Coffee & cafés in Chinatown
Chinatown has 274 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Sandwiches (35), Bubble Tea (31), Breakfast (21). The coffee scene spans 122 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 110 Coffee Shops, 40 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (22), Vegan cafés (18), Kosher cafés (4). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Chinatown, United States, has 274 coffee venues. Four of these are specialty-coffee venues. The most common serves are sandwiches, bubble tea, and breakfast. Independent venues make up about 70% of the total.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in ChinatownRecently addedChinatown (20)Union Square (16)North Beach (12)Lower Nob Hill (10)Financial District (9)Fisherman's Wharf (5)Polk Gulch (5)Russian Hill (5)SoMa (5)Union Street (5)Nob Hill (4)Fort Mason (3)Jackson Square (3)Marina District (3)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Chinatown | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 8.8% of 274 venues | 4.4% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 68% of 274 venues | 60% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.4 across 177 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 1,333 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 52% of 86 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 48% of 86 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 86 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 1,011 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 13% of 244 venues with listed hours | 18% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 75% of 244 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 64% of 244 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 1,337 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (15 venues), Flat White (5), Brunch (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Chinatown on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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KAYMA Café
2640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 5.0 (5)
The Coffee Berry
1410 Lombard Street
★ 4.9 (662)
Cozy Cafe
★ 4.9 (267)inexpensive
Viva Cafe
601 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.9 (144)inexpensive
Better Half Coffee
1448 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.9 (137)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Painted Leopard Coffee
166 Maiden Ln, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
★ 4.9 (98)
SAIGONESE CAFÉ
1 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94111
★ 4.9 (78)
Sam's Panini
519 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.9 (72)
Fresh Brew Coffee
882 Bush Street
★ 4.8 (847)$1–10
Crostini & Java
899 Hyde Street, San Francisco
★ 4.8 (769)inexpensive
Sutter Street Cafe
450 Sutter Street, San Francisco
★ 4.8 (336)moderate
Junbi Matcha & Tea
San Francisco
★ 4.8 (230)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Cable Car CoffeeSF
902 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
★ 4.8 (152)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe Buenos Aires SF
590 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States
★ 4.8 (121)
Sana'a Cafe
★ 4.8 (100)
Legends Café & Creamery
620 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.8 (69)moderate
Cafe Atlas
201 Pine Street, San Francisco
★ 4.8 (57)
The Coffee Movement
1030 Washington Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (1425)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Origin Lab Coffee & Matcha
211 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
★ 4.7 (741)$1–10
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-siteOpen late
Il Canto Cafe
475 Sacramento Street
★ 4.7 (667)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Mellis Cafe
Ellis Street
★ 4.7 (647)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Juniper
1401 Polk Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (611)$10–20
Scullery
687 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
★ 4.7 (597)$1–10
By Me Boba Tea
22 Ross Alley, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (551)
Golden Goat Coffee
599 3rd Street
★ 4.7 (454)$1–10
Bravado, Italian Coffee Bar And Lounge
170 King St STE 109, San Francisco, CA 94112, United States
★ 4.7 (430)
Foundation Cafe
335 Kearny Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (321)moderate
Outdoor seating
The Wild Fox
123 Battery Street
★ 4.7 (285)
Laptop friendly
Coffee Bodega
★ 4.7 (242)
Cafe du Soleil
345 3rd Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (234)
Sammy's Cafe
1416 Bush Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (219)inexpensive
Paper Son Coffee - FiDi
303 2nd Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (201)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Morning Fix Cafe
1008 Bush Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (145)
Cafe Dolci
740A Market Street
★ 4.7 (107)inexpensive
THE BIRDCAGE SAN FRANCISCO
816 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.7 (97)
Mellis Cafe
414 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.7 (78)
Hardware Coffee Co.
