Reviews (100)
I love this place. No frills, has a nice community feel and has been in the neighborhood for a really long time! Plenty of space, sockets and WiFi if you want to do work, also a nice place to read a book!
A simple place with good coffee. I enjoyed listening to the Blues music the most. I will stop in again when I'm in the area.
Delicious coffee and very friendly service!
So happy I went here. Just simply good coffee done simple. No overcharging for the same bean water and bagel that’s delicious but definitely not worth the price some of these places charge. Friendly and quick. Feels like a neighborhood stop.
Love this place! A SF institution and a must stop for a cup of coffee.
More than 23 years I've been a patron of Muddy Waters and every time I visit SF, I make sure to come and grab coffee for here and for home. The coffee is delicious, the service is delightful and she was so kind. It's old, battered, and comfortable like a favorite couch. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Love this place to the bone!
Sick beats filled my earlobes the second I farted in the door. I don't know if it's my chronic IBS or the coffee, but I had diarrhea after drinking several cups on an empty stomach. The taste in mouth was phenomenal. I will be going back again just for the good tastes and sick beats.
Long-standing coffee shop with no frills and no pretentiousness. “Where poets and painters and psychedelic aviators congregate.” Rad. Great coffee, mellow vibe for working or chilling, good cafe menu. Ignore criticism from mouth-breathers like Lady S (the one holding the rifle in her profile photo, gripping it as she desperately tries to ascribe that hunk of metal to her identity) or the other gal that failed to notice the 3+ signs explaining the cash only policy and decided that complaining on the internet was the right response.
Great place to grab a coffee and muffin on Valencia Street and people watch (cash only)
$4 for a large coffee. Place is grimy. Ambiance sucks.
Some of these reviews are about the muddies up by 24th that burnt down and is closed this one is by 16th and is fine. It's just an old school coffee shop it's been here for years long before all the other coffee joints around here.
I love going to have breakfast at this cafe, one of the few authentic cafes that resist in the city.
Super quaint for the neighborhood comfy space with coffee, tea, bagel and dessert choices. Great find.
I've been coming here for coffee for years. The coffee is excellent and so are the bagels and pastries from which to choose. The owner is a wonderful, warm-hearted woman who serves you. Her prices are cheaper than most cafes in the area.
The perfect place to grab a coffee and have a productive sit down to write or work.
Just discovered this place.. Extremely relaxing atmosphere..
The coffee was okay. I ordered a double short mocha and got the medium size that I did not ask for. And they don't have their seven-layer bar like they used to. So not the same as I'm used to getting. Not a bad place but just doesn't stand out like it used to.
Great coffee at Muddy waters, and it’s terribly sad that they are having to close in February 2021, after being around for 27 years! There is another location on 16th and Valencia, and I definitely plan on supporting Hisham (the super nice owner) there.
Nice and calm atmosphere..to read chat just relax..people that work are nice always got a smile on their face..i go daily...love this place..the beggols with cream cheese and jelly are the best