Why they can't make a cup of decaf is beyond me. And...for some reason they no longer will accept cash. Before Covid, they did.

Good coffee and a reasonable number of power outlets.

But the music is terrible! Who wants to listen to elevator muzak / smooth jazz ad nauseam? This sounds like it was invented by a demented AI. Something much more creative and personal would be so much better.

I did talk to a barista about the music, and he told me that San Fran subscribes to a channel called "Mood". Looking at their website, I do not see a listing of music channels. I would suggest something different if I did.

Regardless, the syrupy saxophone / Kenny G-esque channel is simply awful, and I know other customers feel this way. Choose something less close to the lowest common denominator. Hypothetical channels like "Coffeehouse Folk" or "Mellow Electronica / Trance" would be better, if they're available.

Update, 6/14/22: The music is better. However, I was one of the first customers in the store this morning, and I sat down to a table with crumbs on it and a floor that's not clean. The outdoor patio is likewise dirty. Why can't the staff clean the place every day? The overall shabbiness of the furniture and the dirtiness of the place is a major negative.