900 North Point Street, San Francisco
★ 4.7 (56)
Outdoor seating
Coffee Bar-Kearny
433 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
★ 4.7 (49)
Eight Am
1323 Columbus Avenue
★ 4.6 (2120)
Cafe de Casa
685 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.6 (1996)$10–20
Pat's Cafe
2330 Taylor Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (1876)moderate
Taylor Street Coffee Shop
375 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
★ 4.6 (1836)$20–30
Fiddle Fig Cafe & Coffee
790 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.6 (1066)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Asha Tea House
17 Kearny Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (740)
Sana’a Cafe
★ 4.6 (661)$10–20
Twisted St. Café
2320 Lombard Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (590)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Matcha Cafe Maiko
754 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (465)inexpensive
Berlin Döner & Kebab House
901 Sutter Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (406)
Nosh Cafe & Catering
388 Market Street
★ 4.6 (384)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Black Sugar
320 O'Farrell Street
★ 4.6 (381)
Delah Coffee
★ 4.6 (360)
Cafe Isabella
1414 Taylor Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (315)inexpensive
Angel Cafe & Deli
700 Geary Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (311)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Cafe RX
Thoreau Center in, 1013 Torney Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129, United States
★ 4.6 (250)
Cento Coffee
140 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94104
★ 4.6 (247)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Angolo
501 Columbus Avenue
★ 4.6 (231)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Bodega
2201 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.6 (220)
Caffè Bianco
39 Sutter Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (219)
Enter the Cafe
1401 Powell Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (186)inexpensive
Metropolitan Coffee
★ 4.6 (176)
Outdoor seating
TELVE CAFE
2163 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.6 (175)
Dartealing Lounge
470 3rd Street, San Francisco
★ 4.6 (166)
Donuts & Things
1549 Polk Street
★ 4.6 (166)
Bella Cafe
12 Tillman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.6 (160)
SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
2701 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.6 (117)$1–20
Hollywood Cafe
530 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States
★ 4.5 (2650)
Outdoor seating
Caffe Central
133 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (1590)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Saint Frank
2340 Polk Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (1408)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Philz Coffee
1 Front Street
★ 4.5 (1305)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe
566 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (773)moderate
Maison Nico
710 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (666)£
Outdoor seating
Caffe Capriccio
2200 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.5 (601)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe Francisco
2161 Powell Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (581)$10–20
Coffee Roastery
2331 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.5 (485)
Coffee Bodega Farm-to-Table
1 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
★ 4.5 (474)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Cavalli Cafe
1441 Stockton Street
★ 4.5 (434)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Le Marais Bakery Market Cafe
1138 Sutter Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (398)moderate
Saint Frank Coffee
★ 4.5 (338)$1–10
Feng Cha
99 Mission Street, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (246)
Outdoor seating
Steap Tea & Snack Bar
★ 4.5 (221)
Graffeo Coffee Roasting Co.
735 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States
★ 4.5 (163)
Cafe Me
500 Washington St #102, San Francisco, CA 94111
★ 4.5 (159)inexpensive
Good Luck Cafe and Deli
621 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.5 (159)inexpensive
Tancca
776 Broadway, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (141)
Coffee Bar Montgomery
101 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
★ 4.5 (139)
CHAPEL COFFEE
670 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
★ 4.5 (91)
Laptop friendly
Side Characters
2216 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.5 (84)
Le Mil's Coffee
1330 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.5 (65)
Roasts on-site
Jane on Third
151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
★ 4.5 (46)
Little Jane on Grant
752 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.5 (8)
Caffe Trieste
601 Vallejo Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (1820)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Caffè Greco
423 Columbus Avenue
★ 4.4 (1595)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Blue Bottle
115 Sansome Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (1300)$10–20
Philz Coffee
5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (1275)
Outdoor seating
Plentea
341 Kearny Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (1069)
Blue Bottle Coffee
2 South Park
★ 4.4 (831)
Beanstalk Cafe
724 Bush Street
★ 4.4 (799)$10–20
Home Coffee Roasters
455 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (749)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Aracely Cafe
401 13th Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (678)
Outdoor seating
Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters
2271 Union Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (607)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Another Cafe
1191 Pine Street, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (599)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Equator Coffees
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.4 (553)
Laptop friendlyRoasts on-site
Andytown Coffee Roasters
★ 4.4 (406)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
New Lun Ting Cafe Pork Chop House
670 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.4 (355)inexpensive
901 Columbus
901 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.4 (352)moderate
Outdoor seating
Bluestone Lane Theatre District Coffee Shop
562 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102
★ 4.4 (313)moderate
Outdoor seating
Royal Ground Coffee
★ 4.4 (301)
Working Girls Cafe
★ 4.4 (253)inexpensive
Steep Creamery & Tea
★ 4.4 (232)
Dynamo Donut and Coffee
★ 4.4 (215)
La Société Bar & Café
50 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103
★ 4.4 (196)£
Souvenir Coffee Co.
1415 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.4 (132)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Latte Express
646 Kearny Street
★ 4.4 (99)
Yu’s Cafe
57 Walter U Lum Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.4 (89)
Lady Luck Cafe
956 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.4 (83)
V CAFE LLC
600 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.4 (80)moderate
The Lightbox Café
★ 4.4 (49)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Crepe Cafe
★ 4.3 (1869)
causwells burgers
★ 4.3 (974)
Réveille Coffee Co.
