Nearly every neighborhood in the city has an impressive selection of tearooms and coffeehouses for your daily pick-me-up.
Tea rooms
- • English tea in the Windsor Tea Room at the King George Hotel (Downtown).
- • Low tea and finger sandwiches, scones and pastries in a setting filled with delightful antiques at Lovejoy's Tearoom (Noe Valley).
- • Asian tea and small, seasonal plates are served in front of Buddha: The Samovar Tea Lounge (Castro).
Coffeehouses
- • Italian coffee with a show at this popular family-owned business where music is a tradition: Caffe Trieste (North Beach).
- • Excellent coffee and flavorful food from the best place to see and be seen: Café Flore (Castro/Upper Market).
- • Unique coffee experience in a revolutionary latino coffeehouse called Cafe Macondo where the furniture is mismatched and the walls are covered by many posters (The Mission).