Coffee & cafés in La Jolla
La Jolla has 88 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (11), Sandwiches (4), Pastries (2). The coffee scene spans 47 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 40 Coffee Shops. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (14), Vegetarian cafés (14), Gluten-free cafés (2). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 18 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
By coffee:Outdoor Seating (7)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | La Jolla | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 14% of 88 venues | 4.5% (median of 985 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 84% of 88 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 69 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 44% of 50 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 56% of 50 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 50 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 2.7% of 75 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 92% of 75 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 87% of 75 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Outdoor Seating (7 venues), Brunch (4), Matcha (4) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for La Jolla 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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Boards N' Beans
763 Turquoise Street, San Diego
★ 5.0 (399)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Café Matinal
3804 Ingraham St spot 2, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 5.0 (209)$1–10
Designer Bird Rock Gem
San Diego, CA 92037
★ 5.0 (6)
Outdoor seating
LifeCafe
1055 Wall St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 5.0 (2)
La Jolla Wolf
7701 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 5.0 (1)
Maxota Raw - La Jolla
7701 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 5.0 (1)
Coffee Cycle Roasting
1632 Grand Ave, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.9 (458)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The American Acai Cafe
★ 4.9 (290)
Kono's Cafe
★ 4.8 (2953)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Yipao Coffee
4480 Haines St, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.8 (166)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Art of Espresso
★ 4.8 (133)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Ferlini Coffee
613 Pearl St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.8 (103)£
Pinpoint Cafe
7855 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla
★ 4.8 (90)inexpensive
Infusion Lab Coffee
4638 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.8 (61)$1–10
Desserts by Clement
1380 Garnet ave
★ 4.7 (623)
Konito's Cafe
1730 Garnet Avenue, San Diego
★ 4.7 (614)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Café Vahik
6780 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.7 (486)£
Outdoor seating
Drift Café
★ 4.7 (449)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Pump Coffee
4150 Mission Blvd Ste 159, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.7 (411)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Trident Coffee Pacific Beach
4462 Mission Blvd Ste 102, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.7 (397)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Rosemonts Cafe
★ 4.7 (329)£
Outdoor seating
TOUS les JOURS Bakery Café - La Jolla
3363 Nobel Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.7 (316)moderate
Outdoor seating
PorchLight Coffee
4865 Cass St, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.7 (247)$1–20
MOM's Café (aka Muir Woods Coffee House)
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
★ 4.7 (131)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Cala La Jolla Café
7910 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.7 (93)£
Outdoor seating
Caffe Di Talya
837 Turquoise Street, San Diego
★ 4.7 (80)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe 477 La Jolla
Inside Office Complex - Look for Umbrellas, 8950 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.7 (20)
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters - La Jolla
5627 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
★ 4.6 (1393)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Olive Cafe
805 Santa Clara Place
★ 4.6 (951)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Trilogy Sanctuary
★ 4.6 (626)moderate
Outdoor seating
Il Giardino di Lilli
7467 Girard Avenue, La Jolla
★ 4.6 (574)moderate
Outdoor seating
Clairemont Coffee
3095 Clairemont Drive
★ 4.6 (486)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Pacific Bean Coffee
★ 4.6 (334)
Flower Pot Cafe
7530 Fay Avenue, La Jolla
★ 4.6 (319)moderate
Outdoor seating
Ocean Cafe
4426 Ingraham St, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.6 (301)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Java Earth Coffee
1030 Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla
★ 4.6 (116)moderate
Outdoor seating
Broken Yolk
★ 4.5 (1866)$20–30
Outdoor seating
Fig Tree Cafe
5119 Cass Street
★ 4.5 (1662)
Better Buzz Coffee La Jolla
909 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.5 (1228)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Better Buzz Coffee Mission Beach
3745 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.5 (1064)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Brick & Bell
928 Silverado Street, La Jolla
★ 4.5 (781)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Parakeet Cafe
927 Silverado Street, La Jolla
★ 4.5 (739)
Outdoor seating
Fruittitude
7777 Wall Street, La Jolla
★ 4.5 (550)moderate
Outdoor seating
Crown Point Coffee
3510 Ingraham Street
★ 4.5 (329)
Pinpoint Cafe - By the Sea
8755 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.5 (250)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Café Tropics
844 W Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109, United States
★ 4.5 (230)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Elixir Espresso Bar
★ 4.5 (178)$1–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
★ 4.5 (178)
Outdoor seating
Creperie Antoinette
★ 4.5 (86)
Arely’s French Bakery Cafe
4961 Clairemont Dr A, San Diego, CA 92117
★ 4.4 (806)moderate
Brick & Bell Cafe - La Jolla Shores
2216 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.4 (634)inexpensive
Peet's Coffee
★ 4.4 (318)
The Daily Bagel
★ 4.4 (245)
Starbucks
5604 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla
★ 4.4 (226)
Soulshine
★ 4.4 (219)$10–20
Seaside Surf Cafe
La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla
★ 4.4 (155)
Outdoor seating
Rancho Roasters
1258 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.4 (59)inexpensive
Sun Gold Point Diner
5632 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.4 (7)
Philz Coffee
8849 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego
★ 4.3 (800)moderate
Outdoor seating
Elixir Espresso & Wine Bar
7863 Girard Ave #105, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.3 (281)moderate
Outdoor seating
Fan-Fan
0125
★ 4.3 (199)
Outdoor seating
Caroline's Seaside Café by Giuseppe
★ 4.2 (1993)moderate
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla
★ 4.2 (276)
Immersion Coffee
6905 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.2 (118)£
Outdoor seating
Subterranean Coffee & Gelato
1237 Prospect St Ste V, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.2 (44)inexpensive
Starbucks
2206 Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla
★ 4.1 (501)
Outdoor seating
Parakeet Cafe
1155 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.1 (106)
Queenstown Cafe
1044 Wall St Unit D, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.1 (34)
Blue Whale
834 Kline Street
★ 4.0 (308)moderate
Outdoor seating
Encanto Cafe
1261 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 4.0 (294)moderate
Outdoor seating
The Barista Botanist
4680 Cass Street, San Diego
★ 4.0 (182)
Linda's Donuts
★ 4.0 (128)$1–10
Starbucks Coffee Company
1150 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 3.9 (440)moderate
Starbucks Coffee Company
7544 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
★ 3.2 (55)moderate
Copa Vida
0126
★ 3.1 (23)
Outdoor seating
Cafe 20/20
4105 Mission Boulevard
★ 2.7 (395)$10–20
Cliff Hanger Cafe
2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive
Leilani's Cafe
5109 Cass Street
Outdoor seating
The Mission
3795 Mission Boulevard
Arely
4961 Clairemont Drive
Better Buzz Coffee Roasters
1186 Garnet Avenue
Java Earth Cafe
Living Room
Starbucks
3202 Governor Drive, San Diego
Starbucks
3205 Mission Boulevard, San Diego
Starbucks
1774 Garnet Avenue, San Diego
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
1359 Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach
Starbucks
3895 Clairemont Drive, San Diego
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La Jolla coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in La Jolla?
There are 88 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in La Jolla on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in La Jolla?
Top-rated coffee shops in La Jolla include Cliff Hanger Cafe, Leilani's Cafe, The Mission. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in La Jolla.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in La Jolla?
45 venues in La Jolla have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.