200 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (903)
Outdoor seating
Blue Bottle
★ 4.3 (754)
The Crêpe Cafe
★ 4.3 (682)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Peet's Coffee
2080 Chestnut Street, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (625)
SOMA Eats
186 2nd Street, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (500)
Beacon Coffee & Pantry
805 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.3 (486)moderate
Happy Donut
145 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (370)
Motoring Coffee
1525 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.3 (324)
Cafe Encore: Coffee, Breakfast, and Lunch Delights
488 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102
★ 4.3 (303)moderate
Metro Milk Tea Hong Kong Dessert
★ 4.3 (291)moderate
Common Sage
1552 Polk Street, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (258)$1–30
Cool Tea Bar
103 Waverly Place, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (239)
Kiss of Matcha
612 Broadway, San Francisco
★ 4.3 (189)
Crepes Ooh La La
1220 Polk Street
★ 4.3 (181)
Compton’s Coffee House
543 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 4.3 (138)$1–10
Le Regency Deli Cafe
18 California Street
★ 4.3 (107)
Jinshan Cafe
781 Sacramento Street
★ 4.3 (78)£
Flywheel Coffee Roasters
★ 4.3 (70)
Little Sweet
224 Kearny Street
★ 4.3 (30)
Le Petit Cafe
1 Maritime Plz Grnd, San Francisco, CA 94111
★ 4.3 (17)inexpensive
Biscoff Coffee Corner
★ 4.2 (1111)$1–10
Peet's Coffee
773 Market Street, San Francisco
★ 4.2 (894)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Balboa Cafe
3199 Fillmore Street
★ 4.2 (877)
Bluestone Lane Avery Café
420 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94105
★ 4.2 (527)££
Outdoor seating
South Beach Cafe
800 The Embarcadero
★ 4.2 (434)
Outdoor seating
AA Bakery & Cafe
1068 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
★ 4.2 (415)
Capital One 360 Café
101 Post Street, San Francisco
★ 4.2 (396)
Union Street Coffee Roastery
2191 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.2 (248)
Star Bagels
1475 Polk Street
★ 4.2 (174)
Corgi Cafe
9 Claude Ln, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.2 (158)
Love Tea
★ 4.2 (158)
Always Awake Coffee
611 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
★ 4.2 (141)$1–10
California Kahve
Presidio Tunnel Top, 210 Lincoln Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
★ 4.2 (72)
Yokee Milk Tea
253 Kearny Street
★ 4.2 (54)
Chatz Coffee
★ 4.2 (52)
Nave Cafe
242 Powell Street
★ 4.2 (33)
Boudin Bakery Cafe
★ 4.1 (1692)$10–20
J&M A-1 Cafe
779 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.1 (304)£
Sweetheart Cafe
909 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
★ 4.1 (271)inexpensive
G & Y Bakery & Cafe
881 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 4.1 (269)£
Blue Bottle Coffee
909 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
★ 4.1 (215)
Laptop friendly
Imperial Tea Court
★ 4.1 (194)
Cafe Madeleine
★ 4.1 (146)
Outdoor seating
Goody Cafe
★ 4.1 (117)
Outdoor seating
V & J Cafe
670 Broadway
★ 4.1 (66)£
Cafe Réveille
1998 Polk Street, San Francisco
★ 4.0 (367)$20–30
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Quickly - Kobe Bento
901 Kearny Street, San Francisco
★ 4.0 (181)
UPFORDAYZ Cafe & Bakery
1801 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
★ 4.0 (178)moderate
The Posh Bagel
★ 4.0 (103)
Lilikoi
3108 Fillmore Street
★ 3.9 (189)
Ha Tea
1170 Powell Street, San Francisco
★ 3.9 (92)
Coit Tower Cafe
★ 3.9 (39)
New Honolulu
★ 3.8 (276)inexpensive
Vip Coffee & Cake Shop
671 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
★ 3.8 (190)inexpensive
New Regent Café
Pacific Avenue
★ 3.8 (135)inexpensive
Penelope’s Coffee & Tea
San Francisco
★ 3.8 (93)$10–20
Utopia Cafe
139 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108
★ 3.7 (191)inexpensive
Red Bay Coffee
220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
★ 3.6 (66)
Steps Coffee
★ 3.4 (31)
Morning Brew
★ 3.4 (29)
Fisher Brew
★ 3.2 (5)
Seismic Joint Café
★ 2.8 (29)
Aura
San Francisco
Bahn Mi King
San Francisco
Blue Bottle Coffee
199 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Blue Bottle Coffee
168 2nd Street, San Francisco
Blue Bottle Coffee
705 Market Street
Outdoor seating
Blue Hawai'i Açai Cafe
Bluestone Lane
227 Front Street, San Francisco
Roasts on-site
Blue Stone Lane
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Boudin
Outdoor seating
Bravado
170 King Street, San Francisco
Cafe Bean
800 Sutter Street
Outdoor seating
Cafe Capriccio
Outdoor seating
Cafe De Casa
2701 Columbus Avenue
Cafe La Tazita
470 Post Street, San Francisco
Cafe Venue
215 Fremont Street
Caffe Ambrosia
Cento Coffee Systeme D
140 Sutter Street
CityPop
1494 California Street, San Francisco
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
652 Market Street
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Chinatown coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Chinatown?
There are 274 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Chinatown on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Chinatown?
Top-rated coffee shops in Chinatown include Hollywood Cafe, Eight Am, Taylor Street Coffee Shop. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Chinatown.
Are there coffee shops open late in Chinatown?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Chinatown. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Chinatown?
51 venues in Chinatown have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.