In addition to serving Four Barrel coffee, there’s also Wi-Fi (and outlets!) and some lunch items from 1601 Bar & Kitchen. Many SoMa workers are already familiar with Red Door Coffee at 111 Minna, but here’s a second location that they opened nearby, which features a lounge and open-air plaza. The next time you swing by Rainbow for your weekly allocation of cheese or kombucha, you’ll notice a new coffee and tea kiosk in the front of the store, serving Stumptown Coffee Roasters and a variety of teas. They serve Klatch Coffee, a roaster from Southern California, along with Ritual, and you’ll find pastries from Starter Bakery, an all-day menu of sandwiches and salads (served on Heath-classy café, this one), and beer and wine too. This new downtown cafe, named after Paris’ oldest public library, has quite a unique offering, starting with its chic look from Boor Bridges Architecture. Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–6pm lunch begins at 10:30am The space has a nice clean look from Sagan Piechota Architecture, and you’ll find a little bit of seating too.

You can also enjoy baked goods from Neighbor and Starter Bakery, plus some creative sandwiches and salads. This new coffee and cafe project in the FiDi comes from Mitchell and Steven Rosenthal (Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, Salt House), who partnered with cappuccino master Hanna Suleiman of Caffè Greco to create their own Italian-inspired roast. Hours: Mon–Tue 7am–2pm, Wed–Thu 7am–9pm, Fri–Sat 7am–10pm, closed Sun. Another fun thing: they offer coffee service (just like tea service), coffee flights, and coffee pairings, plus there are beers and wines to go with the small plates. There’s also an extensive in-house baking scenario, with one hundred percent organic pastries, including the French butter croissant (oui).

The Castro has gained a pretty fantastic new cafe from Ariana Akbar and James Kafader, previously of Brown Owl Coffee, who are roasting their own coffee. Hey, sleepyhead! It’s time to perk up at these seven new cafes around town.

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